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If the owner appears and pays all costs of the proceedings and files a bond<\/span>, with sureties to be approved by the clerk, in the full value of the property, to be ascertained by the court<\/span>, or by the judge<\/span>, in vacation, conditioned that he will immediately abate such nuisance and prevent the same from being established or kept within a period of one year thereafter, the court<\/span>, or, in vacation, the judge<\/span>, may, if satisfied of his good faith, order<\/span> the premises closed under the order<\/span> of abatement to be delivered to such owner and such order<\/span> of abatement cancelled so far as the same may relate to such property; and if the proceeding be a suit in equity<\/span> and such bond<\/span> be given, and costs therein paid before judgment<\/span> and order<\/span> of abatement, the suit shall be thereby abated as to such building only. But the release of the property under the provisions of this section shall not release it from judgment<\/span>, lien<\/span>, penalty<\/span>, or liability to which it may be subject by law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN PROPERTY TO BE DELIVERED TO OWNER ON GIVING BOND (\u00a7 48-14)\n\nIf the owner appears and pays all costs of the proceedings and files a bond,\nwith sureties to be approved by the clerk, in the full value of the property, to\nbe ascertained by the court, or by the judge, in vacation, conditioned that he\nwill immediately abate such nuisance and prevent the same from being established\nor kept within a period of one year thereafter, the court, or, in vacation, the\njudge, may, if satisfied of his good faith, order the premises closed under the\norder of abatement to be delivered to such owner and such order of abatement\ncancelled so far as the same may relate to such property; and if the proceeding\nbe a suit in equity and such bond be given, and costs therein paid before\njudgment and order of abatement, the suit shall be thereby abated as to such\nbuilding only. But the release of the property under the provisions of this\nsection shall not release it from judgment, lien, penalty, or liability to which\nit may be subject by law.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 1527.","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}}