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The amount finally assessed against or apportioned to each landowner, or fixed by agreement with him, as hereinbefore provided, shall be a lien enforceable in equity on his abutting land, from the time when the work of improvement has been completed, subject to his right of appeal and objections as aforesaid. Such lien shall be enforceable against any person deemed to have had notice of the proposed assessment under \u00a7 15.2-2412, but if no abstract of the resolution or ordinance authorizing the improvement is docketed as provided in \u00a7 15.2-2412, such lien shall be void as to all purchasers for valuable consideration without notice and lien creditors until and except from the time it is duly admitted to record in the county or city wherein the land is situated.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":292059,"text":"Such appeal shall be tried by the court in a summary way, without pleadings in writing and without a jury, after ten days’ notice to the adverse party, and the hearing shall be de novo. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\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 1952, chapter 332; in 1962, chapter 623; in 1964, chapter 521; in 1978, chapter 15; in 1989, chapter 171; in 1997, chapter 587<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85923,"section_number":"15.2-2412","catch_line":"Docketing of abstracts of resolutions or ordinances","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2412\/"},{"id":64577,"section_number":"32.1-163","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-163\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85923,"section_number":"15.2-2412","catch_line":"Docketing of abstracts of resolutions or ordinances","order_by":null,"url":"\/15.2-2412\/"}],"permalink":{"id":155659,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81535,"identifier":"15.2-2411","token":"15.2\/II\/24\/2\/15.2-2411","url":"\/15.2-2411\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/15.2-2411\/","token":"15.2\/II\/24\/2\/15.2-2411","dublin_core":{"Title":"How such appeal tried; lien of judgment; when to take effect; how enforced","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 15.2-2411","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Such appeal<\/span> shall be tried by the court<\/span> in a summary way, without pleadings<\/span> in writing and without a jury<\/span>, after ten days’ notice to the adverse party<\/span>, and the hearing<\/span> shall be de novo<\/span>. The amount finally assessed against or apportioned to each landowner, or fixed by agreement with him, as hereinbefore provided, shall be a lien<\/span> enforceable in equity<\/span> on his abutting land, from the time when the work of improvement has been completed, subject to his right of appeal<\/span> and objections as aforesaid. Such lien<\/span> shall be enforceable against any person deemed to have had notice of the proposed assessment under \u00a7 15.2-2412<\/a>, but if no abstract of the resolution or ordinance<\/span> authorizing the improvement is docketed as provided in \u00a7 15.2-2412<\/a>, such lien<\/span> shall be void as to all purchasers for valuable consideration without notice and lien<\/span> creditors<\/span> until and except from the time it is duly admitted to record in the county<\/span> or city<\/span> wherein the land is situated.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOW SUCH APPEAL TRIED; LIEN OF JUDGMENT; WHEN TO TAKE EFFECT; HOW ENFORCED (\u00a7\n15.2-2411)\n\nSuch appeal shall be tried by the court in a summary way, without pleadings in\nwriting and without a jury, after ten days’ notice to the adverse party,\nand the hearing shall be de novo. The amount finally assessed against or\napportioned to each landowner, or fixed by agreement with him, as hereinbefore\nprovided, shall be a lien enforceable in equity on his abutting land, from the\ntime when the work of improvement has been completed, subject to his right of\nappeal and objections as aforesaid. Such lien shall be enforceable against any\nperson deemed to have had notice of the proposed assessment under \u00a7 15.2-2412,\nbut if no abstract of the resolution or ordinance authorizing the improvement is\ndocketed as provided in \u00a7 15.2-2412, such lien shall be void as to all\npurchasers for valuable consideration without notice and lien creditors until\nand except from the time it is duly admitted to record in the county or city\nwherein the land is situated.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 15-676; 1952, c. 332; 1962, c. 623, \u00a7 15.1-246; 1964, c.\n521; 1978, c. 15; 1989, c. 171; 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}}