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Title 55.1. Property and Conveyances [Effective October 1, 2019] (2019 Updates)
- Chapter 1. Creation and Limitation of Estates
- Article 1. Creation and Transfer of Estates
- § 55.1-100
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Aliens may acquire, hold, and transmit real estate; when reciprocity required
- § 55.1-101
- (Effective October 1, 2019) When deed or will necessary to convey estate; no parol partition or gift valid
- § 55.1-102
- (Effective October 1, 2019) When gift of personal property invalid
- § 55.1-103
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Suicide or attainder of felony
- § 55.1-104
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Estates to lie in grant as well as in livery
- § 55.1-105
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Same estates may be created by deed as by will
- § 55.1-106
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Power of disposal in life tenant not to defeat remainder unless exercised; power of disposal held by fiduciary
- § 55.1-107
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Default or surrender of tenant for life not to prejudice remainderman
- § 55.1-108
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Conveyance of estate or interest in property by grantor to himself and another
- § 55.1-109
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Deed valid for grantor's right; operation of warranty
- § 55.1-110
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Conveyance, devise, or grant without words of limitation
- § 55.1-111
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Fee tail converted into fee simple
- § 55.1-112
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Estate of freehold to one with remainder to heirs, etc.; rule in Shelley's Case abolished
- § 55.1-113
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Doctrine of worthier title abolished
- § 55.1-114
- (Effective October 1, 2019) When contingent remainder not to fail
- § 55.1-115
- (Effective October 1, 2019) When remainders not defeated
- § 55.1-116
- (Effective October 1, 2019) in what conveyances possession transferred to the use
- § 55.1-117
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Land trusts not to fail because no beneficiaries are specified by name and no duties laid on trustee; when interest of beneficiaries deemed personal property; liens
- § 55.1-118
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Deed of release effectual
- § 55.1-119
- (Effective October 1, 2019) When person not a party, etc., may take or sue under instrument
- § 55.1-120
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Informalities in deeds made by attorneys-in-fact
- § 55.1-121
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Time for objections to irregularities in advertising sales made by trustees
- § 55.1-122
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Recovery at death of life tenant of taxes paid on life estate
- § 55.1-123
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Removal of a cloud on title; nature of plaintiff's title
- Article 2. Rule Against Perpetuities
- § 55.1-124
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities
- § 55.1-125
- (Effective October 1, 2019) When nonvested property interest or power of appointment created
- § 55.1-126
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Reformation
- § 55.1-127
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Exclusions from statutory rule against perpetuities
- § 55.1-128
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Prospective application
- § 55.1-129
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Uniformity of application and construction
- § 55.1-130
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Certain limitations construed
- § 55.1-131
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Employee trusts
- § 55.1-132
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Determination of "lives in being" for purpose of rule against perpetuities
- § 55.1-133
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Application of the rule against perpetuities to nondonative transfers
- Chapter 2. Property Rights of Married Persons
- § 55.1-200
- (Effective October 1, 2019) How married persons may acquire and dispose of property
- § 55.1-201
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Contracts of, and actions by and against, married persons
- § 55.1-202
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Spouse not responsible for other spouse's contracts, etc.; mutual liability for necessaries; responsibility of personal representative
- § 55.1-203
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Spouse's right of entry into land not barred by certain judgments; when a spouse may defend his right in lands that are his inheritance
- § 55.1-204
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Rights of spouse not affected by other spouse's acts only
- § 55.1-205
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Conveyance from married persons; effect on right of either spouse
- § 55.1-206
- (Effective October 1, 2019) How infant spouse may release interests in spouse's property
- § 55.1-207
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Appointment of attorney-in-fact by married person; effect of writing executed by such attorney
- § 55.1-208
- (Effective October 1, 2019) How estate of a married person to pass at death
- § 55.1-209
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Equitable separate estates abolished
- § 55.1-210
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Tangible personal property
- Chapter 3. Form and Effect of Deeds and Covenants; Liens
- Article 1. Form and Effect of Deeds; Easements
- § 55.1-300
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Form of a deed
- § 55.1-301
- (Effective October 1, 2019) How construed
- § 55.1-302
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Construction of generic terms
- § 55.1-303
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Appurtenances, etc., included in deed of land
- § 55.1-304
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Relocation of easement
- § 55.1-305
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Enjoyment of easement
- § 55.1-306
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Utility easements
- § 55.1-307
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Public road easements; maintenance and improvements
- § 55.1-308
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Private roads; public use; maintenance and improvements
- § 55.1-309
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Deeds good between parties
- § 55.1-310
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Conveyance of property not owned but subsequently acquired
- § 55.1-311
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Vendor's equitable lien abolished
- § 55.1-312
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Certain deeds to county real estate validated
- § 55.1-313
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Validation of sales, etc., by county courts prior to 1860
- § 55.1-314
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Deeds and writings executed for persons in military service, etc., under defective powers
- § 55.1-315
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Effect of option; recording
- Article 2. Form and Effect of Deeds of Trust; Sales Thereunder; Assignments; Releases
- § 55.1-316
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Form of deed of trust to secure debts, etc.
- § 55.1-317
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Requirements for trustees
- § 55.1-318
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Credit line deed of trust defined; relative priority of credit line deed of trust and other instruments of judgment
- § 55.1-319
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Priority of residential refinance mortgage over subordinate mortgage
- § 55.1-320
- (Effective October 1, 2019) How deed of trust construed; duties, rights, etc., of parties
- § 55.1-321
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Notices required before sale by trustee to owners, lienors, etc.; if note lost
- § 55.1-322
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Advertisement required before sale by trustee
- § 55.1-323
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Contents of advertisements of sale
- § 55.1-324
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Powers and duties of trustee in event of sale under or satisfaction of deed of trust
- § 55.1-325
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Meaning of phrases that may be included in deed of trust
- § 55.1-326
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Evidences of indebtedness placed on equal footing
- § 55.1-327
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Sales under deeds of trust that contain no maturity date or provision authorizing sale
- § 55.1-328
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Validation of conveyances of real property under trust instrument not authorizing sale
- § 55.1-329
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Permissible form for notice of sale under deed of trust
- § 55.1-330
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Construction of deeds requiring notice by advertisement in newspaper
- § 55.1-331
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Disposition of surplus from trustee's sale after death of grantor
- § 55.1-332
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Title to real estate sold not affected by nonlisting of secured notes for taxation
- § 55.1-333
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Validation of certain sales made under deeds of trust
- § 55.1-334
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Validation of certain sales made under deeds of trust prior to October 1, 1977
- § 55.1-335
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Validation of other sales under deeds of trust
- § 55.1-336
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Protection of assignees or transferees of debts secured by real estate; form of certificate of transfer
- § 55.1-337
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Required notice of foreclosure or repossession of manufactured home
- § 55.1-338
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Release to person dead inures to successors
- § 55.1-339
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Release of deed of trust or other lien
- § 55.1-340
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Release by financial institution upon payment of debt placed with it for collection
- § 55.1-341
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Partial satisfaction
- § 55.1-342
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Permissible form for certificate of satisfaction or certificate of partial satisfaction
- § 55.1-343
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Where certificates of satisfaction are to be indexed
- § 55.1-344
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Releases made by court; costs and attorney fees
- § 55.1-345
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Recordation of certificate of satisfaction, etc., required when release of lien recorded
- Article 4. Effect of Certain Expressions in Deeds
- § 55.1-353
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Effect of word "covenants."
- § 55.1-354
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Effect of covenant of general warranty
- § 55.1-355
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Covenant of special warranty
- § 55.1-356
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Words "with general warranty," "with special warranty," and "with English covenants of title" construed
- § 55.1-357
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Implied warranties on new homes
- § 55.1-358
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Effect of certain transfer fee covenants
- § 55.1-359
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Covenant of "right to convey."
- § 55.1-360
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Covenant for "quiet possession" and "free from all encumbrances."
- § 55.1-361
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Covenant for "further assurances."
- § 55.1-362
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Covenant of "no act to encumber."
- § 55.1-363
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Effect of certain words of release in a deed
- Chapter 4. Fraudulent and Voluntary Conveyances; Writings Necessary to Be Recorded
- § 55.1-400
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Void fraudulent acts; bona fide purchasers not affected
- § 55.1-401
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Voluntary gifts, conveyances, assignments, transfers, or charges; void as to prior creditors
- § 55.1-402
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Creditor's action to avoid such gifts, conveyances, assignments, transfers, or charges
- § 55.1-403
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Creditor's action; attorney fees
- § 55.1-404
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Authority of court to set aside
- § 55.1-405
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Loans and reservations of a use or property to be recorded
- § 55.1-406
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Certain recorded contracts as valid as deeds
- § 55.1-407
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Contracts, etc., void as to creditors and purchasers until recorded; priority of credit line deed of trust
- § 55.1-408
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Where to be recorded
- § 55.1-409
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Recordation of instruments affecting civil aircraft of United States
- § 55.1-410
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Priority of writings when admitted to record same day
- § 55.1-411
- (Effective October 1, 2019) When writings to be recorded in county, and when in city
- § 55.1-412
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Words "creditors" and "purchasers," how construed
- § 55.1-413
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Lien of subsequent purchaser for purchase money paid before notice
- § 55.1-414
- (Effective October 1, 2019) When purchaser not affected by record of deed or contract
- Chapter 6. Recordation of Documents
- Article 1. General Provisions
- § 55.1-600
- (Effective October 1, 2019) When and where writings recorded
- § 55.1-601
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Recording and indexing of certain documents showing changes of names
- § 55.1-602
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Presumption that recorded writings are in proper form
- § 55.1-603
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Deed of real estate investment trust
- § 55.1-604
- (Effective October 1, 2019) When clerk may refuse document to be recorded
- § 55.1-605
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Power of attorney; where recorded
- § 55.1-606
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Standards for writings to be docketed or recorded
- § 55.1-607
- (Effective October 1, 2019) When original of writing once recorded is lost, how copy recorded elsewhere
- § 55.1-608
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Certifications of recordation upon copies of certain instruments and subsequent recordation in other county or city
- § 55.1-609
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Correcting errors in deeds, deeds of trust, and mortgages; affidavit
- § 55.1-610
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Recordation of copy of lost deed previously recorded in what is now West Virginia
- § 55.1-611
- Repealed
- Article 5. Validating Certain Acts, Deeds, and Acknowledgments
- § 55.1-627
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Acts of notaries public, etc., who have held certain other offices
- § 55.1-628
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Validation of acknowledgments when seal not affixed
- § 55.1-629
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Acknowledgment taken by trustee in deed of trust
- § 55.1-630
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Acknowledgment taken by trustee in deed of trust; later date
- § 55.1-631
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Certain acknowledgments taken and certified before July 1, 1995
- § 55.1-632
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Acknowledgments taken by certain justices of the peace, mayors, etc.
- § 55.1-633
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Acknowledgments taken by officers after expiration of terms
- § 55.1-634
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Acknowledgments taken by notaries in service during World War I
- § 55.1-635
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Acknowledgments before foreign officials who failed to affix seals
- § 55.1-636
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Acknowledgments taken by notaries in foreign countries
- § 55.1-637
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Acknowledgments taken by officer who was spouse of grantee
- § 55.1-638
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Acknowledgment when notary certifies erroneously as to expiration of commission
- § 55.1-639
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Acknowledgments before officer of city or county consolidating, etc., prior to expiration date of commission
- § 55.1-640
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Acknowledgments taken before notary whose commission has expired
- § 55.1-641
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Acknowledgments taken before notary whose commission has expired; later date; intervening vested rights saved
- § 55.1-642
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Acknowledgments taken before notary who was appointed but failed to qualify; vested rights saved
- § 55.1-643
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Acknowledgments taken before a notary at large who failed to cite the jurisdiction in which the acknowledgment was taken; vested rights saved
- § 55.1-644
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Deeds defectively executed by corporation
- § 55.1-645
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Deeds to which corporate seal not affixed or not attested
- § 55.1-646
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Acknowledgments of corporations taken by officers or stockholders
- § 55.1-647
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Recordation certificate not signed by clerk
- § 55.1-648
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Recordation certificate not signed by clerk; when clerk has died
- Chapter 7. Virginia Residential Property Disclosure Act
- § 55.1-700
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Definitions
- § 55.1-701
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Applicability
- § 55.1-702
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Exemptions
- § 55.1-703
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Required disclosures for buyer to beware; buyer to exercise necessary due diligence
- § 55.1-704
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Required disclosures pertaining to a military air installation
- § 55.1-705
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Required disclosures; defective drywall
- § 55.1-706
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Required disclosures; pending building or zoning violations
- § 55.1-707
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Permissive disclosure; tourism activity zone
- § 55.1-708
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Required disclosures; property previously used to manufacture methamphetamine
- § 55.1-709
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Time for disclosure; termination of contract
- § 55.1-710
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Owner liability
- § 55.1-711
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Change in circumstances
- § 55.1-712
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Duties of real estate licensees
- § 55.1-713
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Actions under this chapter
- § 55.1-714
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Real Estate Board to develop form; when effective
- Chapter 9. Real Estate Settlements
- § 55.1-900
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Definitions
- § 55.1-901
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Applicability; effect of noncompliance
- § 55.1-902
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Duty of lender
- § 55.1-903
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Duty of settlement agent
- § 55.1-904
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Prohibition against payment or receipt of settlement services kickbacks, rebates, commissions, and other payments; penalty
- § 55.1-905
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Disclosure of affiliated business by settlement service providers
- § 55.1-906
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Disclosure of charges for appraisal or valuation using automated or other valuation mechanism
- § 55.1-907
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Penalty
- Chapter 10. Real Estate Settlement Agents
- § 55.1-1000
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Definitions
- § 55.1-1001
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Limitation on applicability of chapter
- § 55.1-1002
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Scope of chapter; lay real estate settlement agents
- § 55.1-1003
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Persons who may act as a settlement agent
- § 55.1-1004
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Duties of settlement agents
- § 55.1-1005
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Persons prohibited from assisting or being employed by settlement agents
- § 55.1-1006
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Choice of settlement agent
- § 55.1-1007
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Disclosure
- § 55.1-1008
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Conditions for providing escrow, closing, or settlement services and for maintaining escrow accounts
- § 55.1-1009
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Falsifying settlement statements prohibited
- § 55.1-1010
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Separate charge for reporting transactions limited
- § 55.1-1011
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Record retention requirements
- § 55.1-1012
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Regulations and orders
- § 55.1-1013
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Accounting by title insurance companies
- § 55.1-1014
- (Effective October 1, 2019, until January 1, 2021) Settlement agent registration requirements and compliance with unauthorized practice of law guidelines; civil penalty
- § 55.1-1014
- (Effective January 1, 2021) Settlement agent registration requirements and compliance with unauthorized practice of law guidelines; civil penalty
- § 55.1-1015
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Penalties and liabilities
- § 55.1-1016
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Confidentiality of information obtained by the Commission
- Chapter 12. Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
- Article 1. General Provisions
- § 55.1-1200
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Definitions
- § 55.1-1201
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Applicability of chapter; local authority
- § 55.1-1202
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Notice
- § 55.1-1203
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Application deposit and application fee
- § 55.1-1204
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Terms and conditions of rental agreement; payment of rent; copy of rental agreement for tenant
- § 55.1-1205
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Prepaid rent; maintenance of escrow account
- § 55.1-1206
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Landlord may obtain certain insurance for tenant
- § 55.1-1207
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Effect of unsigned or undelivered rental agreement
- § 55.1-1208
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Prohibited provisions in rental agreements
- § 55.1-1209
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Confidentiality of tenant records
- § 55.1-1210
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Landlord and tenant remedies for abuse of access
- § 55.1-1211
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Appointment of resident agent by nonresident property owner; service of process, etc., on such agent or on Secretary of the Commonwealth
- § 55.1-1212
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Energy submetering, energy allocation equipment, sewer and water submetering equipment, and ratio utility billing systems; local government fees
- § 55.1-1213
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Transfer of deposits upon purchase
- Article 2. Landlord Obligations
- § 55.1-1214
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Inspection of dwelling unit; report
- § 55.1-1215
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Disclosure of mold in dwelling units
- § 55.1-1216
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Disclosure of sale of premises
- § 55.1-1217
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Required disclosures for properties located adjacent to a military air installation; remedy for nondisclosure
- § 55.1-1218
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Required disclosures for properties with defective drywall; remedy for nondisclosure
- § 55.1-1219
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Required disclosures for property previously used to manufacture methamphetamine; remedy for nondisclosure
- § 55.1-1220
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Landlord to maintain fit premises
- § 55.1-1221
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Landlord to provide locks and peepholes
- § 55.1-1222
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Access of tenant to cable, satellite, and other television facilities
- § 55.1-1223
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Notice to tenants for insecticide or pesticide use
- § 55.1-1224
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Limitation of liability
- § 55.1-1225
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Tenancy at will; effect of notice of change of terms or provisions of tenancy
- § 55.1-1226
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Security deposits
- Article 4. Tenant Remedies
- § 55.1-1234
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Noncompliance by landlord
- § 55.1-1235
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Early termination of rental agreement by military personnel
- § 55.1-1236
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Early termination of rental agreements by victims of family abuse, sexual abuse, or criminal sexual assault
- § 55.1-1237
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Notice to tenant in event of foreclosure
- § 55.1-1238
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Failure to deliver possession
- § 55.1-1239
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Wrongful failure to supply an essential service
- § 55.1-1240
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Fire or casualty damage
- § 55.1-1241
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Landlord's noncompliance as defense to action for possession for nonpayment of rent
- § 55.1-1242
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Rent escrow required for continuance of tenant's case
- § 55.1-1243
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Tenant's remedies for landlord's unlawful ouster, exclusion, or diminution of service
- § 55.1-1244
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Tenant's assertion; rent escrow
- Article 5. Landlord Remedies
- § 55.1-1245
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Noncompliance with rental agreement; monetary penalty
- § 55.1-1246
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Barring guest or invitee of a tenant
- § 55.1-1247
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Sheriffs authorized to serve certain notices; fee for service
- § 55.1-1248
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Remedy by repair, etc.; emergencies
- § 55.1-1249
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Remedies for absence, nonuse, and abandonment
- § 55.1-1250
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Landlord's acceptance of rent with reservation
- § 55.1-1251
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Remedy after termination
- § 55.1-1252
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Recovery of possession limited
- § 55.1-1253
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Periodic tenancy; holdover remedies
- § 55.1-1254
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Disposal of property abandoned by tenants
- § 55.1-1255
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Authority of sheriffs to store and sell personal property removed from residential premises; recovery of possession by owner; disposition or sale
- § 55.1-1256
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Disposal of property of deceased tenants
- § 55.1-1257
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Who may recover rent or possession
- Chapter 13. Manufactured Home Lot Rental Act
- § 55.1-1300
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Definitions
- § 55.1-1301
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Written rental agreement required
- § 55.1-1302
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Term of rental agreement; renewal; security deposits
- § 55.1-1303
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Landlord's obligations
- § 55.1-1304
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Tenant's obligations
- § 55.1-1305
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Rent; liability of secured party taking possession of an abandoned manufactured home
- § 55.1-1306
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Demands and charges prohibited; access by tenant's guest or invitee; purchases by manufactured home owner not restricted; exception; conditions of occupancy
- § 55.1-1307
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Charge for utility service
- § 55.1-1308
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Termination of tenancy
- § 55.1-1309
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Waiver of landlord's right to terminate
- § 55.1-1310
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Sale or lease of manufactured home by manufactured home owner
- § 55.1-1311
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Other provisions of law applicable
- § 55.1-1312
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Authority of local governments over manufactured home parks
- § 55.1-1313
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Notice of uncorrected violations
- § 55.1-1314
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Retaliatory conduct prohibited
- § 55.1-1315
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Eviction of tenant
- § 55.1-1316
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Right to sell manufactured home upon eviction
- § 55.1-1317
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Transfer of deposits upon purchase
- § 55.1-1318
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Penalties for violation of chapter
- § 55.1-1319
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Injunctive relief
- Chapter 14. Nonresidential Tenancies
- Article 1. General Provisions
- § 55.1-1400
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Applicability; right to terminate tenant
- § 55.1-1401
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Appointment of resident agent by nonresident property owner; service of process, etc., on such agent or on Secretary of the Commonwealth
- § 55.1-1402
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Apportionment on purchase of part of land by holder of rent
- § 55.1-1403
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Perfection of lien or interest in leases, rents, and profits
- § 55.1-1404
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Energy submetering, energy allocation equipment, sewer and water submetering equipment, ratio utility billings systems; local government fees
- § 55.1-1405
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Transfer of deposits upon purchase
- Article 5. Miscellaneous Provisions
- § 55.1-1418
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Remedy when rent is to be paid in other thing than money
- § 55.1-1419
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Proceedings to establish right of reentry; judgment
- § 55.1-1420
- (Effective October 1, 2019) When defendant barred of relief
- § 55.1-1421
- (Effective October 1, 2019) How trustee or mortgagee relieved from the forfeiture
- § 55.1-1422
- (Effective October 1, 2019) How owner relieved in court
- § 55.1-1423
- (Effective October 1, 2019) How judgment of forfeiture prevented
- § 55.1-1424
- (Effective October 1, 2019) When action for reentry brought
- § 55.1-1425
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Written act of reentry to be returned and recorded and certificate of reentry published
- § 55.1-1426
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Fee of clerk
- § 55.1-1427
- (Effective October 1, 2019) How person entitled to lands may be restored to his possession
- § 55.1-1428
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Limitation of action against person in possession by reentry
- Chapter 18. Property Owners' Association Act
- Article 3. Operation and Management of Association
- § 55.1-1815
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Access to association records; association meetings; notice
- § 55.1-1816
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Meetings of the board of directors
- § 55.1-1817
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Distribution of information by members
- § 55.1-1818
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Common areas; notice of pesticide application
- § 55.1-1819
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Adoption and enforcement of rules
- § 55.1-1820
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Display of the flag of the United States; necessary supporting structures; affirmative defense
- § 55.1-1821
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Home-based businesses permitted; compliance with local ordinances
- § 55.1-1822
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Use of for sale signs in connection with sale
- § 55.1-1823
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Designation of authorized representative
- § 55.1-1824
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Assessments; late fees
- § 55.1-1825
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Authority to levy special assessments
- § 55.1-1826
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Annual budget; reserves for capital components
- § 55.1-1827
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Deposit of funds; fidelity bond
- § 55.1-1828
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Compliance with declaration
- § 55.1-1829
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Amendment to declaration and bylaws; consent of mortgagee
- § 55.1-1830
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Validity of declaration; corrective amendments
- § 55.1-1831
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Reformation of declaration; judicial procedure
- § 55.1-1832
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Use of technology
- § 55.1-1833
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Lien for assessments
- § 55.1-1834
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Notice of sale under deed of trust
- § 55.1-1835
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Annual report by association
- § 55.1-1836
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Condemnation of common area; procedure
- Chapter 19. Virginia Condominium Act
- Article 2. Creation, Alteration, and Termination of Condominiums
- § 55.1-1907
- (Effective October 1, 2019) How condominium may be created
- § 55.1-1908
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Release of liens
- § 55.1-1909
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Description of condominium units
- § 55.1-1910
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Execution of condominium instruments
- § 55.1-1911
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Recordation of condominium instruments
- § 55.1-1912
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Construction of condominium instruments
- § 55.1-1913
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Complementarity of condominium instruments; controlling construction
- § 55.1-1914
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Validity of condominium instruments; discrimination prohibited
- § 55.1-1915
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Compliance with condominium instruments
- § 55.1-1916
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Contents of declaration
- § 55.1-1917
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Allocation of interests in the common elements
- § 55.1-1918
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Reallocation of interests in common elements
- § 55.1-1919
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Assignments of limited common elements; conversion to common element
- § 55.1-1920
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Contents of plats and plans
- § 55.1-1921
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Bond to insure completion of improvements
- § 55.1-1922
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Preliminary recordation of plats and plans
- § 55.1-1923
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Easement for encroachments
- § 55.1-1924
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Conversion of convertible lands
- § 55.1-1925
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Conversion of convertible spaces
- § 55.1-1926
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Expansion of condominium
- § 55.1-1927
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Contraction of condominium
- § 55.1-1928
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Easement to facilitate conversion and expansion
- § 55.1-1929
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Easement to facilitate sales
- § 55.1-1930
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Declarant's obligation to complete and restore
- § 55.1-1931
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Alterations within units
- § 55.1-1932
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Relocation of boundaries between units
- § 55.1-1933
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Subdivision of units
- § 55.1-1934
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Amendment of condominium instruments
- § 55.1-1935
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Use of technology
- § 55.1-1936
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Merger or consolidation of condominiums; procedure
- § 55.1-1937
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Termination of condominium
- § 55.1-1938
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Rights of mortgagees
- § 55.1-1939
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Statement of unit owner rights
- Article 3. Management of Condominium
- § 55.1-1940
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Bylaws to be recorded with declaration; contents; unit owners' association; executive board; amendment of bylaws
- § 55.1-1941
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Amendment to condominium instruments; consent of mortgagee
- § 55.1-1942
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Reformation of declaration; judicial procedure
- § 55.1-1943
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Control of condominium by declarant
- § 55.1-1944
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Deposit of funds
- § 55.1-1945
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Books, minutes, and records; inspection
- § 55.1-1946
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Management office
- § 55.1-1947
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Transfer of special declarant rights
- § 55.1-1948
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Declarants not succeeding to special declarant rights
- § 55.1-1949
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Meetings of unit owners' association and executive board
- § 55.1-1950
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Distribution of information by members
- § 55.1-1951
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Display of the flag of the United States; necessary supporting structures; affirmative defense
- § 55.1-1952
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Meetings of unit owners' association and executive board; quorums
- § 55.1-1953
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Meetings of unit owners' association and executive board; voting by unit owners; proxies
- § 55.1-1954
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Officers
- § 55.1-1955
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Upkeep of condominiums; warranty against structural defects; statute of limitations for warranty; warranty review committee
- § 55.1-1956
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Control of common elements
- § 55.1-1957
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Common elements; notice of pesticide application
- § 55.1-1958
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Tort and contract liability; judgment lien
- § 55.1-1959
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Suspension of services for failure to pay assessments; corrective action; assessment of charges for violations; notice; hearing; adoption and enforcement of rules and regulations
- § 55.1-1960
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Limitation of occupancy of a unit
- § 55.1-1961
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Use of for sale sign in connection with resale
- § 55.1-1962
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Designation of authorized representative
- § 55.1-1963
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Insurance
- § 55.1-1964
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Liability for common expenses; late fees
- § 55.1-1965
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Annual budget; reserves for capital components
- § 55.1-1966
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Lien for assessments
- § 55.1-1967
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Notice of sale under deed of trust
- § 55.1-1968
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Bond to be posted by declarant
- § 55.1-1969
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Restraints on alienation
- Article 4. Administration of Chapter; Sale, Etc., of Condominium Units
- § 55.1-1970
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Common Interest Community Board
- § 55.1-1971
- (Effective October 1, 2019) General powers and duties of the Common Interest Community Board
- § 55.1-1972
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Exemptions from certain provisions of article
- § 55.1-1973
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Rental of units
- § 55.1-1974
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Limitations on dispositions of units
- § 55.1-1975
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Application for registration; fee
- § 55.1-1976
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Public offering statement; condominium securities
- § 55.1-1977
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Inquiry and examination
- § 55.1-1978
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Notice of filing and registration
- § 55.1-1979
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Annual report by declarant
- § 55.1-1980
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Annual report by unit owners' association
- § 55.1-1981
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Termination of registration
- § 55.1-1982
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Conversion condominiums; special provisions
- § 55.1-1983
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Escrow of deposits
- § 55.1-1984
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Declarant to deliver declaration to purchaser
- § 55.1-1985
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Investigations and proceedings
- § 55.1-1986
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Cease and desist orders
- § 55.1-1987
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Revocation of registration
- § 55.1-1988
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Judicial review
- § 55.1-1989
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Penalties
- Chapter 20. Horizontal Property Act
- Article 3. Management of Horizontal Property Regimes
- § 55.1-2005
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Apartments subject to individual titles and interests; recording; transfer of garage unit
- § 55.1-2006
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Joint or common ownership
- § 55.1-2007
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Exclusive and common rights of owners
- § 55.1-2008
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Master deed or lease; recordation; particulars
- § 55.1-2009
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Deeds of individual apartments
- § 55.1-2010
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Regrouping or merger of estates with principal property
- § 55.1-2011
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Merger not to bar subsequent condominium
- § 55.1-2012
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Bylaws governing administration of buildings
- § 55.1-2013
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Books and records; inspection; audit
- § 55.1-2014
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Contributions by co-owners
- § 55.1-2015
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Payment of assessments upon conveyance of apartment; priority
- § 55.1-2016
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Liens or encumbrances
- § 55.1-2017
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Rule against perpetuities; rule restricting unreasonable restraints on alienation
- § 55.1-2018
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Liability of owner
- § 55.1-2019
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Compliance by co-owner with bylaws and administrative rules and regulations
- Chapter 21. Virginia Real Estate Cooperative Act
- Article 1. General Provisions
- § 55.1-2100
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Definitions
- § 55.1-2101
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Applicability
- § 55.1-2102
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Variation by agreement
- § 55.1-2103
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Property classification of cooperative interests; taxation
- § 55.1-2104
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Applicability of local ordinances, regulations, and building codes; local authority
- § 55.1-2105
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Eminent domain
- § 55.1-2106
- (Effective October 1, 2019) General principles of law applicable
- § 55.1-2107
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Construction against implicit repeal
- § 55.1-2108
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Uniformity of application and construction
- § 55.1-2109
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Unconscionable agreement or term of contract
- § 55.1-2110
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Obligation of good faith
- § 55.1-2111
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Remedies to be liberally administered
- Article 2. Creation, Alteration, and Termination of Cooperatives
- § 55.1-2112
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Creation of cooperative ownership
- § 55.1-2113
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Unit boundaries
- § 55.1-2114
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Construction and validity of declaration and bylaws
- § 55.1-2115
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Description of units
- § 55.1-2116
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Contents of declaration
- § 55.1-2117
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Leasehold cooperatives
- § 55.1-2118
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Allocation of ownership interests, votes, and common expense liabilities
- § 55.1-2119
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Limited common elements
- § 55.1-2120
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Exercise of development rights
- § 55.1-2121
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Alterations of units
- § 55.1-2122
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Relocation of boundaries between adjoining units
- § 55.1-2123
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Subdivision of units
- § 55.1-2124
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Easement for encroachments
- § 55.1-2125
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Use for sales purposes
- § 55.1-2126
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Easement rights
- § 55.1-2127
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Amendment of declaration
- § 55.1-2128
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Termination of cooperative ownership
- § 55.1-2129
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Rights of secured lenders
- § 55.1-2130
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Master associations
- § 55.1-2131
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Merger or consolidation of cooperatives
- Article 3. Management of Cooperatives
- § 55.1-2132
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Organization of the association
- § 55.1-2133
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Powers of the association
- § 55.1-2134
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Executive board members and officers
- § 55.1-2135
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Transfer of special declarant rights
- § 55.1-2136
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Termination of contracts and leases of declarant
- § 55.1-2137
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Bylaws
- § 55.1-2138
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Upkeep of cooperative
- § 55.1-2139
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Common elements; notice of pesticide application
- § 55.1-2140
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Meetings
- § 55.1-2141
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Quorums
- § 55.1-2142
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Voting; proxies
- § 55.1-2143
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Tort and contract liability
- § 55.1-2144
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Conveyance or encumbrance of the cooperative
- § 55.1-2145
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Insurance
- § 55.1-2146
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Assessments for common expenses
- § 55.1-2147
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Annual budget; reserves for capital components
- § 55.1-2148
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Remedies for nonpayment of assessments
- § 55.1-2149
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Other liens affecting the cooperative
- § 55.1-2150
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Limitation of assumption of debt and encumbrances
- § 55.1-2151
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Association records
- § 55.1-2152
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Association as trustee
- Article 4. Protection of Cooperative Purchasers
- § 55.1-2153
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Applicability; waiver
- § 55.1-2154
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Liability for public offering statement; requirements
- § 55.1-2155
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Public offering statement; general provisions
- § 55.1-2156
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Public offering statement; cooperatives subject to development rights
- § 55.1-2157
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Public offering statement; time-shares
- § 55.1-2158
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Public offering statement; cooperatives containing conversion building
- § 55.1-2159
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Public offering statement; cooperative securities
- § 55.1-2160
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Purchaser's right to cancel
- § 55.1-2161
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Resales of cooperative interests
- § 55.1-2162
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Escrow of deposits
- § 55.1-2163
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Release of liens
- § 55.1-2164
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Conversion buildings
- § 55.1-2165
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Express warranties of quality
- § 55.1-2166
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Implied warranties of quality
- § 55.1-2167
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Exclusion or modification of implied warranties of quality
- § 55.1-2168
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Statute of limitations for warranties
- § 55.1-2169
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Effect of violation on rights of action; attorney fees; arbitration of disputes
- § 55.1-2170
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Labeling of promotional material
- § 55.1-2171
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Declarant's obligation to complete and restore
- § 55.1-2172
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Substantial completion of units
- Article 5. Administration and Registration of Cooperatives
- § 55.1-2173
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Common Interest Community Board
- § 55.1-2174
- (Effective October 1, 2019) General powers and duties of the Common Interest Community Board
- § 55.1-2175
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Registration required
- § 55.1-2176
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Application for registration; approval of uncompleted unit
- § 55.1-2177
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Receipt of application; order or registration
- § 55.1-2178
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Cease and desist order
- § 55.1-2179
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Revocation of registration
- § 55.1-2180
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Investigative powers of the Common Interest Community Board
- § 55.1-2181
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Annual report and amendments
- § 55.1-2182
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Annual report by associations
- § 55.1-2183
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Common Interest Community Board regulation of public offering statement
- § 55.1-2184
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Penalties
- Chapter 22. Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act
- Article 2. Creation, Termination, and Management
- § 55.1-2207
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Time-sharing permitted
- § 55.1-2208
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Instruments
- § 55.1-2209
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Time-share instrument for time-share estate project
- § 55.1-2210
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Developer control in time-share estate program
- § 55.1-2211
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Time-share estate owners' association control liens
- § 55.1-2212
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Time-share owners' association books and records; meetings; use of email
- § 55.1-2213
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Time-share estate owners' association annual report
- § 55.1-2214
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Time-share instrument for project
- § 55.1-2215
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Partition
- § 55.1-2216
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Termination of certain time-shares
- Article 3. Protection of Purchasers
- § 55.1-2217
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Public offering statement
- § 55.1-2218
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Certain advertising practices regulated
- § 55.1-2219
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Exchange programs
- § 55.1-2220
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Escrow of deposits; use of corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit
- § 55.1-2221
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Purchaser's rights of cancellation
- § 55.1-2222
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Possibility of reverter
- § 55.1-2223
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Recording and delivery of deed
- § 55.1-2224
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Liability limited; liability actions prohibited
- § 55.1-2225
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Warning required
- § 55.1-2226
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Buyer's Acknowledgment
- § 55.1-2227
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Resale of time-shares
- § 55.1-2228
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Required resale disclosures
- § 55.1-2229
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Liens
- § 55.1-2230
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Effect of violations on rights of action; attorney fees; prior determination of Common Interest Community Board required for certain violations
- § 55.1-2231
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Statute of limitations; actions; limitation on rescission rights
- § 55.1-2232
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Class actions
- § 55.1-2233
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Financial records
- § 55.1-2234
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Developer's obligation to complete
- Chapter 24. Escheats
- § 55.1-2400
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Definition
- § 55.1-2401
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Appointment of escheators
- § 55.1-2402
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Bond of escheator
- § 55.1-2403
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Increase or reduction of penalty of escheator's bond; effect
- § 55.1-2404
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Annual report to escheator; lands not liable
- § 55.1-2405
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Escheator to hold inquest; notice of inquest
- § 55.1-2406
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Jury of inquest; presentation of evidence
- § 55.1-2407
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Attendance of jurors; compensation
- § 55.1-2408
- (Effective October 1, 2019) How verdict signed; where returned and recorded
- § 55.1-2409
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Proceedings to claim land escheated
- § 55.1-2410
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Trial by jury; judgment of court
- § 55.1-2411
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Facts or evidence to be certified
- § 55.1-2412
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Lands may be committed to claimant while claim pending
- § 55.1-2413
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Disposition of lands while claim is pending, if not committed to claimant
- § 55.1-2414
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Escheator to notify State Treasurer of claim and decision
- § 55.1-2415
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Escheators to certify lands escheated
- § 55.1-2416
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Removal of parcels from the certificate
- § 55.1-2417
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Escheat of property with hazardous materials
- § 55.1-2418
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Publication of escheator's certificate
- § 55.1-2419
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Order of sale by Governor
- § 55.1-2420
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Form of sale agreement; notice of right to refund
- § 55.1-2421
- (Effective October 1, 2019) When grant to issue to purchaser; reimbursable expenses
- § 55.1-2422
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Form of grant of escheated property
- § 55.1-2423
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Governor to sign and seal grant; Librarian of Virginia to record it; delivery to and by State Treasurer
- § 55.1-2424
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Recordation of certified copy of grant
- § 55.1-2425
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Resale in case of default
- § 55.1-2426
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Reports by escheators to State Treasurer
- § 55.1-2427
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Reports by State Treasurer to the Governor; penalty on escheators for failure of duty
- § 55.1-2428
- (Effective October 1, 2019) State Treasurer may examine records of any escheator, commissioner of the revenue, or treasurer
- § 55.1-2429
- (Effective October 1, 2019) When State Treasurer to issue grant to purchaser
- § 55.1-2430
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Escheator's pay
- § 55.1-2431
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Escheat of estates in trust and equitable titles
- § 55.1-2432
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Provision in favor of tenant of escheated land
- § 55.1-2433
- (Effective October 1, 2019) in favor of creditor of decedent
- § 55.1-2434
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Escheators to defend on behalf of Commonwealth
- § 55.1-2435
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Recovery by escheator of decedent's escheated residue and of property abandoned or derelict; fee
- § 55.1-2436
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Publication of action; what to state and require
- § 55.1-2437
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Order of the court
- § 55.1-2438
- (Effective October 1, 2019) How money paid into state treasury from escheats may be recovered
- § 55.1-2439
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Regulations of the State Treasurer
- § 55.1-2440
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Continuation of certain statutes
- § 55.1-2441
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Pendency of escheat proceedings no bar to condemnation proceedings
- Chapter 25. Virginia Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act
- Article 1. Definitions; Property Abandoned or Assumed Abandoned
- § 55.1-2500
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Definitions
- § 55.1-2501
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Property presumed abandoned; general rule
- § 55.1-2502
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Taking custody of intangible unclaimed property; general rules
- § 55.1-2503
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Bank deposits and funds in financial organizations
- § 55.1-2504
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Traveler's checks and money orders
- § 55.1-2505
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Checks, drafts, and similar instruments issued or certified by banking and financial organizations
- § 55.1-2506
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Contents of safe deposit box or other safekeeping repository
- § 55.1-2507
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Funds owing under life insurance policies
- § 55.1-2508
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Intangible personal property held by insurance corporation subject to § 55.1-2501
- § 55.1-2509
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Unclaimed demutualization proceeds
- § 55.1-2510
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Deposits held by utilities
- § 55.1-2511
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Intangible interest in business association
- § 55.1-2512
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Refunds held by business associations
- § 55.1-2513
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Property of business associations held in course of dissolution
- § 55.1-2514
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Intangible personal property held in fiduciary capacity
- § 55.1-2515
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Gift certificates and credit balances
- § 55.1-2516
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Wages
- § 55.1-2517
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Intangible property held for owner by public agency
- § 55.1-2518
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Property held by courts
- § 55.1-2519
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Responsibilities of general receiver and clerk
- § 55.1-2520
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Employee benefit trust distribution
- § 55.1-2521
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Holder of tangible or intangible personal property may voluntarily report such property
- Article 3. Procedural and Administrative Matters
- § 55.1-2524
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Report and remittance to be made by holder of funds or property presumed abandoned; holder to exercise due diligence to locate owner
- § 55.1-2525
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Notices to be published by administrator
- § 55.1-2526
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Holder relieved of liability for property paid or delivered to administrator; payment to owner by holder; proceedings against prior holder; notice to administrator and Attorney General; reimbursement of holder
- § 55.1-2527
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Crediting of dividends, interest, or increments to owner's account
- § 55.1-2528
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Periods of limitation
- § 55.1-2529
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Sale of abandoned property by administrator
- § 55.1-2530
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Securities received in name of owner
- § 55.1-2531
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Disposition of funds received under chapter; records to be kept by administrator
- § 55.1-2532
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Filing claim to property or proceeds of sale of such property
- § 55.1-2533
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Consideration of and hearing on claim by administrator; payment; interest
- § 55.1-2534
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Judicial review of decision of administrator
- § 55.1-2535
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Election of administrator not to receive property or to postpone taking possession of funds
- § 55.1-2536
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Requests for verified reports and examinations of records
- § 55.1-2537
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Retention of records
- § 55.1-2538
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Confidentiality of information and records
- § 55.1-2539
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Enforcement of chapter
- § 55.1-2540
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Interest and penalties
- § 55.1-2541
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Determinations; appeal procedures; regulations of administrator
- § 55.1-2542
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Agreements to locate reported property; penalty
- § 55.1-2543
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Property presumed abandoned or escheated under laws of another state
- § 55.1-2544
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Property held or payable pursuant to Title 51.1
- § 55.1-2545
- (Effective October 1, 2019) Construction of chapter