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Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter the priority of liens or any obligation to satisfy or release any outstanding liens on the property or the funds. The failure to pay these sums within 30 days to the property owner, as specified herein, shall result in an award of attorney fees and interest at the judgment rate from the date the funds became due and owing. 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The failure to pay these sums within 30 days to the property owner, as specified herein, shall result in an award of attorney fees and interest at the judgment rate from the date the funds became due and owing. 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This law was first created in 2018. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 842<\/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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2022, chapter 702<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":85738,"section_number":"25.1-240","catch_line":"Distribution of money paid into court","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-240\/"},{"id":55546,"section_number":"25.1-241","catch_line":"Hearing on controversy among claimants to money paid into court","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-241\/"},{"id":62353,"section_number":"25.1-243","catch_line":"Withdrawal pendente lite of money paid into court","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-243\/"},{"id":63960,"section_number":"25.1-250","catch_line":"Effect of failure of petitioner to pay award; expenses","order_by":null,"url":"\/25.1-250\/"}],"permalink":{"id":189761,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58590,"identifier":"25.1-247.1","token":"25.1\/2\/7\/25.1-247.1","url":"\/25.1-247.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/25.1-247.1\/","token":"25.1\/2\/7\/25.1-247.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Distribution of funds to owner or owner’s attorney","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 25.1-247.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, upon any settlement<\/span> or final determination resulting in a judgment<\/span> for the owner<\/span>, whether funds have been paid into the court<\/span> or are outstanding, all such funds due and owing shall be payable to the owner<\/span> or, if the owner<\/span> consents, to the owner<\/span>’s attorney within 30 days of the settlement<\/span> or final determination, unless otherwise subject to \u00a7 25.1-240<\/a>, 25.1-241<\/a>, 25.1-243<\/a>, or 25.1-250<\/a>. Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter the priority of liens<\/span> or any obligation to satisfy or release any outstanding liens<\/span> on the property<\/span> or the funds. The failure to pay these sums within 30 days to the property<\/span> owner<\/span>, as specified herein, shall result in an award of attorney fees and interest at the judgment<\/span> rate from the date the funds became due and owing. The provisions of this section and its remedies shall apply to any condemnation action whether such action arises under this title or under Title 33.2.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO OWNER OR OWNER’S ATTORNEY (\u00a7 25.1-247.1)\n\nNotwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, upon any settlement or\nfinal determination resulting in a judgment for the owner, whether funds have\nbeen paid into the court or are outstanding, all such funds due and owing shall\nbe payable to the owner or, if the owner consents, to the owner’s attorney\nwithin 30 days of the settlement or final determination, unless otherwise\nsubject to \u00a7 25.1-240, 25.1-241, 25.1-243, or 25.1-250. Nothing in this section\nshall be construed to alter the priority of liens or any obligation to satisfy\nor release any outstanding liens on the property or the funds. The failure to\npay these sums within 30 days to the property owner, as specified herein, shall\nresult in an award of attorney fees and interest at the judgment rate from the\ndate the funds became due and owing. The provisions of this section and its\nremedies shall apply to any condemnation action whether such action arises under\nthis title or under Title 33.2.\n\nHISTORY: 2018, c. 842; 2022, c. 702.","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}}