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§ 28.2-619 When leases become vacant

When the Commission finds that a lessee is dead or unknown, and no one claims such property as an heir or assignee, the ground shall become vacant and open to assignment.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. The oldest record of it is its appearance in the Code of Virginia of 1950, as § 28-124. It has been modified 13 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 1954, chapter 352; in 1958, chapter 183; in 1960, chapter 517; in 1962, chapter 406; in 1964, chapter 393; in 1966, chapter 684; in 1970, chapter 726; in 1972, chapter 644; in 1973, chapter 14; in 1978, chapters 546 and 548; in 1980, chapters 34 and 609; in 1984, chapter 259; in 1992, chapter 836.

Code 1950, § 28-124; 1954, c. 352; 1958, c. 183; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-109(16); 1964, c. 393; 1966, c. 684; 1970, c. 726; 1972, c. 644; 1973, c. 14; 1978, cc. 546, 548; 1980, cc. 34, 609; 1984, c. 259; 1992, c. 836.

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