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Such petition for intervention shall include (i) a verified copy of the lease under which he is in possession and (ii) an affidavit by the tenant or his duly authorized agent or attorney, stating:1\n\nThat he claims an interest in the award; and2\n\nThat he desires to offer admissible evidence concerning the value of the property being taken or damaged.B\n\nFor the purposes of this section, the term of a tenant’s lease shall include any renewals or extensions for which the tenant has an enforceable written option. The term “tenant” shall include the assignee of the original tenant, as well as any sublessee of the entire demised premises of the owner for the full unexpired term of the sublessor.C\n\nNothing in this section shall be construed, however, as authorizing such tenant to offer any evidence in the proceedings to determine just compensation concerning the value of his leasehold interest in the property involved therein or as authorizing the body determining just compensation to make any such determination in formulating its report.D\n\nAs used in this section, “proceedings to determine just compensation” means proceedings described in §§ 25.1-231, 25.1-232, and 25.1-233.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":288643,"text":"Any tenant under a lease with a term of 12 months or longer may participate in the proceedings to determine just compensation to the same extent as his landlord or the owner, if, not less than 10 days prior to the date for the trial of the issue of just compensation, such tenant shall file his petition for intervention, in the manner provided in \u00a7 25.1-218. 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The term “tenant” shall include the assignee of the original tenant, as well as any sublessee of the entire demised premises of the owner for the full unexpired term of the sublessor.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"C"},"4":{"id":288647,"text":"Nothing in this section shall be construed, however, as authorizing such tenant to offer any evidence in the proceedings to determine just compensation concerning the value of his leasehold interest in the property involved therein or as authorizing the body determining just compensation to make any such determination in formulating its report.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"5":{"id":288648,"text":"As used in this section, “proceedings to determine just compensation” means proceedings described in §§ 25.1-231, 25.1-232, and 25.1-233.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13198,"edition_id":1,"name":"Provisions Applicable to Determinations of Just Compensation","identifier":"6","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13197,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:26","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:26","permalink":{"id":189677,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13198,"identifier":"6","token":"25.1\/2\/6","url":"\/25.1\/2\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13197,"edition_id":1,"name":"Condemnation Procedures","identifier":"2","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13196,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:26","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:26","permalink":{"id":189537,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13197,"identifier":"2","token":"25.1\/2","url":"\/25.1\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13196,"edition_id":1,"name":"Eminent Domain","identifier":"25.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:26","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:26","permalink":{"id":189493,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13196,"identifier":"25.1","token":"25.1","url":"\/25.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":84213,"structure_id":13198,"section_number":"25.1-230","catch_line":"Measure of just compensation; oaths of members of body determining just compensation","url":"\/25.1-230\/","token":"25.1\/2\/6\/25.1-230","metadata":false},{"id":54209,"structure_id":13198,"section_number":"25.1-230.1","catch_line":"(See Editor's Note) Lost access and lost profits","url":"\/25.1-230.1\/","token":"25.1\/2\/6\/25.1-230.1","metadata":false},{"id":73166,"structure_id":13198,"section_number":"25.1-231","catch_line":"View of property","url":"\/25.1-231\/","token":"25.1\/2\/6\/25.1-231","metadata":false},{"id":74875,"structure_id":13198,"section_number":"25.1-232","catch_line":"Testimony on issues; report on just compensation","url":"\/25.1-232\/","token":"25.1\/2\/6\/25.1-232","metadata":false},{"id":65942,"structure_id":13198,"section_number":"25.1-233","catch_line":"Confirmation of report; exceptions to report","url":"\/25.1-233\/","token":"25.1\/2\/6\/25.1-233","metadata":false},{"id":80563,"structure_id":13198,"section_number":"25.1-234","catch_line":"Participation by certain tenants in proceedings to determine just compensation","url":"\/25.1-234\/","token":"25.1\/2\/6\/25.1-234","metadata":false},{"id":63072,"structure_id":13198,"section_number":"25.1-235","catch_line":"Compensation of commissioners or jurors","url":"\/25.1-235\/","token":"25.1\/2\/6\/25.1-235","metadata":false},{"id":57787,"structure_id":13198,"section_number":"25.1-236","catch_line":"Contracts made part of report","url":"\/25.1-236\/","token":"25.1\/2\/6\/25.1-236","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":65942,"structure_id":13198,"section_number":"25.1-233","catch_line":"Confirmation of report; exceptions to report","url":"\/25.1-233\/","token":"25.1\/2\/6\/25.1-233","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":63072,"structure_id":13198,"section_number":"25.1-235","catch_line":"Compensation of commissioners or jurors","url":"\/25.1-235\/","token":"25.1\/2\/6\/25.1-235","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/25.1-234\/","history_text":"

This law was first created in 1966. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 512 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 1966 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 2000, chapter 1029<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 940<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 617<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":70283,"section_number":"25.1-209","catch_line":"Notice of filing of petition","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-209\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86053,"section_number":"25.1-218","catch_line":"Intervention in proceedings","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-218\/"},{"id":73166,"section_number":"25.1-231","catch_line":"View of property","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-231\/"},{"id":74875,"section_number":"25.1-232","catch_line":"Testimony on issues; report on just compensation","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-232\/"},{"id":65942,"section_number":"25.1-233","catch_line":"Confirmation of report; exceptions to report","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-233\/"}],"permalink":{"id":189699,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80563,"identifier":"25.1-234","token":"25.1\/2\/6\/25.1-234","url":"\/25.1-234\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/25.1-234\/","token":"25.1\/2\/6\/25.1-234","dublin_core":{"Title":"Participation by certain tenants in proceedings to determine just compensation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 25.1-234","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any tenant<\/span> under a lease with a term of 12 months or longer may participate in the proceedings to determine just compensation<\/span> to the same extent as his landlord or the owner<\/span>, if, not less than 10 days prior to the date for the trial<\/span> of the issue<\/span> of just compensation, such tenant<\/span> shall file his petition<\/span> for intervention, in the manner provided in \u00a7 25.1-218<\/a>. Such petition<\/span> for intervention shall include (i) a verified copy of the lease under which he is in possession<\/span> and (ii) an affidavit<\/span> by the tenant<\/span> or his duly authorized agent or attorney, stating: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> That he claims an interest in the award; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> That he desires to offer admissible<\/span> evidence<\/span> concerning the value of the property<\/span> being taken or damaged. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> For the purposes of this section, the term of a tenant<\/span>’s lease shall include any renewals or extensions for which the tenant<\/span> has an enforceable written option. The term “tenant<\/span>” shall include the assignee of the original tenant<\/span>, as well as any sublessee of the entire demised premises of the owner<\/span> for the full unexpired term of the sublessor. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Nothing in this section shall be construed, however, as authorizing such tenant<\/span> to offer any evidence<\/span> in the proceedings to determine just compensation<\/span> concerning the value of his leasehold interest in the property<\/span> involved therein or as authorizing the body determining just compensation<\/span> to make any such determination in formulating its report. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> As used in this section, “proceedings to determine just compensation<\/span>” means proceedings described in §§ 25.1-231<\/a>, 25.1-232<\/a>, and 25.1-233<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPARTICIPATION BY CERTAIN TENANTS IN PROCEEDINGS TO DETERMINE JUST COMPENSATION\n(\u00a7 25.1-234)\n\nA. Any tenant under a lease with a term of 12 months or longer may participate\nin the proceedings to determine just compensation to the same extent as his\nlandlord or the owner, if, not less than 10 days prior to the date for the trial\nof the issue of just compensation, such tenant shall file his petition for\nintervention, in the manner provided in \u00a7 25.1-218. Such petition for\nintervention shall include (i) a verified copy of the lease under which he is in\npossession and (ii) an affidavit by the tenant or his duly authorized agent or\nattorney, stating:\n\n 1. That he claims an interest in the award; and\n\n 2. That he desires to offer admissible evidence concerning the value of the\n property being taken or damaged.\n\nB. For the purposes of this section, the term of a tenant’s lease shall\ninclude any renewals or extensions for which the tenant has an enforceable\nwritten option. The term “tenant” shall include the assignee of the\noriginal tenant, as well as any sublessee of the entire demised premises of the\nowner for the full unexpired term of the sublessor.\n\nC. Nothing in this section shall be construed, however, as authorizing such\ntenant to offer any evidence in the proceedings to determine just compensation\nconcerning the value of his leasehold interest in the property involved therein\nor as authorizing the body determining just compensation to make any such\ndetermination in formulating its report.\n\nD. As used in this section, “proceedings to determine just\ncompensation” means proceedings described in §§ 25.1-231,\n25.1-232, and 25.1-233.\n\nHISTORY: 1966, c. 512, \u00a7 25-46.21:1; 2000, c. 1029; 2003, c. 940; 2025, c. 617.","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}}