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Any such lien binding on the owner of the real estate at the time of sale or other disposition shall be paid from the sale or other proceeds as real estate taxes assessed thereon are required to be paid. The clerk shall cause such statement to be entered and properly indexed against the record owner of the real estate, for which the clerk shall be entitled to a fee of two dollars per entry, or such other fee as may be specifically provided for such purpose in this title, to be paid by the locality or other political subdivision asserting the lien and to be added to the amount of the lien. If the amount of such lien and all accrued interest due thereon are paid in full, the locality or other political subdivision asserting the lien shall deliver a certificate evidencing such payment to the person paying the same, and, upon presentation of such certificate, the clerk having record of the lien shall mark the entry of such lien satisfied, for which he shall be entitled to a fee of one dollar, or such other fee as may be specifically provided for such purpose in this title.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":236398,"text":"Notwithstanding any provision contained in this title to the contrary, wherever this title provides for or authorizes a lien upon real estate for a local assessment, fee, rent or charge, other than real estate taxes, not paid when due, such lien shall not bind or affect a subsequent bona fide purchaser of the real estate for valuable consideration without actual notice of the lien unless, at the time of the transfer of record of the real estate to the purchaser, a statement containing the name of the record owner of the real estate and the amount of such unpaid assessments, fees, rents or charges is entered in the judgment lien book in the clerk’s office where deeds are recorded or is contained in records maintained by the local treasurer for real estate tax liens pursuant to \u00a7 58.1-3930 with respect to the real estate against which the lien is asserted. Any such lien binding on the owner of the real estate at the time of sale or other disposition shall be paid from the sale or other proceeds as real estate taxes assessed thereon are required to be paid. The clerk shall cause such statement to be entered and properly indexed against the record owner of the real estate, for which the clerk shall be entitled to a fee of two dollars per entry, or such other fee as may be specifically provided for such purpose in this title, to be paid by the locality or other political subdivision asserting the lien and to be added to the amount of the lien. 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This law was first created in 1994. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 525<\/a> 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. It has been modified 2 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 1996, chapter 612<\/a>; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65453,"section_number":"58.1-3930","catch_line":"How liens to be recorded; release of liens","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3930\/"}],"permalink":{"id":151301,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64995,"identifier":"15.2-104","token":"15.2\/I\/1\/15.2-104","url":"\/15.2-104\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-104\/","token":"15.2\/I\/1\/15.2-104","dublin_core":{"Title":"Liens against real estate","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-104","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding any provision contained in this title to the contrary, wherever this title provides for or authorizes a lien<\/span> upon real estate for a local assessment, fee, rent or charge, other than real estate taxes, not paid when due, such lien<\/span> shall not bind or affect a subsequent bona fide purchaser of the real estate for valuable consideration without actual notice of the lien<\/span> unless, at the time of the transfer of record of the real estate to the purchaser, a statement containing the name of the record owner of the real estate and the amount of such unpaid assessments, fees, rents or charges is entered in the judgment<\/span> lien<\/span> book in the clerk’s office where deeds are recorded or is contained in records maintained by the local treasurer for real estate tax liens<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 58.1-3930<\/a> with respect to the real estate against which the lien<\/span> is asserted. Any such lien<\/span> binding on the owner of the real estate at the time of sale or other disposition<\/span> shall be paid from the sale or other proceeds as real estate taxes assessed thereon are required to be paid. The clerk shall cause such statement to be entered and properly indexed against the record owner of the real estate, for which the clerk shall be entitled to a fee of two dollars per entry, or such other fee as may be specifically provided for such purpose in this title, to be paid by the locality<\/span> or other political subdivision asserting the lien<\/span> and to be added to the amount of the lien<\/span>. If the amount of such lien<\/span> and all accrued interest due thereon are paid in full, the locality<\/span> or other political subdivision asserting the lien<\/span> shall deliver a certificate evidencing such payment to the person paying the same, and, upon presentation of such certificate, the clerk having record of the lien<\/span> shall mark the entry of such lien<\/span> satisfied, for which he shall be entitled to a fee of one dollar, or such other fee as may be specifically provided for such purpose in this title.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIENS AGAINST REAL ESTATE (\u00a7 15.2-104)\n\nNotwithstanding any provision contained in this title to the contrary, wherever\nthis title provides for or authorizes a lien upon real estate for a local\nassessment, fee, rent or charge, other than real estate taxes, not paid when\ndue, such lien shall not bind or affect a subsequent bona fide purchaser of the\nreal estate for valuable consideration without actual notice of the lien unless,\nat the time of the transfer of record of the real estate to the purchaser, a\nstatement containing the name of the record owner of the real estate and the\namount of such unpaid assessments, fees, rents or charges is entered in the\njudgment lien book in the clerk’s office where deeds are recorded or is\ncontained in records maintained by the local treasurer for real estate tax liens\npursuant to \u00a7 58.1-3930 with respect to the real estate against which the lien\nis asserted. Any such lien binding on the owner of the real estate at the time\nof sale or other disposition shall be paid from the sale or other proceeds as\nreal estate taxes assessed thereon are required to be paid. The clerk shall\ncause such statement to be entered and properly indexed against the record owner\nof the real estate, for which the clerk shall be entitled to a fee of two\ndollars per entry, or such other fee as may be specifically provided for such\npurpose in this title, to be paid by the locality or other political subdivision\nasserting the lien and to be added to the amount of the lien. If the amount of\nsuch lien and all accrued interest due thereon are paid in full, the locality or\nother political subdivision asserting the lien shall deliver a certificate\nevidencing such payment to the person paying the same, and, upon presentation of\nsuch certificate, the clerk having record of the lien shall mark the entry of\nsuch lien satisfied, for which he shall be entitled to a fee of one dollar, or\nsuch other fee as may be specifically provided for such purpose in this title.\n\nHISTORY: 1994, c. 525, \u00a7 15.1-37.3:13; 1996, c. 612; 1997, c. 587.","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}}