Virginia § 55.1-413 - Lien of subsequent purchaser for purchase money paid before notice
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 55.1-413 — Lien of subsequent purchaser for purchase money paid before notice, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 55.1-413. Lien of subsequent purchaser for purchase money paid before notice
As against any person claiming under the deed or other writing that has not been recorded before payment by a subsequent purchaser for valuable consideration of the whole or a part of his purchase money, such subsequent purchaser, notwithstanding such deed or other writing recorded before he becomes a complete purchaser, shall have a lien on the property purchased by him for so much of his purchase money as he may have paid before notice of such lien.
Code 1919, § 5200; Code 1950, § 55-104; 2019, c. 712.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 55.1-413 ("Lien of subsequent purchaser for purchase money paid before notice") 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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