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It has been modified 2 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 1970, chapter 187; in 2015, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0502\">502<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0503\">503<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":356305,"section_number":"27-22","catch_line":"But not for property which would have been destroyed by the fire","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-22\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":356303,"section_number":"27-20","catch_line":"Destruction of property to prevent spread of fire","order_by":null,"url":"\/27-20\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1417087,"object_type":"law","relational_id":356304,"identifier":"27-21","token":"27\/2\/1\/27-21","url":"\/27-21\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/27-21\/","token":"27\/2\/1\/27-21","dublin_core":{"Title":"Owner may recover amount of actual damage","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 27-21","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The owner of property destroyed pursuant to \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Destruction of property to prevent spread of fire\" href=\"\/27-20\/\">27-20<\/a> shall be entitled to recover from the county, city, or town the amount of the actual damage that he may have sustained by reason of the same having been pulled down or destroyed under such direction.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOWNER MAY RECOVER AMOUNT OF ACTUAL DAMAGE (\u00a7 27-21)\n\nThe owner of property destroyed pursuant to \u00a7 27-20 shall be entitled to\nrecover from the county, city, or town the amount of the actual damage that he\nmay have sustained by reason of the same having been pulled down or destroyed\nunder such direction.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 3134; 1970, c. 187; 2015, cc. 502, 503.","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"}}