HB 1409 — Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; prohibited provisions in rental agreements.
VA 20261 session
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; prohibited provisions in rental agreements; landlord's maintenance responsibilities. Prohibits a rental agreement from containing any provision stating that the tenant agrees to pay (i) any fee for the maintenance of the premises, including the maintenance or provision of heating and cooling systems, pest control, trash disposal, common area utilities, and mail or package delivery; (ii) a fee for internet, cable, or any other utilities or services that amount to more than the cost paid by the landlord; or (iii) for the maintenance or security of the common areas. The bill also repeals the provision allowing the landlord and tenant to agree in writing that the tenant may perform certain duties typically assigned to the landlord and also specified repairs, maintenance tasks, alterations, and remodeling, but only if the transaction is entered into in good faith and not for the purpose of evading the obligations of the landlord and if the agreement does not diminish or affect the obligation of the landlord to other tenants in the premises.
Latest action: — Continued
Sponsors (11)
- Charlie Schmidt (D, VA) — sponsor
- Bonita G. Anthony (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Nadarius E. Clark (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Rae Cousins (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Lindsey Dougherty (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Karen Keys-Gamarra (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Adele Y. McClure (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Leslie Chambers Mehta (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Sam Rasoul (D, VA) — cosponsor
- Irene Shin (D, VA) — cosponsor
Action timeline (7)
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1 typed relationship in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 1 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | HGL Sub: Housing/Consumer Protection | — | va-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie Schmidt (D, state_lower VA) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Adele Y. McClure (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Bonita G. Anthony (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Irene Shin (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Karen Keys-Gamarra (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Karen R. "Kacey" Carnegie (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Leslie Chambers Mehta (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Lindsey Dougherty (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Nadarius E. Clark (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Rae Cousins (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Sam Rasoul (D, state_lower VA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to HGL Sub: Housing/Consumer Protection · va-leg