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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>356275</law_id><section_number>25.1-416</section_number><catch_line>Application of article</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="66" identifier="25.1">Eminent Domain</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="4" identifier="4">Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="2" identifier="2">Relocation Assistance</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The provisions of this article shall apply for the benefit of (i) <span class="dictionary">owners</span> and (ii) other <span class="dictionary">persons</span> who are actually and lawfully occupying the real <span class="dictionary">property</span> to be acquired and who have been occupants thereof for at least 90 days prior to the initiation of negotiations for acquisition.</p></section></text><history>1972, c. 738, &#xA7; 25-236; 1979, c. 235; 2000, c. 851; 2003, c. 940.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
