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Marijuana Becomes Legal in Virginia July 1, 2021—Here’s What Landlords Need to Know
In April 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law Senate bill 1406 which made marijuana legal in the in the state of Virginia beginning July 1, 2021. There are still many aspects of this law that are yet undefined. However, the law provides a framework and will be specified ...
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New Legislation Affecting the Multi-Housing Industry
The COVID-19 pandemic left many people without their jobs and then in danger of losing their housing. The federal government stepped in and passed the CARES Act in 2020, which put legal guidelines in place to keep tenants in their homes. However, at the end of 2020 an estimated 15% percent of all re...
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Rent Relief Stakeholder Presentation
RRP STAKEHOLDER PRESENTATION
Virginia is ramping up efforts to distribute $524 million in federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) funding through the Virginia Rent Relief Program (RRP) to ensure housing stability across the commonwealth. With the national eviction moratorium extended th...
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CDC Eviction Moratorium Update
March 29, 2021
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Department of Health and Human Services authorizes the extension of the Eviction Moratorium to June 30, 2021.
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Are You Maintaining Compliance with New Legislation Impacting the Tenant Application Review Process?
On March 1, 2021, an amendment passed during the General Assembly’s Special Session in November went into effect impacting tenant screening processes. HB 5106, an amendment to VRLTA Section 55.1-1245, impacts how rental applications received after March 1, 2021, can be reviewed by landlords. T...
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NVAA to Host Virtual Webinar for Landlords Covering All Aspects of Rent Relief During COVID-19
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NVAA to Host Virtual Webinar for Landlords Covering All Aspects of Rent Relief During COVID-19
Alexandria, VA (February 24, 2021) The Northern Virginia Apartment Association (NVAA) will host the eagerly-anticipated vir...
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Ensure Your Property Management and Maintenance Employees Have Access to Vaccine Information
By Patrick Algyer, NVAA Executive Director
I recently wrote about the importance of ensuring residential property management staff across Northern Virginia receive their proper spot on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution list given their important role as essential employees helping keep our now much...
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Three Things You Need to Know About Saving Money on Utilities During COVID
With more people than ever working from home today and quarantining due to the COVID-19 pandemic utilities have been climbing. People are running air conditioners, heat, having the lights on more, washing their own clothes instead of dry cleaning, and of course, plugging in all their devices. NVAA, ...
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Fairfax and Chesterfield Counties Rent Relief
Virginia Rent Relief Program - Update as of 2/12/2021
Attention Chesterfield and Fairfax Counties:
Chesterfield and Fairfax Counties have elected to administer rent relief programs at the local level as permitted by Treasury’s Emergency Rental Assistance program. As a result, effective 11:59...
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Virginia Rent Relief Program - What You Need to Know
By Patrick Algyer, NVAA Executive Director
Earlier this week, the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development announced some changes to the Virginia Rent & Mortgage Relief Program more commonly referred to as the RMMP. The most notable change is the program no longer applies to mor...
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