HB 1270

Abstract

Virginia Consumer Protection Act; mold remediation. Makes it a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act to sell or offer for sale services as a professional mold remediator to be performed upon any residential dwelling without holding a mold remediation certification from the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC).

Virginia Consumer Protection Act; mold remediation. Makes it a violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act to sell or offer for sale services as a professional mold remediator to be performed upon any residential dwelling without holding a mold remediation specialist certification from the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC). The provisions of the bill do not become effective unless reenacted by the 2025 Session of the General Assembly.

Board of Housing and Community Development;mold inspections. Prohibits any local building department fromissuing a building permit until the local building department receivescertification from the owner or his agent that the building has beeninspected for the presence of black mold and that no black mold wasfound or that appropriate remediation will be undertaken in accordancewith the requirements of the Uniform Statewide Building Code. Thebill directs the Board of Housing and Community Development to adoptemergency regulations to implement the provisions of the bill relating to the requirements of the Uniform Statewide Building Code. The provisionsof the bill relating to the issuance of a building permit containa contingent effective date, to be certified in writing by the CodeCommission, to take effect on the date on which the emergency regulationsbecome effective.