Virginia Statutes
§ 55.1-2431 — Escheat of estates in trust and equitable titles
Virginia § 55.1-2431
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 55.1-2431 (2026).
Text
An estate vested in a person solely by mortgage or deed of trust shall not escheat or be forfeited to the Commonwealth by reason of the mortgagee or trustee dying without heirs, but any equitable title to lands shall escheat or be forfeited, as the case may be, if the person having the equitable title also had the legal title.
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Legislative History
Code 1919, § 514; Code 1950, § 55-193; 1977, c. 583; 2019, c. 712.
Nearby Sections
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§ 55.1-1000
Definitions§ 55.1-1001
Limitation on applicability of chapter§ 55.1-1003
Persons who may act as a settlement agent§ 55.1-1004
Duties of settlement agents§ 55.1-1006
Choice of settlement agent§ 55.1-1007
Disclosure§ 55.1-1008
Conditions for providing escrow, closing, or settlement services and for maintaining escrow accounts§ 55.1-1009
Falsifying settlement statements prohibited§ 55.1-1009.1
Prohibition against payment or receipt of settlement services kickbacks, rebates, commissions, and other payments§ 55.1-1011
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Virginia § 55.1-2431, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/55.1/55.1-2431.