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| HB 192/SB 216 – Delegate John Cosgrove/Senator Mamie Locke – Establishes that the Fair Housing Board shall promulgate regulations regarding educational materials concerning the Fair Housing Law, and persons in the business of selling or renting dwelling unites without a real estate broker shall submit an affidavit to the Board that they have read and understood the law. Recommended by VA Housing Commission. *Status: Signed by Governor **Senator Locke is Chair of VA Housing Commission ***Delegate Cosgrove is Vice Chair of VA Housing Commission Full text of bill - http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+ful+CHAP0620 |
HB 552 – Delegate D.W. Marshall – Includes the right to replace failed septic systems under vested rights protection. Also, if the local government has issued a permit, other than a building permit, that authorized construction of an improvement to real property and the improvement was thereafter constructed in accordance with such permit, the ordinance may provide that the improvements are nonconforming, but not illegal. |
HB 651 – Delegate Armstrong – Reinstates the option of the landowner to choose between commissioners and juries to hear an eminent domain case. The option to choose commissioners was eliminated by Chapter 586 of the 2066 Acts of Assembly. The bill also equalizes the pay of jurors and commissioners in condemnation cases with that of regular jurors. The provisions of this bill apply only to actions filed on or after July 1, 2010. |
HB 1085 – Delegate Crockett-Stark – Lessens several obligations currently imposed on a landlord of a manufactured home park, including the requirement to provide tenants with a copy of the Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act at the time of contract; to post on the premises of the park a copy of the Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act and the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; and to provide for garbage removal, etc. The Bill also reduces the automatic renewal period from one year to 30 days and reduces the notice of termination of the rental agreement from 60 days to 30 days. |
SJ 27 – Senator Obenshain – Limits the exercise of eminent domain for the purpose of public use and specifies that, with the exception of property taken for public service corporations, public service companies, or railroads, property may not be taken if the primary purpose of the taking is private financial gain, private benefit, an increase in tax base or tax revenues, or an increase in employment. No more property shall be taken than is necessary to achieve the stated public use. |
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