Virginia HB 1474: Short-term rentals; regulation by locality.

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1474 

Offered January 8, 2020 

Prefiled January 8, 2020 

A BILL to address local ordinances concerning the regulation 
 of short-term rentals. 
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Patron-- McGuire 

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Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns 

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. � 1. Notwithstanding 
 any provision of law to the contrary, general or special, any ordinance in 
 effect and any ordinance 
 adopted by the governing body of any locality shall 
 comply with the following requirements:

1. A locality shall not limit 
 in its ordinance the total number of nights permitted annually 
 for short-term rentals.

2. A locality shall 
 not limit in its ordinance the 
 number of short-term rental 
 properties owned by any one person or 
 entity.

3. A locality 
 shall comply with the provisions of � 15.2-2311 of the Code of Virginia with 
 respect to any determinations made by the zoning administrator or other 
 administrative officials concerning any alleged violations of the locality's 
 short-term rental ordinance. Inspections and enforcement of short-term rentals 
 shall be consistent with regulations provided by the Uniform Statewide Building 
 Code (� 36-97 et seq. of the Code of Virginia).

4. A locality may 
 include in its ordinance a provision for a short-term rental registry only in compliance 
 with � 15.2-983 of the Code of Virginia, including exemptions as provided in 
 subdivision B 2 of � 15.2-983 of the Code of Virginia.

� 2. Nothing 
 in this act shall be construed to supersede or limit contracts or agreements 
 between or among individuals or private entities related to the use of real 
 property, including recorded declarations and covenants, the provisions of 
 condominium instruments of a condominium created pursuant to the Virginia 
 Condominium Act (� 55.1-1900 et seq. of 
 the Code of Virginia), the declaration of a 
 common interest community as defined in � 55.1-1800 of 
 the Code of Virginia, the cooperative 
 instruments of a cooperative created pursuant to the Virginia Real Estate 
 Cooperative Act (� 55.1-2100 et seq. of 
 the Code of Virginia), or any declaration 
 of a property owners' association created pursuant to the Property Owners' 
 Association Act (� 55.1-1800 et seq. of 
 the Code of Virginia).

2. That the provisions of this act shall apply to all 
 short-term rentals, whether the ordinance of the 
 governing body of the locality refers to such rentals as 
 "short-term lodging" or by any other term.

3. That the provisions of this act shall be construed to 
 prohibit, limit, or otherwise supersede any existing local authority of the governing body of any locality to regulate the 
 short-term rental of property through its general land use and zoning authority 
 or any other local authority through its charter or through any provision of 
 Title 15.2 of the Code of Virginia.