HB 955

Abstract

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Department of Housing and Community Development; summary of rental agreement provisions. Requires landlords to include, upon request, a summary page with any written rental agreement offered to a prospective tenant that includes the duration of the lease, the amount of rent and the date upon which such rent shall be due, an explanation of any deposits and late fees that may be charged, and any termination provisions. The bill also directs the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a sample summary page to be used by landlords to summarize the provisions of the lease agreement and to maintain such sample summary page on the Department's website in English and any language for which any locality in the Commonwealth regularly provides official government communications. The bill also requires any landlord who owns or manages more than four rental dwelling units or more than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units, whether individually or through a business entity, in any locality in the Commonwealth that regularly provides official government communications in languages other than English to provide, upon request of a prospective tenant, such summary page in any of such languages using the sample summary page developed by the Director.

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act;summary of rental agreement provisions. Requires landlords toinclude a summary page with any written rental agreement offeredto a prospective tenant that includes the duration of the lease, theamount of rent and the date upon which such rent shall be due, anexplanation of any deposits and late fees that may be charged, andany termination provisions. The bill also requires any landlord whoowns more than four rental dwelling units or more than a 10 percentinterest in more than four rental dwelling units, whether individuallyor through a business entity, in any locality in the Commonwealththat regularly provides official government communications in languages other than English to provide such summary page in any of such languages.