Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fee disclosure statement.
Summary
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fee disclosure statement. Requires landlords subject to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to include on the first page of a written rental agreement an itemization of all charges to the tenant that comprises (i) the security deposit, (ii) the amount of rent due per payment period pursuant to the lease period, and (iii) any additional one-time charges due prior to the commencement date of the rental agreement or that will be included in the first rental payment. Current law requires such landlords to provide a description of any rent and fees to be charged to the tenant in addition to the periodic rent. The bill also requires that such rental agreement contain the following statement immediately above such itemized list: "No additional security deposits or rent shall be charged unless they are listed below or incorporated into this agreement by way of a separate addendum after execution of this rental agreement." The bill applies to rental agreements that are entered into, extended, or renewed on or after July 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 8, 2025
Signed Mar 24, 2025
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This bill amends the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to clarify how landlords must disclose fees on rental agreements. The change adds the words 'they are' to a sentence, correcting a grammatical error that previously made the disclosure requirement unclear.
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Corrected a grammatical error in the required landlord disclosure statement by adding the words 'they are' to clarify that fees must be listed or added via addendum.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 3, 2025
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 40
Feb 14, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
12
Committee
5
Amendments
4
Mar 24, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 567 (Effective 07/01/25)
executive
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2430ER)
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate Amendment agreed to by House (81-Y 16-N)
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate with amendment (22-Y 18-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (11-Y 4-N)
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (87-Y 12-N)
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from General Laws with substitute (20-Y 2-N)
lower
Jan 20, 2025
Committee
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
lower
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marcus Simon
DDemocratic
Co
Kathy Tran
DDemocratic
Co
Rae Cousins
DDemocratic
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