Virginia § 55.1-116 In what conveyances possession transferred to the use

Virginia Statutes

§ 55.1-116 — In what conveyances possession transferred to the use

Virginia § 55.1-116

JurisdictionVirginia

Title 55.1Property and Conveyances

Subtitle IProperty Conveyances

Ch. 1Creation and Limitation of Estates

Art. 1Creation and Transfer of Estates

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Bluebook

Va. Code Ann. § 55.1-116 (2026).

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By deed of bargain and sale, or by deeds of lease and release, or by covenant to stand seized to the use, or deed operating by way of covenant to stand seized to the use, the possession of the grantor shall be deemed transferred to the grantee or other person entitled to the use, for the estate or interest that such person has in the use, as perfectly as if the grantee or other person entitled to the use had been enfeoffed with livery of seisin of the land intended to be conveyed by such deed or covenant.

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By deed of bargain and sale, or by deeds of lease and release, or by covenant to stand seized to the use, or deed operating by way of covenant to stand seized to the use, the possession of the grantor shall be deemed transferred to the grantee or other person entitled to the use, for the estate or interest that such person has in the use, as perfectly as if the grantee or other person entitled to the use had been enfeoffed with livery of seisin of the land intended to be conveyed by such deed or covenant.