2011 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 842

CHAPTER NUMBER: 246
File Code: Real Property Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 516
Sponsored By:
Delegates Healey, Gilchrist, Glenn, and Lafferty
Entitled:
Foreclosed Residential Property - Tenants - Collection of Rent Payments - Prior Notice

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a foreclosure sale purchaser from exercising any right to collect rent payments from a bona fide tenant in possession of a residential property unless the purchaser conducts a specified reasonable inquiry concerning the occupancy of the residential property and serves on each bona fide tenant a specified notice concerning rent payments; providing that a foreclosure sale purchaser waives claim to specified rent payments before satisfying notice requirements, with a specified exception; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/11
First Reading Environmental Matters
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
3/17

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/18
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/20
Third Reading Passed (138-1)
3/31
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/23
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/1
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/30
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/31
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/10
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 246

Sponsored by:

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Jim Gilchrist, District 17
Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Foreclosure
Housing -see also- Apartments; Condominiums; Mobile Homes
Landlord and Tenant -see also- Eviction; Leases & Rent; etc.
Leases and Rent
Notices
Real Property

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Real Property
( 7-105.10 , 7-105.1 , 7-105.6 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
House
Number: 880418/01     Offered on: March 18, 2011   at: 11:35 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Environmental Matters
Senate
Judicial Proceedings
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 20, 2011: Third Reading Passed (138-1)
Senate
March 31, 2011: Third Reading Passed (46-0)