# Virginia HB374: Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; written rental agreement, lot rent increase prohibition, etc. Virginia HB374, Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; written rental agreement, lot rent increase prohibition, etc., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Paul E. Krizek (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-13 (Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0598)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB374-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Virginia HB374 - State: Virginia - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act; written rental agreement, lot rent increase prohibition, etc. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-12 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0598) - Sponsor: Paul E. Krizek (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 12 (252 yes, 113 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act. Requires landlords subject to the Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act to include, on the first page of a written lot rental agreement, an itemization of all charges to the tenant, along with a statement that states: "No additional security deposits or rent shall be charged unless such security deposits or rent are listed below or incorporated into this rental agreement by way of a separate addendum after the execution of this rental agreement." The bill also prohibits, with certain exceptions, any owner or operator of a manufactured home community from increasing the annual lot rent of a tenant at the time of renewal if the manufactured housing community has received a notice of violation of zoning, building, or fire code or an inspection report listing violations of habitability from the locality where the community operates and the notice of violation remains unresolved. Lastly, the bill requires any manufactured home community operating in the Commonwealth to register with the Department of Housing and Community Development. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Clearer charges for manufactured home lot renters: benefit, medium. Beginning April 13, 2026, Virginia lot agreements must list deposits, rent per payment period, and one-time charges due before move-in or with the first payment on the first page. Agreements must state that additional deposits or rent must be listed or added through a later written addendum. For ch… - Rent protections for manufactured home lot renters: benefit, low. Beginning April 13, 2026, Virginia park owners and operators cannot raise annual lot rent at renewal while qualifying local violations remain unresolved. This covers zoning, building, or fire code violation notices and inspection reports listing habitability violations. It excludes violations invol… - Stronger leases for manufactured home lot renters: benefit, low. Beginning April 13, 2026, Virginia park landlords must offer current and prospective year-round residents written lot agreements lasting at least one year. These offers must match shorter agreements' terms, though landlords can offer discounts for terms of at least one year. Agreements lasting at l… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Paul E. Krizek (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-11 | House | Senate substitute agreed to by House | pass | 65 | 34 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute | pass | 21 | 19 | | | 2026-03-10 | Senate | General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 40 | 0 | | | 2026-03-09 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 | | | 2026-03-06 | Senate | Reported from Finance and Appropriations | pass | 10 | 5 | | | 2026-03-04 | Senate | Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations | pass | 13 | 2 | | | 2026-02-17 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 61 | 35 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) | pass | 5 | 2 | | | 2026-02-11 | House | Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) | pass | 15 | 7 | | | 2026-02-10 | House | Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations | pass | 15 | 6 | | | 2026-02-05 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations | pass | 7 | 3 | | ## Actions (46) - 2026-04-13: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0598) (Governor) - 2026-04-13: Approved by Governor-Chapter 598 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor) - 2026-04-01: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB374) (House) - 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor) - 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (House) - 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB374ER) (House) - 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House) - 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Senate substitute agreed to by House (65-Y 34-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-03-10: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-10: General Laws and Technology Substitute agreed to (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Read third time (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate) - 2026-03-09: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-03-06: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB374) (House) - 2026-03-06: Reported from Finance and Appropriations (10-Y 5-N) (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Committee substitute printed 26109148D-S1 (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Senate committee offered (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 2-N) (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Assigned GL&T sub: Housing (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Senate subcommittee offered (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate) - 2026-02-17: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) (House) - 2026-02-17: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB374) (House) - 2026-02-16: Engrossed by House - committee substitute as amended (House) - 2026-02-16: Committee amendment agreed to (House) - 2026-02-16: committee substitute agreed to (House) - 2026-02-16: Read second time (House) - 2026-02-13: Read first time (House) - 2026-02-12: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB374) (House) - 2026-02-11: House subcommittee offered (House) - 2026-02-11: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 2-N) (House) - 2026-02-11: Reported from Appropriations with amendment(s) (15-Y 7-N) (House) - 2026-02-11: Assigned HAPP sub: Commerce Agriculture & Natural Resources (House) - 2026-02-10: Committee substitute printed 26106147D-H1 (House) - 2026-02-10: Reported from General Laws with substitute and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 6-N) (House) - 2026-02-05: House subcommittee offered (House) - 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 3-N) (House) - 2026-01-26: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB374) (House) - 2026-01-23: Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection (House) - 2026-01-12: Referred to Committee on General Laws (House) - 2026-01-12: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105037D (House) ## Bill text - Chaptered, 2026-04-13: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218898.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1218897.PDF) - Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212204.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1212203.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-03-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1195912.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1195911.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194869.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1194868.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-02-25: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1179868.HTML) - Engrossed, 2026-02-16: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1144833.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1144832.PDF) - Amendment, 2026-02-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1141959.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142577.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1142580.HTML) - Substitute, 2026-02-10: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138990.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1138989.PDF) - Substitute, 2026-02-05: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131569.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131759.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131568.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131758.PDF) - Introduced, 2026-01-12: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084179.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1084178.PDF) ## Related bills - HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed) - HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed) - HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed) - HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed) - HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. 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Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026) - [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026) - [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026) - [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026) - [Virginia bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia/bills) - [Virginia state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/virginia) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB374-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).