SB 596

Abstract

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act;noncompliance with rental agreement; emergency eviction process. Reduces from 15 to seven the number of days, after the date uponwhich a tenant is served a landlord's intent to terminate the tenancydue to certain illegal activities by the tenant, within which theinitial hearing on the landlord's action for immediate possessionof the premises shall be held. The bill also reorganizes certainprovisions of the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act toconsolidate language and organize the structure of certain provisionsof the Act.