States / Virginia / HB 1078

HB 1078 Passed First Chamber

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

Introduced
In Committee
Floor
Crossed Over
Passed
Enacted

Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; adverse action by landlord; tenant remedies. Prohibits a residential landlord who owns more than four rental dwelling units or more than a 10 percent interest in more than four rental dwelling units, whether individually or through a business entity, in the Commonwealth from taking adverse action against a prospective tenant due to the prospective tenant's history of a dismissed or nonsuited unlawful detainer case. The bill allows a prospective tenant to recover, as a result of any such adverse action, (i) actual damages, (ii) statutory damages of $250, and (iii) reasonable attorney fees.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last action
Mar 14, 2026 — Left in General Laws and Technology
Session
2026
Momentum
60 · High