2015 Code of Virginia
Title 55 - Property and Conveyances
§ 55-50. Appurtenances, etc., included in deed of land; relocation of easement

Every deed conveying land shall be construed to include all buildings, privileges and appurtenances of every kind belonging to the lands therein embraced unless an exception therefor is made in the deed. The owner of land which is subject to an easement for the purpose of ingress and egress may relocate the easement, on the servient estate, by recording in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county or city wherein the easement or any part thereof is located, a written agreement evidencing the consent of all affected persons and setting forth the new location of the easement. In the absence of such written agreement, the owner of the land which is subject to such easement may seek relocation of the easement on the servient estate upon petition to the circuit court and notice to all parties in interest. The petition shall be granted if, after a hearing held, the court finds that (i) the relocation will not result in economic damage to the parties in interest, (ii) there will be no undue hardship created by the relocation, and (iii) the easement has been in existence for not less than ten years.

Code 1919, § 5168; 1992, c. 373 .