Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods, prohibited fees.

What it does: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; rental payment methods; prohibited fees. Requires a landlord subject to the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to accept payment of periodic rent and any security deposit by check and money order. The bill additionally prohibits such a landlord from requiring a tenant to pay any fee to submit periodic rent payments or other amounts due in excess of the actual out-of-pocket expenses charged to the landlord by a third party to process a payment. (official summary)

Question before the chamber: Conference report agreed to by House

A yes vote accepted the House-Senate conference committee's report on HB 1005 (rental payment methods and prohibited fees), the compromise version of the bill. (AI-written)

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