![]() ![]() Subtitle I contains proposed Chapters 1 through 5, all of which pertain to real and personal property conveyances. Proposed Title 55.1 consists of 29 chapters divided into five proposed subtitles: Subtitle I (Property Conveyances), Subtitle II (Real Estate Settlements and Recordation), Subtitle III (Rental Conveyances), Subtitle IV (Common Interest Communities), and Subtitle V (Miscellaneous). It has become appropriate to (i) organize the laws in a more logical manner, (ii) remove obsolete and duplicative provisions, and (iii) improve the structure and clarity of statutes pertaining to real and personal property in the Commonwealth. In the intervening years, the original organizational scheme has been compromised by the insertion of new chapters within or at the end of the title and by the insertion of new sections within or at the end of an existing chapter. In the ensuing 68 Regular Sessions of the General Assembly, 26 chapters have been added and seven have been repealed, resulting in the existing title, which comprises 37 current chapters. Title 55 has not been revised since the adoption of the Code of Virginia of 1950, at which time the title consisted of 18 chapters. Title 55 (Property and Conveyances) contains provisions of the Code of Virginia that address property in the Commonwealth, including the conveyance of real estate and rental property, the settlement and recordation of real estate, and common interest communities found in the Commonwealth. Enabling Authority: Code of Virginia - ยง 30-152.SD5 - Revision of Title 55 of the Code of Virginia ![]()
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