§ 38.2-2120 Optional coverage to be offered with homeowner’s policy
A. Any insurer who issues or delivers a new or renewal homeowner’s insurance policy in this Commonwealth shall offer as an option a provision insuring against loss caused or resulting from water which backs up through sewers or drains.
B. Any insurer who issues or delivers a new or renewal homeowner’s insurance policy or a stand-alone policy that covers scheduled personal property in the Commonwealth shall offer in writing a provision providing coverage for the diminution in the value of any such scheduled personal property, if the schedule provides for the repair of such property. The diminution in value of the personal property shall be the amount, if any, by which the market value of the personal property immediately following the completion of repair of the damage to the personal property is less than the market value of the personal property immediately prior to the damage and the change in market value is a direct result of damage from the covered loss. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to every such policy that is issued, delivered, or renewed by an insurer licensed in the Commonwealth on or after July 1, 2025.
History
This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 564 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1974 “Acts” aren’t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1986, chapter 562; in 2016, chapter 558; in 2024, chapter 547.
1974, c. 564, § 38.1-335.2; 1986, c. 562; 2016, c. 558; 2024, c. 547.