2011 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 670

CHAPTER NUMBER: 265
File Code: Real Property Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 620
Sponsored By:
Delegates Frush, Beidle, Bobo, Glenn, and Niemann
Entitled:
Real Property - Retaliatory Actions - Landlords and Mobile Home Park Owners

Synopsis:

Altering the actions that a landlord or mobile home park owner is prohibited from taking against a tenant or resident, respectively, for specified reasons; altering the reference to a specified prohibited action of a landlord or park owner to be a "retaliatory action"; authorizing a tenant or resident to raise the retaliatory action of a landlord or park owner, respectively, in defense to an action for possession or as an affirmative claim for specified damages; 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
2/9
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/11
Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/22
Favorable with Amendments
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/23
Third Reading Passed (96-41)
3/31
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/25
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/1
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
3/30
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/31
Third Reading Passed (38-8)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/10
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 265

Sponsored by:

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Pamela Beidle, District 32
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
Delegate Doyle L. Niemann, District 47

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims
Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
Damages
Discrimination
Eviction
Judgments
Landlord and Tenant -see also- Eviction; Leases & Rent; etc.
Leases and Rent
Mobile Homes

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Real Property
( 8-208.1 , 8A-1301 )

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: 130217/01     Offered on: March 24, 2011   at: 10:20 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Environmental Matters
Senate
Judicial Proceedings
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 23, 2011: Third Reading Passed (96-41)
Senate
March 31, 2011: Third Reading Passed (38-8)