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2019 Code of Virginia
Title 55 - Property and Conveyances
Chapter 4 - Form and Effect of Deeds and Covenants; Liens
Article 1. Form and Effect of Deeds and Leases
- § 55-48. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Form of a deed
- § 55-49. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) How construed
- § 55-49.1. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Construction of generic terms
- § 55-50. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Appurtenances, etc., included in deed of land; relocation of easement
- § 55-50.1. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Enjoyment of easement
- § 55-50.2. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Utility easements
- § 55-50.3. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Public road easements; maintenance and improvements
- § 55-50.4. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Private roads; public use; maintenance and improvements
- § 55-51. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Deeds good between parties
- § 55-52. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Conveyance of property not owned but subsequently acquired
- § 55-53. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Vendor's equitable lien abolished
- § 55-54. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Certain deeds to county real estate validated
- § 55-55. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Validation of sales, etc., by county courts prior to 1860
- § 55-56. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Deeds and writings executed for persons in military service, etc., under defective powers
- § 55-57. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Form of a lease
- § 55-57.1. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Memoranda of leases and options
- § 55-57.2. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Effect of option; recording
Article 2. Form and Effect of Deeds of Trust; Sales Thereunder; Assignments; Releases
- § 55-58. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Form of deed of trust to secure debts, etc.
- § 55-58.1. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Requirements for trustees
- § 55-58.2. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Credit line deed of trust defined; relative priority of credit line deed of trust and other instruments of judgment
- § 55-58.3. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Priority of residential refinance mortgage over subordinate mortgage
- § 55-59. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) How deed of trust construed; duties, rights, etc., of parties
- § 55-59.1. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Notices required before sale by trustee to owners, lienors, etc.; if note lost
- § 55-59.1:1. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Expired
- § 55-59.2. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Advertisement required before sale by trustee
- § 55-59.3. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Contents of advertisements of sale
- § 55-59.4. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Powers and duties of trustee in event of sale under or satisfaction of deed of trust
- § 55-60. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Meaning of phrases that may be included in such trust deed
- § 55-60.1. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Evidences of indebtedness placed on equal footing
- § 55-61. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Sales under deeds of trust which contain no maturity date or provision authorizing sale
- § 55-61.1. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Validation of conveyances of real property under trust instrument not authorizing sale
- § 55-62. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Permissible form for notice of sale under deed of trust
- § 55-63. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Construction of deeds requiring notice by advertisement in newspaper
- § 55-64. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Disposition of surplus from trustee's sale after death of grantor
- § 55-64.1. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Title to real estate sold not affected by nonlisting of secured notes for taxation
- § 55-65. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Validation of certain sales made under deeds of trust
- § 55-65.1. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Validation of certain sales made under deeds of trust prior to October 1, 1977
- § 55-66. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Validation of other sales under deeds of trust
- § 55-66.01. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Protection of assignees or transferees of debts secured by real estate; form of certificate of transfer
- § 55-66.1. Repealed
- § 55-66.1:01. Repealed
- § 55-66.1:1. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Required notice of foreclosure or repossession
- § 55-66.2. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Release to person dead inures to successors
- § 55-66.3. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Release of deed of trust or other lien
- § 55-66.3:1. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Release by financial institution upon payment of debt placed with it for collection
- § 55-66.4. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Partial satisfaction or release
- § 55-66.4:1. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Permissible form for certificate of satisfaction or certificate of partial satisfaction
- § 55-66.4:2. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Where certificates of satisfaction are to be indexed
- § 55-66.5. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Releases made by court; costs and attorney fees
- § 55-66.6. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Recordation of certificate of satisfaction, etc., required when release of lien recorded
- § 55-66.7. Repealed
Article 2.1. Mortgage Satisfaction
- § 55-66.8. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Applicability
- § 55-66.9. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Definitions
- § 55-66.10. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Document of rescission; effect; liability for wrongful recording
- § 55-66.11. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Secured creditor to submit satisfaction for recording; liability for failure
- § 55-66.12. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Form and effect of satisfaction
- § 55-66.13. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
- § 55-66.14. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Uniform standards
Article 3. Effect of Certain Expressions in Deeds and Leases
- § 55-67. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Effect of word "covenants."
- § 55-68. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Effect of covenant of general warranty
- § 55-69. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) of special warranty
- § 55-70. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Words "with general warranty," "with special warranty" and "with English covenants of title" construed
- § 55-70.1. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Implied warranties on new homes
- § 55-70.2. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Effect of certain transfer fee covenants
- § 55-71. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Covenant of "right to convey."
- § 55-72. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) for "quiet possession" and "free from encumbrances."
- § 55-73. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) for "further assurances."
- § 55-74. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) of "no act to encumber."
- § 55-75. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Effect of certain words of release in a deed
- § 55-76. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) of lessee "to pay the rent" and "to pay the taxes."
- § 55-77. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) "That he will not assign, etc.," and "that he will leave the premises in good repair."
- § 55-78. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Covenant "for lessee's quiet enjoyment."
- § 55-79. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Effect of provision for reentry by lessor
Article 4. Residential Ground Rent Act
- § 55-79.01. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Definitions
- § 55-79.02. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Form of instrument
- § 55-79.03. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Changes in amount of rent
- § 55-79.04. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Encumbrance on real property
- § 55-79.05. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Redemption rights
- § 55-79.06. (Repealed effective October 1, 2019) Incorporation of agreement into deed
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