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Real property; duty to disclose ownership interest and lis pendens.

It became law on Apr 11, 2022.

VA HB 281 · House Bill · 2022

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Apr 11, 2022

What it does

Real property; title insurance and duty to disclose ownership interest and lis pendens. Provides that a real estate licensee has an affirmative duty, upon having substantive discussions about specific real property, to disclose in writing to the purchaser, seller, lessor, or lessee if he, any member of his family, his firm, any member of his firm, or any entity in which he has an ownership interest has or will have an ownership interest to the other parties to the transaction. The bill requires a settlement agent, in connection with any transaction involving the purchase or sale of an interest in residential real property, to obtain from the purchaser a statement in writing that he has been…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

  2. Committee (Done)

  3. Floor (Done)

  4. Law (Done)

    Apr 11, 2022

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It is law in Virginia. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.

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