Virginia § 10.1-1014 Validity

Virginia Statutes

§ 10.1-1014 — Validity

Virginia § 10.1-1014

Title 10.1CONSERVATION

Subtitle IACTIVITIES ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION

Ch. 10.1VIRGINIA CONSERVATION EASEMENT ACT

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Va. Code Ann. § 10.1-1014 (2026).

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A conservation easement is valid even though:

1.It is not appurtenant to an interest in real property;

2.It can be or has been assigned to another holder;

3.It is not of a character that has been recognized traditionally at common law;

4.It imposes a negative burden;

5.It imposes affirmative obligations upon the owner of an interest in the burdened property or upon the holder;

6.The benefit does not touch or concern real property; or

7.There is no privity of estate or of contract. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a conservation easement may be created, conveyed, recorded, assigned, released, modified, terminated, or otherwise altered or affected in the same manner as other easements.

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A conservation easement is valid even though:

1. It is not appurtenant to an interest in real property;

2. It can be or has been assigned to another holder;

3. It is not of a character that has been recognized traditionally at common law;

4. It imposes a negative burden;

5. It imposes affirmative obligations upon the owner of an interest in the burdened property or upon the holder;

6. The benefit does not touch or concern real property; or

7. There is no privity of estate or of contract.

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a conservation easement may be created, conveyed, recorded, assigned, released, modified, terminated, or otherwise altered or affected in the same manner as other easements.