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§ 38.2-123 Title

“Title insurance” means insurance against loss by reason of liens and encumbrances upon property, defects in the title to property, and other matters affecting the title to property or the right to the use and enjoyment of property. “Title insurance” includes insurance of the condition of the title to property and the status of any lien on property.

History

The record of this law’s original creation isn’t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1952, chapter 317; in 1986, chapter 562.

Code 1950, § 38-233; 1952, c. 317, § 38.1-20; 1986, c. 562.

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