Virginia § 55.1-1600 - Form of a lease
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 55.1-1600 — Form of a lease, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 55.1-1600. Form of a lease
A lease may be made in a form substantially similar to the following: "This lease, made the ____ day of ______, in the year ____, between (herein insert the names of parties), witnesseth: that the said ______ does (or do) demise unto the said ______, his personal representative and assigns, all (here describe the property) from the ____ day of ______, for the term of ______, thence ensuing, yielding therefor during the said term the rent of (here state the rent and mode of payment). Witness the following signature (or signatures)."
Code 1919, § 5165; Code 1950, § 55-57; 2019, cc. 11, 49, 712.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 55.1-1600 ("Form of a lease") is part of the Code of Virginia, the codified statutory law of Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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