Virginia Statutes
§ 55.1-362 — Covenant of "no act to encumber."
Virginia § 55.1-362
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 55.1Property and Conveyances
Subtitle IProperty Conveyances
Ch. 3Form and Effect of Deeds and Covenants; Liens
Art. 4Effect of Certain Expressions in Deeds
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 55.1-362 (2026).
Text
A covenant by any such grantor "that he has done no act to encumber the said lands" shall have the same effect as if he covenanted that he had not done or executed, or knowingly suffered, any act, deed, or thing whereby the lands and premises conveyed, or intended so to be, or any part thereof, are or will be charged, affected, or encumbered in title, estate, or otherwise.
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Legislative History
Code 1919, § 5177; Code 1950, § 55-74; 2019, c. 712.
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Virginia § 55.1-362, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/55.1/55.1-362.