Virginia Senate Bill 1327 (Adjourned Sine Die)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 1 2021 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in General Laws by voice vote
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

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. 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.

Homeowners and tenants of manufactured home parks; housing protections, foreclosures, etc.

Sen. Jennifer McClellan [D]

Sen. Ghazala Hashmi [D]

Sen. Monty Mason [D]

2021-02-02 - Senate - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-29 - Senate - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (Y: 35 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N) (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-08	House	Continued to Special Session 1 in General Laws by voice vote
2021-02-05	House	Referred to Committee on General Laws
2021-02-05	House	Read first time
2021-02-05	House	Placed on Calendar
2021-02-02	Senate	Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
2021-02-01	Senate	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB1327S1
2021-02-01	Senate	Committee substitute agreed to 21103516D-S1
2021-02-01	Senate	Reading of substitute waived
2021-02-01	Senate	Read second time
2021-01-29	Senate	Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N)
2021-01-27	Senate	Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
2021-01-27	Senate	Committee substitute printed 21103516D-S1
2021-01-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
2021-01-12	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102508D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
15	2	2223.5	(n/a)	See Bill Text
55	1	1303	(n/a)	See Bill Text
55	1	320	(n/a)	See Bill Text
55	1	321	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	01	462	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+sum+SB1327
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SB1327+hil
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+ful+SB1327S1+hil
Amendment	https://committees.lis.virginia.gov/pdfs/drafts/21103516D.pdf
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+oth+SB1327F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+S12V0041+SB1327
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0184SB1327+SB1327
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?211+vot+SV0228SB1327+SB1327