republic-os/legislation/us/states/va/2018/hb-857.md

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Bill	Landlord and tenant law; general provisions and Act.	Removes remaining differences between general landlord and tenant provisions and the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act by conforming provisions pertaining to residential dwelling units in the following areas: (i) termination of a nonresidential tenancy by self-help eviction or by filing an unlawful detainer action; (ii) tenant obligations to maintain a dwelling unit; (iii) notice to the tenant in the event of foreclosure; (iv) wrongful failure to supply heat, water, hot water, or essential services; (v) prohibited provisions in the rental agreement; (vi) early termination of a rental agreement by military personnel; and (vii) remedies for the landlord's failure to deliver possession. The bill also makes the following changes to landlord and tenant law: (a) clarifies the lease termination process; (b) provides that if a tenant allows his renter's insurance to lapse, the landlord may provide coverage and require the tenant to pay the premium; (c) establishes protection for landlords who provide tenant information to a federal census official; (d) authorizes a landlord or property manager to appear in court to seek final rent and damages related to a dwelling unit; and (e) clarifies remedies for a tenant's failure to prepare the dwelling unit for insecticide or pesticide applications.	us/states/va	Virginia General Assembly	2018	HB 857	Virginia HB 857 (2018)	bill	Property and Conveyances	enacted	Christopher K. Peace	3	17	6	2018-01-09	2018-03-09	openstates	ocd-bill/a78881c7-58b3-4f7c-a6e3-b287e05ee627	http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?181+sum+HB857	f870949ccbd3a499aaf7682552328f3810ba230bf53216ddfed9a78042af9ac6	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-va

Virginia HB 857 (2018) — Landlord and tenant law; general provisions and Act.

Removes remaining differences between general landlord and tenant provisions and the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act by conforming provisions pertaining to residential dwelling units in the following areas: (i) termination of a nonresidential tenancy by self-help eviction or by filing an unlawful detainer action; (ii) tenant obligations to maintain a dwelling unit; (iii) notice to the tenant in the event of foreclosure; (iv) wrongful failure to supply heat, water, hot water, or essential services; (v) prohibited provisions in the rental agreement; (vi) early termination of a rental agreement by military personnel; and (vii) remedies for the landlord's failure to deliver possession. The bill also makes the following changes to landlord and tenant law: (a) clarifies the lease termination process; (b) provides that if a tenant allows his renter's insurance to lapse, the landlord may provide coverage and require the tenant to pay the premium; (c) establishes protection for landlords who provide tenant information to a federal census official; (d) authorizes a landlord or property manager to appear in court to seek final rent and damages related to a dwelling unit; and (e) clarifies remedies for a tenant's failure to prepare the dwelling unit for insecticide or pesticide applications.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB857ER) (committee substitute) — source
2. House: Committee substitute printed 18106539D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
3. House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102837D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Reported from General Laws with substitute — 22–0 (pass) · legislature
• Passed Senate — 40–0 (pass) · legislature
• Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute — 6–0 (pass) · legislature
• Constitutional reading dispensed — 40–0 (pass) · legislature
• Reported from General Laws and Technology — 15–0 (pass) · legislature
• Read third time and passed House — 97–1 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

• Christopher K. Peace — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2018-01-09 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102837D introduction
• 2018-01-09 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
• 2018-01-24 Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2 referral-committee
• 2018-02-08 Read first time reading-1
• 2018-02-09 Read second time reading-2
• 2018-02-09 Committee substitute agreed to 18106539D-H1
• 2018-02-09 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB857H1
• 2018-02-12 Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N 1-A) passage, reading-3
• 2018-02-13 Constitutional reading dispensed
• 2018-02-13 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
• 2018-02-22 Read third time reading-3
• 2018-02-26 Enrolled
• 2018-02-26 Signed by Speaker
• 2018-02-28 Signed by President
• 2018-03-02 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2018
• 2018-03-02 Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 9, 2018
• 2018-03-09 Approved by Governor-Chapter 221 (effective 7/1/18) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a78881c7-58b3-4f7c-a6e3-b287e05ee627. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).