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Such tenancy in common shall arise by operation of law when such financial obligation is incurred by the local governing body, and shall terminate by operation of law when such financial obligation has been paid in full. Neither the creation nor the termination of this tenancy in common shall require the execution or recordation of any deed of conveyance by either the school board or the governing body. If the school property in question is used by more than one school division, such tenancy in common shall arise and terminate on the same basis in each of the participating localities. Nothing in this section shall alter the authority or responsibility of local school boards to control and regulate the use of the property during the existence of such tenancy in common, nor shall it confer to the local governing body any additional powers over school board decisions relative to school board property, including actions taken pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-129 of the Code. 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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 674<\/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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":57012,"section_number":"22.1-125","catch_line":"Title to property vested in school board; exception; extent of school board's authority","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-125\/"},{"id":54389,"section_number":"22.1-129","catch_line":"Surplus property; sale, exchange or lease of real and personal property","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-129\/"}],"permalink":{"id":153999,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67773,"identifier":"15.2-1800.1","token":"15.2\/II\/18\/1\/15.2-1800.1","url":"\/15.2-1800.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-1800.1\/","token":"15.2\/II\/18\/1\/15.2-1800.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Tenancy in common with school board for certain property","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-1800.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 22.1-125<\/a> or any other provision of law<\/span>, whenever a locality<\/span> has incurred a financial obligation, payable over more than one fiscal year, to fund the acquisition, construction or improvement of public school property, the local governing body<\/span> of the locality<\/span> shall be deemed to have acquired title to such school property, as a tenant in common with the local school board, for the term of such financial obligation. Such tenancy in common shall arise by operation of law<\/span> when such financial obligation is incurred by the local governing body<\/span>, and shall terminate by operation of law<\/span> when such financial obligation has been paid in full. Neither the creation nor the termination of this tenancy in common shall require the execution or recordation of any deed of conveyance by either the school board or the governing body<\/span>. If the school property in question is used by more than one school division, such tenancy in common shall arise and terminate on the same basis in each of the participating localities. Nothing in this section shall alter the authority or responsibility of local school boards to control and regulate the use of the property during the existence of such tenancy in common, nor shall it confer to the local governing body<\/span> any additional powers over school board decisions relative to school board property, including actions taken pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-129<\/a> of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any local governing body<\/span> may elect not to acquire tenancy in common to some or all of the public school property in its locality<\/span>, by adopting a resolution declining such tenancy in common for current and future financial obligations.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTENANCY IN COMMON WITH SCHOOL BOARD FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY (\u00a7 15.2-1800.1)\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 22.1-125 or any other provision of law,\nwhenever a locality has incurred a financial obligation, payable over more than\none fiscal year, to fund the acquisition, construction or improvement of public\nschool property, the local governing body of the locality shall be deemed to\nhave acquired title to such school property, as a tenant in common with the\nlocal school board, for the term of such financial obligation. Such tenancy in\ncommon shall arise by operation of law when such financial obligation is\nincurred by the local governing body, and shall terminate by operation of law\nwhen such financial obligation has been paid in full. Neither the creation nor\nthe termination of this tenancy in common shall require the execution or\nrecordation of any deed of conveyance by either the school board or the\ngoverning body. If the school property in question is used by more than one\nschool division, such tenancy in common shall arise and terminate on the same\nbasis in each of the participating localities. Nothing in this section shall\nalter the authority or responsibility of local school boards to control and\nregulate the use of the property during the existence of such tenancy in common,\nnor shall it confer to the local governing body any additional powers over\nschool board decisions relative to school board property, including actions\ntaken pursuant to \u00a7 22.1-129 of the Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any\nlocal governing body may elect not to acquire tenancy in common to some or all\nof the public school property in its locality, by adopting a resolution\ndeclining such tenancy in common for current and future financial obligations.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 674.","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}}