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Bill Homeowners and tenants of manufactured home parks; housing protections, foreclosures, etc. Housing Bill of Rights; housing protections; foreclosures; manufactured housing. Provides for various protections for homeowners and tenants of manufactured home parks, including (i) restricting the circumstances under which a court may order a person's primary residence to be sold to enforce a judgment lien; (ii) requiring localities to incorporate into their comprehensive plans strategies to promote manufactured housing as a source of affordable housing; (iii) requiring the Director of Housing and Community Development to develop a statement of tenant rights and responsibilities explaining in plain language the rights and responsibilities of tenants under the Virginia Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; (iv) prohibiting a trustee from selling a property in a foreclosure sale without receiving an affidavit signed by the party that provided the notice confirming the notice was sent to the owner, with a copy of such notice attached to the affidavit; (v) increasing the notice period for a foreclosure sale from 14 to 60 days and requiring such notice to provide the grantor with information regarding housing counseling; and (vi) requiring the landlord of a manufactured home park to provide tenants who own their manufactured home information about housing assistance and legal aid organizations. The bill also requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to convene a stakeholder group to assist in the development of the statement of tenant rights and responsibilities. The provisions of the bill related to the specifics of the notice that is required before a trustee can sell a property in a foreclosure sale has a delayed effective date of October 1, 2021. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2021 HB 2175 Virginia HB 2175 (2021)
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Virginia HB 2175 (2021) — Homeowners and tenants of manufactured home parks; housing protections, foreclosures, etc.

Housing Bill of Rights; housing protections; foreclosures; manufactured housing. Provides for various protections for homeowners and tenants of manufactured home parks, including (i) restricting the circumstances under which a court may order a person's primary residence to be sold to enforce a judgment lien; (ii) requiring localities to incorporate into their comprehensive plans strategies to promote manufactured housing as a source of affordable housing; (iii) requiring the Director of Housing and Community Development to develop a statement of tenant rights and responsibilities explaining in plain language the rights and responsibilities of tenants under the Virginia Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; (iv) prohibiting a trustee from selling a property in a foreclosure sale without receiving an affidavit signed by the party that provided the notice confirming the notice was sent to the owner, with a copy of such notice attached to the affidavit; (v) increasing the notice period for a foreclosure sale from 14 to 60 days and requiring such notice to provide the grantor with information regarding housing counseling; and (vi) requiring the landlord of a manufactured home park to provide tenants who own their manufactured home information about housing assistance and legal aid organizations. The bill also requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to convene a stakeholder group to assist in the development of the statement of tenant rights and responsibilities. The provisions of the bill related to the specifics of the notice that is required before a trustee can sell a property in a foreclosure sale has a delayed effective date of October 1, 2021.

Version chain

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

  1. CHAP0091 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 21103247D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Committee substitute printed 21200012D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB2175ER (committee substitute) — source
  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102390D (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) — 71 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Senate with substitute (35-Y 4-N) — 354 (pass) · upper
  • Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N) — 140 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • VOTE: Passage (60-Y 40-N) — 5940 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Adoption (67-Y 32-N) — 6632 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 7-N) — 147 (pass) · lower
  • Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (11-Y 1-N) — 111 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N) — 71 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Luke E. Torian — primary (person)
  • Betsy B. Carr — cosponsor (person)
  • Dan I. Helmer — cosponsor (person)
  • Jeffrey M. Bourne — cosponsor (person)
  • Jennifer L. McClellan — cosponsor (person)
  • Joseph D. Morrissey — cosponsor (person)
  • Kaye Kory — cosponsor (person)
  • Lashrecse D. Aird — cosponsor (person)
  • Marcia S. "Cia" Price — cosponsor (person)
  • Marcus B. Simon — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-01-12 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102390D introduction
  • 2021-01-12 Referred to Committee on General Laws referral-committee
  • 2021-01-19 Impact statement from DPB (HB2175)
  • 2021-01-27 Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection referral-committee
  • 2021-01-28 House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2021-01-28 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
  • 2021-01-28 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
  • 2021-02-02 House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2021-02-02 Reported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 7-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-02-02 Committee substitute printed 21103247D-H1 substitution
  • 2021-02-03 Read first time reading-1
  • 2021-02-04 Read second time reading-2
  • 2021-02-04 Passed by temporarily
  • 2021-02-04 Committee substitute agreed to 21103247D-H1
  • 2021-02-04 Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2175H1
  • 2021-02-05 Read third time and passed House (60-Y 40-N) passage, reading-3
  • 2021-02-05 VOTE: Passage (60-Y 40-N)
  • 2021-02-05 Constitutional reading dispensed
  • 2021-02-05 Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology referral-committee
  • 2021-02-05 Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-10 Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
  • 2021-02-10 Committee substitute printed 21200012D-S1 substitution
  • 2021-02-10 Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (11-Y 1-N) committee-passage
  • 2021-02-12 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2021-02-15 Impact statement from DPB (HB2175S1)
  • 2021-02-15 Read third time reading-3
  • 2021-02-15 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2021-02-15 Committee substitute agreed to 21200012D-S1
  • 2021-02-15 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2175S1
  • 2021-02-15 Passed Senate with substitute (35-Y 4-N) passage
  • 2021-02-17 Placed on Calendar
  • 2021-02-17 Senate substitute agreed to by House 21200012D-S1 (67-Y 32-N)
  • 2021-02-17 VOTE: Adoption (67-Y 32-N)
  • 2021-02-22 Enrolled
  • 2021-02-22 Impact statement from DPB (HB2175ER)
  • 2021-02-22 Signed by President
  • 2021-02-24 Signed by Speaker
  • 2021-02-25 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
  • 2021-02-25 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
  • 2021-03-12 Approved by Governor-Chapter 91 (effective - see bill) executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6532e390-0272-4d0c-a576-a2ddc061ed5c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).