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Violation of such order by the tenant after he has been served with a copy may be punished as contempt. The order shall not be effective until the plaintiff gives bond with sufficient surety as prescribed by the court, with condition to pay to the tenant, in case the plaintiff does not succeed in recovering or charging the land, such damages as may accrue to the tenant as a consequence of such order. If the plaintiff succeeds in recovering or charging the land, he may recover three times the amount of the damages assessed for such waste.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1406872,"text":"If a defendant who is a tenant in possession of land in an action initiated pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-178.2 commits any waste on the land, the court may, on petition of the plaintiff alleging such waste, verified by oath, and after reasonable notice to the tenant, prohibit the tenant from committing further waste on the land during the pendency of the action. Violation of such order by the tenant after he has been served with a copy may be punished as contempt. The order shall not be effective until the plaintiff gives bond with sufficient surety as prescribed by the court, with condition to pay to the tenant, in case the plaintiff does not succeed in recovering or charging the land, such damages as may accrue to the tenant as a consequence of such order. 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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":[{"id":376861,"section_number":"8.01-178.2","catch_line":"Civil action for waste; double damages","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-178.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1507073,"object_type":"law","relational_id":376863,"identifier":"8.01-178.4","token":"8.01\/3\/15.1\/8.01-178.4","url":"\/8.01-178.4\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-178.4\/","token":"8.01\/3\/15.1\/8.01-178.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Waste committed during pendency of action","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-178.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If a defendant<\/span> who is a tenant in possession<\/span> of land in an action<\/span> initiated pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-178.2<\/a> commits any waste on the land, the court<\/span> may, on petition<\/span> of the plaintiff<\/span> alleging such waste, verified by oath<\/span>, and after reasonable notice to the tenant, prohibit the tenant from committing further waste on the land during the pendency of the action<\/span>. Violation of such order<\/span> by the tenant after he has been served with a copy may be punished as contempt<\/span>. The order<\/span> shall not be effective until the plaintiff<\/span> gives bond<\/span> with sufficient surety<\/span> as prescribed by the court<\/span>, with condition to pay to the tenant, in case the plaintiff<\/span> does not succeed in recovering or charging the land, such damages<\/span> as may accrue to the tenant as a consequence of such order<\/span>. If the plaintiff<\/span> succeeds in recovering or charging the land, he may recover three times the amount of the damages<\/span> assessed for such waste.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWASTE COMMITTED DURING PENDENCY OF ACTION (\u00a7 8.01-178.4)\n\nIf a defendant who is a tenant in possession of land in an action initiated\npursuant to \u00a7 8.01-178.2 commits any waste on the land, the court may, on\npetition of the plaintiff alleging such waste, verified by oath, and after\nreasonable notice to the tenant, prohibit the tenant from committing further\nwaste on the land during the pendency of the action. Violation of such order by\nthe tenant after he has been served with a copy may be punished as contempt. The\norder shall not be effective until the plaintiff gives bond with sufficient\nsurety as prescribed by the court, with condition to pay to the tenant, in case\nthe plaintiff does not succeed in recovering or charging the land, such damages\nas may accrue to the tenant as a consequence of such order. If the plaintiff\nsucceeds in recovering or charging the land, he may recover three times the\namount of the damages assessed for such waste.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 5511; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-216; 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"}}