Virginia § 8.01-236 Limitation of entry on or action for land

Virginia Statutes

§ 8.01-236 — Limitation of entry on or action for land

Virginia § 8.01-236

Title 8.01Civil Remedies and Procedure

Ch. 4LIMITATIONS OF ACTIONS

Art. 2LIMITATIONS ON RECOVERY OF REALTY AND ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN LIENS RELATING TO REALTY

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Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-236 (2026).

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No person shall make an entry on, or bring an action to recover, any land unless within fifteen years next after the time at which the right to make such entry or bring such action shall have first accrued to such person or to some other person through whom he claims; provided that an action for unlawful entry or detainer under § 8.01-124 shall be brought within three years after such entry or detainer.

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No person shall make an entry on, or bring an action to recover, any land unless within fifteen years next after the time at which the right to make such entry or bring such action shall have first accrued to such person or to some other person through whom he claims; provided that an action for unlawful entry or detainer under § 8.01-124 shall be brought within three years after such entry or detainer.