Virginia § 8.2A-216 Third-party beneficiaries of express and implied warranties

Virginia Statutes

§ 8.2A-216 — Third-party beneficiaries of express and implied warranties

Virginia § 8.2A-216

Title 8.2ACOMMERCIAL CODE — LEASES

Part 2FORMATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF LEASE CONTRACT

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Va. Code Ann. § 8.2A-216 (2026).

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Lack of privity between the plaintiff and the defendant shall be no defense in any action brought against the manufacturer or lessor of goods, other than as lessor under a finance lease, to recover damages for breach of warranty, express or implied, or for negligence, although the plaintiff did not lease the goods from the defendant, if the plaintiff was a person whom the manufacturer or lessor might reasonably have expected to use, consume, or be affected by the goods.

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Lack of privity between the plaintiff and the defendant shall be no defense in any action brought against the manufacturer or lessor of goods, other than as lessor under a finance lease, to recover damages for breach of warranty, express or implied, or for negligence, although the plaintiff did not lease the goods from the defendant, if the plaintiff was a person whom the manufacturer or lessor might reasonably have expected to use, consume, or be affected by the goods.