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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1472323,"object_type":"law","relational_id":369934,"identifier":"55.1-414","token":"55.1\/I\/4\/55.1-414","url":"\/55.1-414\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-414\/","token":"55.1\/I\/4\/55.1-414","dublin_core":{"Title":"When purchaser not affected by record of deed or contract","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-414","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A purchaser shall not, under this chapter, be affected by the record of a deed or contract<\/span> made by a person under whom his title is not derived, nor by the record of a deed or contract<\/span> made by any person under whom the title of such purchaser is derived, if it was made by such person before he acquired the legal title of record.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN PURCHASER NOT AFFECTED BY RECORD OF DEED OR CONTRACT (\u00a7 55.1-414)\n\nA purchaser shall not, under this chapter, be affected by the record of a deed\nor contract made by a person under whom his title is not derived, nor by the\nrecord of a deed or contract made by any person under whom the title of such\npurchaser is derived, if it was made by such person before he acquired the legal\ntitle of record.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 5201; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-105; 2019, c. 712.","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"}}