Va. Residential Landlord & Tenant/Manufactured Home Lot Rental Acts; retaliatory conduct prohibited.

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Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; retaliatory conduct prohibited. Adds numerous actions to the list of prohibited retaliatory actions by a landlord against a tenant under the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act and Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act and specifies actions by a tenant for which a landlord may not retaliate. The bill modifies and expands the list of actions a landlord may take without violating the prohibition on retaliation. The…

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 22, 2026

Who it affects

Renter

Protects renters from retaliatory actions by landlords, expanding the list of prohibited actions and specifying tenant actions that cannot be grounds for retaliation. It also modifies and expands the list of actions a landlord may take without violating the prohibition on retaliation.

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RenterdirectModerate impactHigh certainty
Protects renters from retaliatory actions by landlords, expanding the list of prohibited actions and specifying tenant actions that cannot be grounds for retaliation. It also modifies and expands the list of actions a landlord may take without violating the prohibition on retaliation.
“Adds numerous actions to the list of prohibited retaliatory actions by a landlord against a tenant under the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act and Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act and specifies actions by a tenant for which a landlord may not retaliate.”· Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; retaliatory conduct prohibited.
“The bill modifies and expands the list of actions a landlord may take without violating the prohibition on retaliation.”· Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; retaliatory conduct prohibited.

What the Bill Does

Expands the list of prohibited retaliatory actions by landlords against tenants.
Specifies tenant actions for which landlords cannot retaliate.
Modifies and expands the list of landlord actions permissible without constituting retaliation.

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