Virginia § 8.01-101 - Purchasers relieved of liability for purchase money paid to such commissioner

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§ 8.01-101. Purchasers relieved of liability for purchase money paid to such commissioner

When the certificate pursuant to the provisions in § 8.01-99 shall have been published with an advertisement of the sale or renting of property, or when such bond shall have been given prior to a sale or renting not publicly advertised, any person purchasing or renting such property in pursuance of such advertisement or in pursuance of the decree or order of sale or renting, shall be relieved of all liability for the purchase money or rent, or any part thereof, which he may pay to any special commissioner, as to whom the proper certificate shall have been appended to such advertisement, or who shall have given the bond aforesaid.

Code 1950, § 8-659; 1977, c. 617.

Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 8.01-101 ("Purchasers relieved of liability for purchase money paid to such commissioner") 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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