There has been a reoccurring lobbying effort in the Virginia General Assembly to get legislation approved that would restrict a locality’s ability to restrict short-term rental properties if it is managed by a Virginia Realtor.
Two bills with identical language came close to becoming law during the most recent legislative session. “It got very far this year and almost passed,” Middlesex County’s Attorney Heather Lewis told the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) at its March 7 regular monthly meeting.
According to the General Assembly’s Virginia Legislative Information System, Senate Bill SB 1391 and House Bill HB 2271, “Provides that a locality may not restrict by ordinance any short-term rental property managed by a Virginia Realtor.”
