Virginia lawmakers passed legislation Friday that prohibits landlords from denying applications from prospective tenants solely because of bad credit accrued during the COVID-19 pandemic or because they were evicted for an inability to pay rent during the pandemic.
House Bill 5106 would apply to tenants who received the bad credit or were evicted between March 12 and 30 days after Gov. Ralph Northam’s COVID-19 state of emergency ends.
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