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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 1968, chapter 659.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":374722,"section_number":"62.1-126","catch_line":"Forfeiture by tenant of works damaged or destroyed, and unrestored; right of remainderman or reversioner","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-126\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1497651,"object_type":"law","relational_id":374721,"identifier":"62.1-125","token":"62.1\/9\/62.1-125","url":"\/62.1-125\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-125\/","token":"62.1\/9\/62.1-125","dublin_core":{"Title":"Time within which applicant must erect or rebuild works; consequence of failure","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-125","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If the applicant shall not begin his work within one year, and so far finish it within three years after such leave, as then to have his mill, manufactory, machine, or engine in good condition for use; or if such mill, manufactory, machine, or engine, be at any time destroyed or rendered unfit for use, and the rebuilding or repair thereof shall not within two years from the time of such destruction or unfitness, be commenced, and within five years from that time be so far finished as then to be in good condition for use, the title to the land so circumscribed shall revert to the former owner, his heirs, or assigns, and the leave so granted shall then be in force no longer, except as provided in \u00a7 62.1-126<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTIME WITHIN WHICH APPLICANT MUST ERECT OR REBUILD WORKS; CONSEQUENCE OF FAILURE\n(\u00a7 62.1-125)\n\nIf the applicant shall not begin his work within one year, and so far finish it\nwithin three years after such leave, as then to have his mill, manufactory,\nmachine, or engine in good condition for use; or if such mill, manufactory,\nmachine, or engine, be at any time destroyed or rendered unfit for use, and the\nrebuilding or repair thereof shall not within two years from the time of such\ndestruction or unfitness, be commenced, and within five years from that time be\nso far finished as then to be in good condition for use, the title to the land\nso circumscribed shall revert to the former owner, his heirs, or assigns, and\nthe leave so granted shall then be in force no longer, except as provided in \u00a7\n62.1-126.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 62-104; 1968, c. 659.","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"}}