Subject Housing | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | HB2005 | Virginia Housing Partnership Revolving Fund. Renames the Virginia Housing Partnership Revolving Fund to the Virginia Housing Trust Fund and codifies language in the latest appropriation act in which $7 million was appropriated to the Fund. The bill p... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-03 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0754) |
| VA | SB1013 | Landlord and tenant laws; application to certain occupants of hotel, motel, extended stay facilities, and similar lodging. Provides that an occupant in a hotel, motel, extended stay facility, vacation residential facility, boardinghouse, or similar t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0712) |
| VA | HB2275 | Condominium Act; declarant control. Expands the respective declarant control period during which the declarant has reserved the power to add more units to the condominium, notwithstanding the limitations in the Condominium Act, at the request of the ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0599) |
| VA | SB841 | Uniform Statewide Building Code; establishment of occupancy standards for residential dwelling units by owners or managing agents. Authorizes an owner or managing agent of a residential dwelling unit to develop and implement reasonable occupancy sta... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0526) |
| VA | SB886 | Affordable housing in the City of Charlottesville; Consumer Price Index. Amends Chapter 693 of the Acts of Assembly of 2008, which authorized the City of Charlottesville to require developers to either provide Affordable Dwelling Units or make a cont... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0527) |
| VA | HB1807 | Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; disclosure of qualification for federal financing. Requires the disclosure in the respective association disclosure packets for purchasers to include a statement indicating any known project approval... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0492) |
| VA | SB894 | Uniform Statewide Building Code; who may be cited for violations. Clarifies that a local enforcement officer may issue a summons or a ticket to the lessor or sublessor of a residential dwelling unit for violation of any Building Code provision, provi... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0529) |
| VA | SB1004 | Landlord and tenant law; early termination of rental agreements by victims of family abuse or sexual assault. Provides that a tenant who is a victim of (i) family abuse, (ii) sexual abuse, or (iii) criminal sexual assault may terminate a rental agre... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-18 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0531) |
| VA | SB1350 | Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity created. Creates the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity by consolidating the powers and duties of the Department of Business Assistance and the Department of Minority Business Enter... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0482) |
| VA | SB932 | Income tax credit; landlords participating in housing choice voucher program. Reduces from $450,000 to $250,000 the amount of income tax credits that may be issued each fiscal year by the Department of Housing and Community Development to landlords p... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0374) |
| VA | HB1553 | Real property tax assessment; affordable housing. Modifies the special means of assessing the value of affordable rental housing units by permitting a taxpayer who owns certain multiple units and has expenses that are common to two or more units to m... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0249) |
| VA | HB1595 | Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; assessments; imposition of late fees. Provides that, except to the extent that the governing documents or rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto provide otherwise, (i) condominium and pro... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0256) |
| VA | HB1630 | Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act; developer control in time-share estate program; control liens; foreclosure procedure. Provides that in addition to the current developer control termination provisions and to the extent that the purchase contract ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0259) |
| VA | HB1711 | Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; notice to owners of election of directors at a special meeting. Provides that in the event of the cancellation of any annual meeting at which members of the board of directors are elected, the seven-... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0275) |
| VA | SB772 | Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act; developer control in time-share estate program; control liens; foreclosure procedure. Provides that in addition to the current developer control termination provisions and to the extent that the purchase contract ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0327) |
| VA | HB1749 | Landlord and tenant laws; application to certain occupants of hotel, motel, extended stay facilities, and similar lodging. Provides that an occupant in a hotel, motel, extended stay facility, vacation residential facility, boardinghouse, or similar t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-13 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0279) |
| VA | HB1480 | Real Estate Board; authority to hear fair housing violations by real estate licensees. Clarifies that in any case in which there are multiple respondents and one of the respondents is a real estate licensee, the case involving both the real estate li... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-12 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0190) |
| VA | HB2059 | Income tax credit; landlords participating in housing choice voucher programs. Reduces from $450,000 to $250,000 the amount of income tax credits that may be issued each fiscal year by the Department of Housing and Community Development to landlords ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0023) |
| VA | SB748 | Building Revitalization Grant Fund. Establishes the Building Revitalization Grant Fund administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development to award grants of up to $100,000 to businesses that make a capital investment of $1 million in... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-18 |
| VA | SB929 | Department of State Police; variable housing allowance. Provides a housing allowance for full-time, sworn State Police officers, based upon pay grade and geographical location, from funds that are appropriated for such purpose. The rates of the varia... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-18 |
| VA | HB1574 | Uniform Statewide Building Code; enforcement by towns. Provides that if any town does not elect to enforce the Uniform Statewide Building Code, then such enforcement shall be the responsibility of the county in which the town is situated. The bill al... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-11 Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology with letter (9-Y 5-N) |
| VA | HB1479 | Condominium and the Property Owners' Association Acts; agenda to be included in meeting notices; contents of declaration for property owners' associations. Provides that notice of meetings shall include a copy of the agenda for that meeting. Further,... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB1565 | Affordable housing dwelling unit program. Allows the governing body of any locality to amend its zoning ordinances to provide for an affordable housing dwelling unit program. Under current law, only certain specific localities are permitted to provid... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB1811 | Drug-free and gang-free zones; penalties. Provides enhanced penalties for gang activities or drug manufacture, distribution, or possession with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of multifamily housing for older persons. [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB2218 | Condominium Act; convertible land. Provides that no mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien shall be subject to the provisions of a recorded declaration unless such mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien expressly so provides. The bill also provides t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | HB2278 | Department of State Police; variable housing allowance. Provides a housing allowance for full-time, sworn State Police officers, based upon pay grade and geographical location, from funds that are appropriated for such purpose. The rates of the varia... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-05 |
| VA | SB1239 | Uniform Statewide Building Code; enforcement by towns. Provides that if any town does not elect to enforce the Uniform Statewide Building Code, then such enforcement shall be the responsibility of the county in which the town is situated. The bill al... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-04 Failed to report (defeated) in General Laws and Technology (4-Y 10-N 1-A) |
| VA | SB1224 | Virginia Fair Housing Law; unlawful discriminatory housing practices. Adds lawful source of income to the list of unlawful discriminatory housing practices. The bill defines lawful source of income as any income used by a person to pay for the purcha... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-04 Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology with letter (14-Y 1-N) |
| VA | SB1125 | Virginia Condominium Act; casualty insurance for common areas. Specifies the items that must be insured under a master casualty policy obtained by a unit owners' association or executive organ or the association to cover the common elements of a cond... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-28 Passed by indefinitely in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) |
| VA | SB961 | Board of Housing and Community Development; Statewide Fire Prevention Code; annual operational permits for certain open burning. Provides for the Board of Housing and Community Development to promulgate regulations to allow food vendors servicing com... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-21 Stricken at request of Patron in General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N) |
| VA | HB1995 | Condominium Act; convertible land. Provides that no mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien shall be subject to the provisions of a recorded declaration unless such mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien expressly so provides. The bill also provides t... [Detail][Text] | 2013-01-14 Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice by voice vote |
| VA | SJR71 | Study; Virginia Housing Commission; foreclosure procedures; report. Directs the Virginia Housing Commission to study the foreclosure procedures of the Commonwealth. [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-30 |
| VA | HB1008 | Condominium and Property Owners' Association Acts; rights of owners. Provides that no provision of the declaration or rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto shall prohibit an owner or any person entitled to occupy a unit or lot from exercisin... [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-29 |
| VA | HB1256 | Condominium Act; Property Owners' Association Act; lien for assessments; priority. Provides that such portion of the unpaid assessments due and owing the association for a period not to exceed three years that is attributable to providing the mainten... [Detail][Text] | 2012-11-29 |
