Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-239 (2026)

Ground rents

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No action shall be brought for the recovery of any ground rent reserved upon real estate after the expiration of ten years from the time such ground rent becomes due and payable.

Code 1950, § 8-10; 1977, c. 617.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1987–1987 · leading case: Sch. Bd. v. United States Gypsum Co., 360 S.E.2d 325 (Va. 1987).

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Sch. Bd. v. United States Gypsum Co., 360 S.E.2d 325 (Va. 1987). · cites it 4× “01-247 ("No action shall be maintained on any contract which is governed by the law of another state or country if the right of action thereon is barred by the laws of such state or country or of this Commonwealth.”

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