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This law was first created in 1972. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 738 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1972 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1979, chapter 235; in 2000, chapter 851<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 940<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1416937,"object_type":"law","relational_id":356275,"identifier":"25.1-416","token":"25.1\/4\/2\/25.1-416","url":"\/25.1-416\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/25.1-416\/","token":"25.1\/4\/2\/25.1-416","dublin_core":{"Title":"Application of article","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 25.1-416","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The provisions of this article shall apply for the benefit of (i) owners<\/span> and (ii) other persons<\/span> who are actually and lawfully occupying the real property<\/span> to be acquired and who have been occupants thereof for at least 90 days prior to the initiation of negotiations for acquisition.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICATION OF ARTICLE (\u00a7 25.1-416)\n\nThe provisions of this article shall apply for the benefit of (i) owners and\n(ii) other persons who are actually and lawfully occupying the real property to\nbe acquired and who have been occupants thereof for at least 90 days prior to\nthe initiation of negotiations for acquisition.\n\nHISTORY: 1972, c. 738, \u00a7 25-236; 1979, c. 235; 2000, c. 851; 2003, c. 940.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}