§ 10.1-1247 Enforcement of environmental covenant
A. A civil action for injunctive or other equitable relief for violation of an environmental covenant may be maintained by:
3. Any person to whom the covenant expressly grants power to enforce;
4. A person whose interest in the real property or whose collateral or liability may be affected by the alleged violation of the covenant; or
5. A municipality or other unit of local government in which the real property subject to the covenant is located.
B. This chapter does not limit the regulatory authority of the agency or the Department under law other than this chapter with respect to an environmental response project.
C. A person is not responsible for or subject to liability for environmental remediation solely because he has the right to enforce an environmental covenant.
History
This law was first created in 2010. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 691 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.
2010, c. 691.