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I, c. 400.","full_text":"A\n\nThe Director is authorized, subject to the written recommendation of the Department of General Services to the Governor and the written approval of the Governor, following review as to form and content by the Attorney General and the provisions of this article, to lease to any person for consideration, by appropriate instrument signed and executed by the Director, in the name of the Commonwealth: (i) any lands or other properties held for general recreational or other public purposes by the Department, for the Commonwealth, or (ii) any lands over which the Department has supervision and control, or any part of such lands where such lease is for the purposes of recreation, agriculture, or resource management and is consistent with the purposes and duties of the Department. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (ii), whenever land is acquired by purchase or otherwise for public recreation and conservation purposes under the administration of the Department, the Director is authorized to lease the land or any portion of it back to the owner from whom the land is acquired upon terms and conditions in the public interest. No lease granted under this section shall be for an initial term longer than ten years, but any such lease may contain provisions for lease renewals, either contingent or automatic at the discretion of the Director, for a like period upon the same terms and conditions as originally granted. If written notice of termination is received by the Director from the lessee or if use of the lease is in fact abandoned by the lessee at any time prior to the end of the initial term or any renewal, the Director may immediately terminate the lease.B\n\nThe Director is authorized to lease state-owned housing under the control of the Department to state employees. Such leases shall be approved as to form and content by the Attorney General and the Department of General Services. The leasing of Department-controlled housing to state employees shall be for the purposes of providing security and operational efficiencies to property of the Department and shall not cause the property to be considered surplus to the agency’s need. If the Director determines that the availability of state-owned housing is inadequate to meet the onsite security and operational efficiencies requirements for Department-owned property, he may lease residential property not owned by the Commonwealth from prospective landlords for the purposes of subleasing to state employees who otherwise qualify for leasing state-owned housing. Such leases and subleases shall be approved by the Director.C\n\nProperty leased under this section shall not be considered surplus to the agency’s need.D\n\nThe Department shall include information about leasing activities carried out pursuant to this section in an annual report to the General Assembly.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":223726,"text":"The Director is authorized, subject to the written recommendation of the Department of General Services to the Governor and the written approval of the Governor, following review as to form and content by the Attorney General and the provisions of this article, to lease to any person for consideration, by appropriate instrument signed and executed by the Director, in the name of the Commonwealth: (i) any lands or other properties held for general recreational or other public purposes by the Department, for the Commonwealth, or (ii) any lands over which the Department has supervision and control, or any part of such lands where such lease is for the purposes of recreation, agriculture, or resource management and is consistent with the purposes and duties of the Department. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (ii), whenever land is acquired by purchase or otherwise for public recreation and conservation purposes under the administration of the Department, the Director is authorized to lease the land or any portion of it back to the owner from whom the land is acquired upon terms and conditions in the public interest. No lease granted under this section shall be for an initial term longer than ten years, but any such lease may contain provisions for lease renewals, either contingent or automatic at the discretion of the Director, for a like period upon the same terms and conditions as originally granted. 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This law was first created in 1978. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 835 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1978 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1980, chapter 451; in 1984, chapter 739; in 1987, chapter 453; in 1988, chapter 891; in 1991, chapter 461; in 2008, chapter 22<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":143419,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61225,"identifier":"10.1-109","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/3\/10.1-109","url":"\/10.1-109\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/10.1-109\/","token":"10.1\/I\/1\/3\/10.1-109","dublin_core":{"Title":"Lease of lands and other properties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 10.1-109","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Director<\/span> is authorized, subject to the written recommendation of the Department<\/span> of General Services to the Governor and the written approval of the Governor, following review as to form and content by the Attorney General<\/span> and the provisions of this article, to lease to any person for consideration, by appropriate instrument signed and executed by the Director<\/span>, in the name of the Commonwealth: (i) any lands or other properties held for general recreational or other public purposes by the Department<\/span>, for the Commonwealth, or (ii) any lands over which the Department<\/span> has supervision and control, or any part of such lands where such lease is for the purposes of recreation, agriculture, or resource management and is consistent with the purposes and duties of the Department<\/span>. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (ii), whenever land is acquired by purchase or otherwise for public recreation and conservation purposes under the administration of the Department<\/span>, the Director<\/span> is authorized to lease the land or any portion of it back to the owner from whom the land is acquired upon terms and conditions in the public interest. No lease granted under this section shall be for an initial term longer than ten years, but any such lease may contain provisions for lease renewals, either contingent or automatic at the discretion of the Director<\/span>, for a like period upon the same terms and conditions as originally granted. If written notice of termination is received by the Director<\/span> from the lessee or if use of the lease is in fact<\/span> abandoned by the lessee at any time prior to the end of the initial term or any renewal, the Director<\/span> may immediately terminate the lease. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Director<\/span> is authorized to lease state-owned housing under the control of the Department<\/span> to state employees. Such leases shall be approved as to form and content by the Attorney General<\/span> and the Department<\/span> of General Services. The leasing of Department<\/span>-controlled housing to state employees shall be for the purposes of providing security and operational efficiencies to property of the Department<\/span> and shall not cause the property to be considered surplus to the agency’s need. If the Director<\/span> determines that the availability of state-owned housing is inadequate to meet the onsite security and operational efficiencies requirements for Department<\/span>-owned property, he may lease residential property not owned by the Commonwealth from prospective landlords for the purposes of subleasing to state employees who otherwise qualify for leasing state-owned housing. Such leases and subleases shall be approved by the Director<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Property leased under this section shall not be considered surplus to the agency’s need. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Department<\/span> shall include information about leasing activities carried out pursuant to this section in an annual report to the General Assembly. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLEASE OF LANDS AND OTHER PROPERTIES (\u00a7 10.1-109)\n\nA. The Director is authorized, subject to the written recommendation of the\nDepartment of General Services to the Governor and the written approval of the\nGovernor, following review as to form and content by the Attorney General and\nthe provisions of this article, to lease to any person for consideration, by\nappropriate instrument signed and executed by the Director, in the name of the\nCommonwealth: (i) any lands or other properties held for general recreational or\nother public purposes by the Department, for the Commonwealth, or (ii) any lands\nover which the Department has supervision and control, or any part of such lands\nwhere such lease is for the purposes of recreation, agriculture, or resource\nmanagement and is consistent with the purposes and duties of the Department.\nNotwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (ii), whenever land is acquired by\npurchase or otherwise for public recreation and conservation purposes under the\nadministration of the Department, the Director is authorized to lease the land\nor any portion of it back to the owner from whom the land is acquired upon terms\nand conditions in the public interest. No lease granted under this section shall\nbe for an initial term longer than ten years, but any such lease may contain\nprovisions for lease renewals, either contingent or automatic at the discretion\nof the Director, for a like period upon the same terms and conditions as\noriginally granted. If written notice of termination is received by the Director\nfrom the lessee or if use of the lease is in fact abandoned by the lessee at any\ntime prior to the end of the initial term or any renewal, the Director may\nimmediately terminate the lease.\n\nB. The Director is authorized to lease state-owned housing under the control of\nthe Department to state employees. Such leases shall be approved as to form and\ncontent by the Attorney General and the Department of General Services. The\nleasing of Department-controlled housing to state employees shall be for the\npurposes of providing security and operational efficiencies to property of the\nDepartment and shall not cause the property to be considered surplus to the\nagency’s need. If the Director determines that the availability of\nstate-owned housing is inadequate to meet the onsite security and operational\nefficiencies requirements for Department-owned property, he may lease\nresidential property not owned by the Commonwealth from prospective landlords\nfor the purposes of subleasing to state employees who otherwise qualify for\nleasing state-owned housing. Such leases and subleases shall be approved by the\nDirector.\n\nC. Property leased under this section shall not be considered surplus to the\nagency’s need.\n\nD. The Department shall include information about leasing activities carried out\npursuant to this section in an annual report to the General Assembly.\n\nHISTORY: 1978, c. 835, \u00a7 10-17.114; 1980, c. 451; 1984, c. 739; 1987, c. 453;\n1988, c. 891; 1991, c. 461; 2008, c. 22; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 400.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}