Virginia § 55.1-2304 Restraints on alienation

Virginia Statutes

§ 55.1-2304 — Restraints on alienation

Virginia § 55.1-2304

Title 55.1Property and Conveyances

Subtitle IVCommon Interest Communities

Ch. 23Subdivided Land Sales Act

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Va. Code Ann. § 55.1-2304 (2026).

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Provided that selling or leasing a lot is not specifically prohibited by recorded covenant, it is unlawful to restrain the owner of a lot in a subdivision from offering such lot for sale or lease or from selling or leasing such lot. Any deed restriction or recorded covenant that creates a right of first refusal in excess of 30 days or creates a sales restraint that denies lot owners the right to post for-sale signs of reasonable size is null and void.

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Provided that selling or leasing a lot is not specifically prohibited by recorded covenant, it is unlawful to restrain the owner of a lot in a subdivision from offering such lot for sale or lease or from selling or leasing such lot. Any deed restriction or recorded covenant that creates a right of first refusal in excess of 30 days or creates a sales restraint that denies lot owners the right to post for-sale signs of reasonable size is null and void.