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Affordable dwelling unit advisory board; members. Amending § 15.1-491.9. (Patron-May, HB 908)

Affordable dwelling unit ordinances; definition of economic loss applies only to density bonus approved by locality. Amending §§ 15.1-491.8 and 15.1-491.9. (Patron-Brickley, HB 1226)

Affordable dwelling unit ordinances; provisions authorizing income and sales price guidelines. Amending § 15.1-491.9. (Patron-Cooper, HB 771)

Affordable housing; Housing Study Commission to study potential methods and programs for preservation thereof. (Patron-Scott, HJR 161)

Blight removal and maintenance; provisions. Amending § 15.1-11.2. (Patron-Diamonstein, HB 883)

Building Code; adoption of construction code for renovation of existing buildings. Amending § 36-98. (Patron-Moore, HB 435)

Building Code; asbestos inspections. Amending § 36-99.7. (Patron-May, HB 1490)

Building Code; Board of Housing and Community Development to clarify that any written decision of an official must indicate opportunity for appeal. (Patron-Grayson, HJR 244)

Building Code; construction code for existing structures. Amending § 36-98. (Patron-Lucas, SB 159)

Building Code; statute of limitations on prosecution for offenses. Amending § 19.2-8. (Patron-Watkins, HB 400)

Cable services; landlord may not charge for such services. Amending § 55-248.13:2. (Patron-Robinson, HB 920)

Cable services; landlords may accept fees from providers thereof in exchange for giving tenants access to such service. Amending § 55-248.13:2. (Patron-Cantor, HB 1322)

Community Development Act of 1996; created. Amending §§ 36-137 and 36-139; adding §§ 36-152 through 36-155 and 58.1-438.2. (Patron-Cunningham, HB 868)

Community land trusts; Department of Housing and Community Development, et al., to conduct training sessions thereon. (Patron-Mims, HJR 138)

Conditional zoning; excludes residential size architectural standards etc., from provisions. Amending § 15.1-430. (Patron-Reid, HB 1224)

Condominium Act; deregulation. Amending §§ 55-79.40, 55-79.41, 55-79.58:1, 55-79.74, 55-79.84:1, 55-79.87, 55-79.88, 55-79.90, 55-79.94 and 55-79.103; repealing §§ 55-79.86, 55-79.89, 55-79.91 through 55-79.93:1 and 55-79.98 through 55-79.102. (Patron-Wagner, HB 1488)

Condominium Act; disclosure of certain restrictions. Amending §§ 55-79.90 and 55-79.97. (Patron-Robinson, HB 921)

Condominium Act; power of unit owners' association to limit occupancy of a unit. Amending § 55-79.90; adding § 55-79.80:3. (Patron-Ticer, SB 269)

Condominium Act; public offering statement to include common elements in condominium instruments. Amending § 55-79.90. (Patron-Connally, HB 440)

Condominium Act; transfer of documents by developer to condominium unit owners' association. Amending §§ 55-79.41, 55-79.53, 55-79.74, 55-79.74:3, 55-79.80 and 55-79.80:1. (Patron-Wagner, HB 581)

Fair Housing Law; enforcement by localities. Amending § 36-96.21. (Patron-Marshall, HB 680; Colgan, SB 254)

Fair Housing Law; reference to places of worship in any notice, advertisement, etc., shall not be prima facie evidence of an illegal preference. Amending § 36-96.3. (Patron-Grayson, HB 930)

Fair Housing Office; Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission to study operations thereof. (Patron-Hull, HJR 235)

Fire Marshal, State; transfer of responsibilities, appointment, etc.. Amending §§ 9-155, 27-61, 27-95 and 27-97; adding §§ 9-153.2, 9-153.3 and 9-153.4; repealing §§ 36-139.2, 36-139.3 and 36-139.4. (Patron-DeBoer, HB 1308)

Homeless children; Commission on Youth and Housing Study Commission to study. (Patron-Jones, J.C., HJR 181)

Housing; authorizes Housing Development Authority to develop an economically mixed project within a designated conservation, rehabilitation, etc., housing district. Amending §§ 36-55.26, 36-55.30, 36-55.30:2 and 36-55.38. (Patron-Diamonstein, HB 881)

Housing; expansion of Congregate Housing Program to include funding for a service coordinator and State to increase efforts to fund additional coordinators in regional pilot projects. (Patron-Almand, HJR 171)

Housing and Community Development, Board of; Housing Study Commission to study changes in composition of membership thereof. Amending § 36-115 and second enactment of Chapter 53, 1995 Acts. (Patron-Diamonstein, HB 625)

Housing and Community Development, Board of; members. Amending § 36-135. (Patron-Davies, HB 848)

Housing Development Authority; issuance of bonds or notes, development of multi-family residential housing. Amending §§ 36-55.33:2, 36-55.35 and 36-55.40; repealing § 36-55.37:1. (Patron-Diamonstein, HB 1504)

Housing developments; notification to applicant of certification of disapproval. Amending § 36-55.39. (Patron-Scott, HB 1494)

Housing Partnership Revolving Fund; name changed to Affordable Housing Fund, investment of funds. Amending §§ 36-137, 36-139, 36-141 through 36-144 and 36-146; repealing § 36-150. (Patron-McClure, HB 1187)

Income tax, state; extends sunset date on tax credits for rent reductions on dwelling units occupied by low-income tenants who are elderly or disabled. Amending § 58.1-339. (Patron-Diamonstein, HB 1503)

Low-income housing credit; defers tax credit program. Amending §§ 36-55.63, 58.1-336 and 58.1-435. (Patron-Watkins, HB 1474; Walker, SB 421)

Older Citizens, Provision of Certain Services to Low-to-Moderate Income Persons Allowing Them to Remain in Independent Living Facilities; Report of Department of Social Services (HJR 564, 1995). (HD 52)

Property Owners' Association Act; disclosure to lot owner right to install or use a video or television antenna, or satellite dish. Amending § 55-512. (Patron-Robinson, HB 919)

Property Owners' Association Act; transfer of documents by developer to property owners' association. Amending § 55-509; adding § 55-509.2. (Patron-Wagner, HB 578)

Property owners' associations; Housing Study Commission to study state regulation thereof. (Patron-Cranwell, HJR 8)

Public housing authorities; establishment of drug free zones. Amending § 36-19. (Patron-Robinson, HB 978)

Public housing authorities; requested to support and promote appropriate tenant management and homeownership initiatives, including appointment of advisory tenant representatives. (Patron-Miller, Y.B., SJR 100)

Real estate settlement agencies, independent; Housing Study Commission to study regulation thereof. (Patron-McClure, HJR 142)

Real estate tax; credits on certain rehabilitated, renovated or replacement residential structures. Adding § 58.1-3220.01. (Patron-Mims, HB 892)

Redevelopment and housing authorities; proceedings for dissolution. Adding § 36-4.2. (Patron-O'Brien, HB 1251)

Rental agreements; landlord may recover cost for service of process on breach thereof. Amending § 55-248.35. (Patron-Croshaw, HB 896)

Residential Property Disclosure Act; owner not required to make representations with respect to parcels adjacent to subject parcel. Amending § 55-519. (Patron-Wampler, SB 586)

Shrink-swell soils; Board of Housing and Community Development to include in Building Code a two-zone map to indicate potential of expansive soils. (Patron-Almand, HJR 206)

Shrink-swell soils; Department of Housing and Community Development to require mandatory education for building code officials on issue thereof. (Patron-Grayson, HJR 243)

Spot blight abatement; recovery of costs of repair or disposal of such property from owner in Fairfax County. Amending § 36-49.1:1. (Patron-Watts, HB 1063)

Spot blight abatement; recovery of costs of repair or disposal of such property from owner in Fairfax County and Fairfax City. Amending § 36-49.1:1. (Patron-Watts, HB 1062)

1996 Cumulative Index of Bills, Joint Resolutions, Resolutions and Documents - For additional information, please contact Legislative Information, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia 23219. Telephone (804) 786-6530. NOTE: Send us e-Mail if you have questions about the General Assembly or Legislative Information. Please include your phone number and address. Last Modified on October 30, 1996 at 10:16am

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