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In lieu of such personal service on the parties or their agents and of such publication, the notice to all parties may be given by publishing the same twice in a newspaper having general circulation in the locality, with the first notice appearing no more than 28 days before and the second notice appearing no less than seven days before the parties are cited to appear. Any landowner wishing to make objections to an assessment or apportionment may appear in person or by counsel and state such objections.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":308367,"text":"The notice may be given by personal service on all persons entitled to such notice, except (i) notice to an infant, a mentally incapacitated person or other person under a disability may be served on his guardian, conservator or committee; (ii) notice to a nonresident may be mailed to him at his place of residence or served on any agent of his having charge of the property or on the tenant of the property; or (iii) in any case when the owner is a nonresident or when the owner’s residence is not known, such notice may be given by publication three times in a newspaper having general circulation in the locality, with the first notice appearing no more than 35 days before and the third notice appearing no less than seven days before the parties are cited to appear. In lieu of such personal service on the parties or their agents and of such publication, the notice to all parties may be given by publishing the same twice in a newspaper having general circulation in the locality, with the first notice appearing no more than 28 days before and the second notice appearing no less than seven days before the parties are cited to appear. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1962, chapter 623; in 1984, chapter 331; in 1997, chapters 587<\/a> and 801<\/a>; in 2024, chapters 225<\/a> and 242<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":155651,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86113,"identifier":"15.2-2409","token":"15.2\/II\/24\/2\/15.2-2409","url":"\/15.2-2409\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2409\/","token":"15.2\/II\/24\/2\/15.2-2409","dublin_core":{"Title":"How notice given; objections","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2409","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The notice may be given by personal service on all persons entitled to such notice, except (i) notice to an infant, a mentally incapacitated person or other person under a disability may be served on his guardian, conservator or committee; (ii) notice to a nonresident may be mailed to him at his place of residence or served on any agent of his having charge of the property or on the tenant of the property; or (iii) in any case when the owner is a nonresident or when the owner’s residence is not known, such notice may be given by publication three times in a newspaper having general circulation in the locality<\/span>, with the first notice appearing no more than 35 days before and the third notice appearing no less than seven days before the parties are cited to appear. In lieu of such personal service on the parties or their agents and of such publication, the notice to all parties may be given by publishing the same twice in a newspaper having general circulation in the locality<\/span>, with the first notice appearing no more than 28 days before and the second notice appearing no less than seven days before the parties are cited to appear. Any landowner wishing to make objections to an assessment or apportionment may appear in person or by counsel<\/span> and state such objections.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOW NOTICE GIVEN; OBJECTIONS (\u00a7 15.2-2409)\n\nThe notice may be given by personal service on all persons entitled to such\nnotice, except (i) notice to an infant, a mentally incapacitated person or other\nperson under a disability may be served on his guardian, conservator or\ncommittee; (ii) notice to a nonresident may be mailed to him at his place of\nresidence or served on any agent of his having charge of the property or on the\ntenant of the property; or (iii) in any case when the owner is a nonresident or\nwhen the owner’s residence is not known, such notice may be given by\npublication three times in a newspaper having general circulation in the\nlocality, with the first notice appearing no more than 35 days before and the\nthird notice appearing no less than seven days before the parties are cited to\nappear. In lieu of such personal service on the parties or their agents and of\nsuch publication, the notice to all parties may be given by publishing the same\ntwice in a newspaper having general circulation in the locality, with the first\nnotice appearing no more than 28 days before and the second notice appearing no\nless than seven days before the parties are cited to appear. Any landowner\nwishing to make objections to an assessment or apportionment may appear in\nperson or by counsel and state such objections.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-674; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-244; 1984, c. 331; 1997,\ncc. 587, 801; 2024, cc. 225, 242.","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}}