Luke Torian
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 24
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 protectionsfor homeowners and tenants of manufactured home parks, including(i) restricting the circumstances under which a court may order aperson's primary residence to be sold to enforce a judgment lien;(ii) requiring localities to incorporate into their comprehensiveplans 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 tenantsunder the Virginia Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; (iv) prohibitinga trustee from selling a property in a foreclosure sale without sendingnotice of the sale to the owner and signing an affidavit attestingto such notification; (v) increasing the notice period for a foreclosuresale from 14 to 60 days and requiring such notice to provide thegrantor with information regarding housing counseling; and (vi) requiringthe landlord of a manufactured home park to provide tenants who owntheir manufactured home information about housing assistance andlegal aid organizations. The bill also requires the Department ofHousing and Community Development to convene a stakeholder group toassist in the development of the statement of tenant rights and responsibilities.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 91 (effective - see bill)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 25, 2021
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
Signed by President
Impact statement from DPB (HB2175ER)
Senate substitute agreed to by House 21200012D-S1 (67-Y 32-N)
VOTE: Adoption (67-Y 32-N)
Placed on Calendar
Impact statement from DPB (HB2175S1)
Passed Senate with substitute (35-Y 4-N)
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB2175S1
Committee substitute agreed to 21200012D-S1
Reading of substitute waived
Read third time
Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Committee substitute printed 21200012D-S1
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (11-Y 1-N)
Read third time and passed House (60-Y 40-N)
Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in General Laws and Technology (14-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Constitutional reading dispensed
VOTE: Passage (60-Y 40-N)
Passed by temporarily
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2175H1
Committee substitute agreed to 21103247D-H1
Read second time
Read first time
House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
Committee substitute printed 21103247D-H1
Reported from General Laws with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (7-Y 1-N)
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
Impact statement from DPB (HB2175)
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102390D
Bill Text Versions | Format |
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Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102390D | HTML |
Committee substitute printed 21103247D-H1 | HTML |
Committee substitute printed 21200012D-S1 | HTML |
HB2175ER | HTML |
CHAP0091 | HTML |
Document | Format |
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Fiscal Impact Statement: HB2175F122.PDF |
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