Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; adverse action by landlord, tenant remedies.

The requirement for landlords to consider family abuse victim status when evaluating credit scores was modified to also consider negative rental payment history as a mitigating factor, though this was bracketed as a potential deletion in the final version.

A new provision was added stating that nothing in the subsection precludes landlords from lawfully considering an applicant's rental payment history, clarifying that the family abuse protection does not eliminate all consideration of payment history.

The protection against adverse action for dismissed or nonsuited unlawful detainer cases was modified to remove the explicit inclusion of cases eligible for expungement under § 8.01-130.01, though this was also bracketed as a potential deletion.

Statutory damages for landlord violations were reduced from $1,000 to $250, though this change was bracketed as a potential deletion in the final version.

The document format changed from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' with updated session information, patron designation, and formatting adjustments including line numbers and amendment tracking.