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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 1977, chapter 617.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1507043,"object_type":"law","relational_id":376857,"identifier":"8.01-175","token":"8.01\/3\/15\/8.01-175","url":"\/8.01-175\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-175\/","token":"8.01\/3\/15\/8.01-175","dublin_core":{"Title":"When plaintiff may require his estate only to be valued; how determined; how he may elect to relinquish his title to defendant","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-175","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> When the defendant<\/span> shall claim allowance for improvements, the plaintiff<\/span> may, by an entry on the record, require that the value of his estate in the premises, without the improvements, shall also be ascertained. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The value of the premises in such case shall be determined as it would have been at the time of the inquiry, if no such improvements had been made, and shall be ascertained in the manner hereinbefore provided for determining the value of improvements. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The plaintiff<\/span> in such case, if judgment<\/span> is rendered for him, may at any time, enter on the record his election to relinquish his estate in the premises to the defendant<\/span> at the value so ascertained under this section, and the defendant<\/span> shall thenceforth hold all the estate that the plaintiff<\/span> had therein at the commencement of the suit<\/span>, provided he pay therefor such value, with interest, in the manner in which the court<\/span> may direct. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN PLAINTIFF MAY REQUIRE HIS ESTATE ONLY TO BE VALUED; HOW DETERMINED; HOW HE\nMAY ELECT TO RELINQUISH HIS TITLE TO DEFENDANT (\u00a7 8.01-175)\n\nA. When the defendant shall claim allowance for improvements, the plaintiff may,\nby an entry on the record, require that the value of his estate in the premises,\nwithout the improvements, shall also be ascertained.\n\nB. The value of the premises in such case shall be determined as it would have\nbeen at the time of the inquiry, if no such improvements had been made, and\nshall be ascertained in the manner hereinbefore provided for determining the\nvalue of improvements.\n\nC. The plaintiff in such case, if judgment is rendered for him, may at any time,\nenter on the record his election to relinquish his estate in the premises to the\ndefendant at the value so ascertained under this section, and the defendant\nshall thenceforth hold all the estate that the plaintiff had therein at the\ncommencement of the suit, provided he pay therefor such value, with interest, in\nthe manner in which the court may direct.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 8-851, 8-852, 8-853; 1977, c. 617.","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"}}