Virginia § 8.01-237 - Effect of disabilities upon right of entry on, or action for, land
Full text of Virginia Code of Virginia § 8.01-237 — Effect of disabilities upon right of entry on, or action for, land, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8.01-237. Effect of disabilities upon right of entry on, or action for, land
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of § 8.01-229, no disabilities or tacking of disabilities shall preserve to any person or his successors a right to make entry on or bring an action to recover land for more than twenty-five years after such right first accrued, although such person or persons shall have been disabled during the whole of such twenty-five years.
Code 1950, §§ 8-7, 8-8; 1977, c. 617.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8.01-237 ("Effect of disabilities upon right of entry on, or action for, land") 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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