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VA HB678
Bill
Status
2/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Michelle Maldonado
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AI Summary
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Requires landlords with more than four rental units to provide tenants with written notice of rent increases at least 90 days before the rental agreement term ends, up from the previous requirement
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Mandates that rent increase notices include a deadline for tenants to respond about renewal, which must be at least 30 days after receiving the notice
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Requires landlords to provide 60 days written notice if they choose not to renew a tenant's rental agreement
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Makes minor technical corrections to existing code language, including grammatical fixes to clarify that "provisions" applies to multiple sections of the chapter
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Exempts month-to-month periodic tenancies created under § 55.1-1253 from the new notice requirements
Legislative Description
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; terms and conditions of rental agreement.
Last Action
Senate amendment agreed to by House (73-Y 25-N 0-A)
3/11/2026