Landlord and tenant; certain owners of residential rental property.

Landlord and tenant; certain owners of residentialrental property; agent and registration requirements; civil penalty.Creates the Virginia Residential Rental Property Registry, tobe developed and maintained by the Department of Housing and Community Development. Every owner of residential property on which threeor more dwelling units are offered for rent is required to submit certain information to be placed on the Registry. Failure to properlyregister or maintain updated registry information is subject to acivil penalty of $50 per unit for the first day and $50 for eachadditional day of noncompliance, to be levied by the Department.The bill also requires such property owners to appoint and continuouslymaintain an agent who (i) is available to be contacted 24 hours aday and (ii) works or resides not more than 25 miles from any such property. The contact phone number of such agent is required to beposted in any residential building on any such property in a conspicuousmanner for use by the tenants.