Rep Fernando J. Martinez (HD-029)
Virginia Housesince 10 months
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HB955 - Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; summary of rental agreement provisions.
Alfonso H. Lopez, Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker, Nadarius E. Clark
Last updated 6 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Department of Housing and Community Development; summary of rental agreement provisions. Requires landlords to include, upon request, a summary page with any written rental agreement offered to a prospective tenant that includes the duration of the lease, the amount of rent and the date upon which such rent shall be due, an explanation of any deposits and late fees that may be charged, and any termination provisions. The bill also directs the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a sample summary page to be used by landlords to summarize the provisions of the lease agreement and to maintain such sample summary page on the Department's website in English and any language for which any locality in the Commonwealth regularly provides official government communications. The bill also requires any landlord who owns or manages 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 any locality in the Commonwealth that regularly provides official government communications in languages other than English to provide, upon request of a prospective tenant, such summary page in any of such languages using the sample summary page developed by the Director. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Department of Housing and Community Development; summary of rental agreement provisions. Requires landlords to include, upon request, a summary page with any written rental agreement offered to a prospective tenant that includes the duration of the lease, the amount of rent and the date upon which such rent shall be due, an explanation of any deposits and late fees that may be charged, and any termination provisions. The bill also directs the Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a sample summary page to be used by landlords to summarize the provisions of the lease agreement and to maintain such sample summary page on the Department's website in English and any language for which any locality in the Commonwealth regularly provides official government communications. The bill also requires any landlord who owns or manages 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 any locality in the Commonwealth that regularly provides official government communications in languages other than English to provide, upon request of a prospective tenant, such summary page in any of such languages using the sample summary page developed by the Director.
STATUS
Vetoed
HR110 - Commending Dr. Ben Fitzgerald, III.
Nadarius E. Clark, Bonita Grace Anthony, Alex Q. Askew
Last updated 9 months ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Commending Dr. Ben Fitzgerald III.
STATUS
Passed
HJR368 - Commending the Alexandria Commission for Women.
Charniele L. Herring, Patrick A. Hope, Karen A. Keys-Gamarra
Last updated 9 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
HB827 - On-campus food insecurity; SCHEV to survey institutions to determine how they are addressing issue.
Rae C. Cousins, David L. Bulova, Shelly Anne Simonds
Last updated 8 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; survey on campus food insecurity; report. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to (i) survey each public institution of higher education to determine how each such institution is addressing on-campus food insecurity, including specific methods, programs, sources of funding, expenditures, communications strategies, and staffing; (ii) compile and make available to each such institution a guidance document containing best practices for leveraging all available resources and opportunities, including public benefits programs and donation programs, to ensure that students do not face food insecurity on campus; and (iii) report its findings and any recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations no later than November 1, 2024. State Council of Higher Education for Virginia; survey on campus food insecurity; report. Requires the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to (i) survey each public institution of higher education to determine how each such institution is addressing on-campus food insecurity, including specific methods, programs, sources of funding, expenditures, communications strategies, and staffing; (ii) compile and make available to each such institution a guidance document containing best practices for leveraging all available resources and opportunities, including public benefits programs and donation programs, to ensure that students do not face food insecurity on campus; and (iii) report its findings and any recommendations to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations, the House Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Education and Health, and the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriations no later than November 1, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
HJR302 - Commending the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University women's basketball team.
Joseph Christopher Obenshain, Jason S. Ballard, Patrick A. Hope
Last updated 9 months ago
100 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
HJR345 - Commemorating the legacy of the Alexandria Library sit-in.
Charniele L. Herring, Patrick A. Hope, Karen A. Keys-Gamarra
Last updated 9 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
HJR350 - Commending the Norfolk State University men's basketball team.
Bonita Grace Anthony, Nadarius E. Clark, Patrick A. Hope
Last updated 9 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
HJR393 - Commending Amazon's Metropolitan Park (HQ2).
Irene Shin, Patrick A. Hope, Alfonso H. Lopez
Last updated 9 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
HR55 - Commending the Virginia Union University football team.
Nadarius E. Clark, Bonita Grace Anthony, Alex Q. Askew
Last updated 9 months ago
31 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
HJR344 - Commending the Virginia Law Foundation.
Charniele L. Herring, Karen A. Keys-Gamarra, Alfonso H. Lopez
Last updated 9 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
STATUS
Passed
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