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This law was first created in 1988. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 195 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 1988 \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 2009, chapter 612<\/a>; in 2019, chapters 659<\/a> and 660<\/a>; in 2022, chapter 761<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":60488,"section_number":"2.2-1156","catch_line":"Sale or lease of surplus property and excess building space","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-1156\/"}],"permalink":{"id":209573,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70645,"identifier":"36-139.1","token":"36\/8\/36-139.1","url":"\/36-139.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/36-139.1\/","token":"36\/8\/36-139.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Sale of real property for housing demonstration projects","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 36-139.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Director<\/span> is authorized to sell surplus real property belonging to the Commonwealth that is placed under the control of the Department<\/span> for the purpose of establishing owner-occupied residential housing demonstration projects, with the prior written approval of the Governor or his designee, who shall first consider the written recommendation of the Director<\/span> of the Department<\/span> of General Services. The methods, terms and conditions of sale shall be developed in cooperation with the Department<\/span> of General Services. Any contract<\/span> of sale or deed of conveyance shall be approved as to form by the Attorney General<\/span> or one of his deputies or assistant attorneys general. The proceeds from all such sales shall be handled in the manner prescribed in subsection I of \u00a7 2.2-1156<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSALE OF REAL PROPERTY FOR HOUSING DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS (\u00a7 36-139.1)\n\nThe Director is authorized to sell surplus real property belonging to the\nCommonwealth that is placed under the control of the Department for the purpose\nof establishing owner-occupied residential housing demonstration projects, with\nthe prior written approval of the Governor or his designee, who shall first\nconsider the written recommendation of the Director of the Department of General\nServices. The methods, terms and conditions of sale shall be developed in\ncooperation with the Department of General Services. Any contract of sale or\ndeed of conveyance shall be approved as to form by the Attorney General or one\nof his deputies or assistant attorneys general. The proceeds from all such sales\nshall be handled in the manner prescribed in subsection I of \u00a7 2.2-1156.\n\nHISTORY: 1988, c. 195; 2009, c. 612; 2019, cc. 659, 660; 2022, c. 761.","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}}