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Va. Code Ann. § 25.1-406 (2026)

Moving and related expenses

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Whenever the acquisition of real property for a program or project undertaken by a state agency will result in the displacement of any person, the state agency shall make fair and reasonable relocation payments to the displaced person for:

1. Actual reasonable expenses in moving himself, his family, business, farm operation, or other personal property;

2. Actual direct losses of tangible personal property as a result of moving or discontinuing a business or farm operation, which payments shall not exceed an amount equal to the reasonable expenses that would have been required to relocate such property, as determined by the state agency;

3. Actual reasonable expenses in searching for a replacement business or farm; and

4. Actual reasonable expenses necessarily incurred in reestablishing a displaced farm, nonprofit organization, or small business at its new site, in accordance with criteria established by the state agency.

Code 1950, §§ 33-75.04, 33.1-132.4; 1970, c. 40, § 25-239; 1972, c. 738; 1989, c. 714; 2000, c. 851; 2003, c. 940; 2026, c. 954.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2020–2020 · leading case: Fernandez v. Comm'r of Highways (ORDER), 842 S.E.2d 200 (Va. 2020).
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Fernandez v. Comm'r of Highways (ORDER), 842 S.E.2d 200 (Va. 2020). · cites it 8× “Instead, he sued the Commissioner of Highways in circuit court, seeking a declaratory judgment ordering the Commissioner to provide “the statutorily required relocation benefits” under Code § 25.1-406 of the Virginia Relocation Assistance Act (“VRAA”).”
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