Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods.

Document header changed from 'Reenrolled' to 'House Substitute' with updated session information and bill tracking numbers.

Page numbering and formatting were restructured to reflect House Committee substitution rather than final reenrolled status.

Removed 'Reenrolled' designation and associated final approval language from the document header.

Added blank lines and spacing between sections for formatting purposes

Changed session header from '2025 SESSION' to '2025 RECONVENED SESSION'

Added page numbers and line numbers to the reenrolled version

Modified title formatting to include line breaks within the act description

Changed the bill's focus from prohibiting specific rental agreement provisions to establishing detailed requirements for written rental agreements, including standardized terms for rent payment, late charges, and tenant rights disclosures.

Added new requirements for landlords to provide tenants with a written rental agreement containing specific terms, a statement of tenant rights and responsibilities, and to obtain tenant acknowledgment of receipt.

Established specific late payment rules requiring late charges not to exceed 10% of periodic rent or remaining balance, whichever is less, and requiring written rental agreements to specify late payment terms.

Added requirements for landlords to provide tenants with copies of signed rental agreements and tenant rights statements within 10 business days of the agreement's effective date.

Added provisions requiring landlords to provide tenants with additional hard copies of rental agreements annually upon request or maintain agreements in accessible electronic format.

Added restrictions on landlords filing unlawful detainer actions until they have provided tenants with the required statement of tenant rights and responsibilities.