Virginia § 22.1-128 - Title to school board real estate
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 22.1-128 — Title to school board real estate, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22.1-128. Title to school board real estate
Whenever any school board purchases real estate or acquires title thereto, the title to such real estate shall be certified in writing by a competent and discreet attorney-at-law selected by the school board, or title insurance, approved by a competent and discreet attorney-at-law selected by the school board, shall be purchased for such real estate. Such certification or policy of insurance shall be filed with the clerk of the school board along with the recorded deed or other papers by which the title is conveyed. No contract for any such purchase shall bind the school board until the title to such real estate is thus certified or insured.
The school board shall pay to the attorney reasonable compensation for these services.
Code 1950, § 22-150; 1978, c. 26; 1980, c. 559; 1983, c. 32; 1987, c. 188.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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