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However, if the judgment is for assessments levied by a common interest community association pursuant to Chapter 18 (\u00a7 55.1-1800 et seq.), 19 (\u00a7 55.1-1900 et seq.), 21 (55.1-2100 et seq.), or 23 (\u00a7 55.1-2300 et seq.) of Title 55.1, no bill to enforce a lien shall be entertained if the total amount secured by one or more judgments exclusive of interest and costs does not exceed $5,000.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1408301,"text":"No bill to enforce a lien pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-462 shall be entertained if the real estate is the judgment debtor’s primary residence and the amount of the judgment exclusive of interest and costs does not exceed $25,000. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1977, chapter 617; in 2024, chapters 55<\/a> and 349<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":369368,"section_number":"55.1-1800","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1800\/"},{"id":369403,"section_number":"55.1-1900","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1900\/"},{"id":369530,"section_number":"55.1-2100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2100\/"},{"id":369670,"section_number":"55.1-2300","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2300\/"},{"id":377395,"section_number":"8.01-462","catch_line":"Jurisdiction of equity to enforce lien of judgment; when it may decree sale","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-462\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1504931,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377396,"identifier":"8.01-463","token":"8.01\/17\/7\/8.01-463","url":"\/8.01-463\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-463\/","token":"8.01\/17\/7\/8.01-463","dublin_core":{"Title":"Enforcement of lien when judgment does not exceed $25,000","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-463","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No bill to enforce a lien<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-462<\/a> shall be entertained if the real estate is the judgment debtor<\/span>’s primary residence and the amount of the judgment exclusive of interest and costs does not exceed $25,000. However, if the judgment is for assessments levied by a common interest community association pursuant to Chapter 18 (\u00a7 55.1-1800<\/a> et seq.), 19 (\u00a7 55.1-1900<\/a> et seq.), 21 (55.1-2100<\/a> et seq.), or 23 (\u00a7 55.1-2300<\/a> et seq.) of Title 55.1, no bill to enforce a lien<\/span> shall be entertained if the total amount secured by one or more judgments<\/span> exclusive of interest and costs does not exceed $5,000.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENFORCEMENT OF LIEN WHEN JUDGMENT DOES NOT EXCEED $25,000 (\u00a7 8.01-463)\n\nNo bill to enforce a lien pursuant to \u00a7 8.01-462 shall be entertained if the\nreal estate is the judgment debtor’s primary residence and the amount of\nthe judgment exclusive of interest and costs does not exceed $25,000. However,\nif the judgment is for assessments levied by a common interest community\nassociation pursuant to Chapter 18 (\u00a7 55.1-1800 et seq.), 19 (\u00a7 55.1-1900 et\nseq.), 21 (55.1-2100 et seq.), or 23 (\u00a7 55.1-2300 et seq.) of Title 55.1, no\nbill to enforce a lien shall be entertained if the total amount secured by one\nor more judgments exclusive of interest and costs does not exceed $5,000.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-392; 1977, c. 617; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 91, 92; 2024,\ncc. 55, 349.","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"}}