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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 877 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 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 262<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":67886,"section_number":"4.1-111","catch_line":"Regulations of Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-111\/"},{"id":73865,"section_number":"54.1-2103","catch_line":"Exemptions from chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2103\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":54425,"section_number":"58.1-3230","catch_line":"Special classifications of real estate established and defined","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3230\/"}],"permalink":{"id":245451,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70575,"identifier":"55.1-1100","token":"55.1\/II\/11\/55.1-1100","url":"\/55.1-1100\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1100\/","token":"55.1\/II\/11\/55.1-1100","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1100","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Commercial real estate<\/span>” means any real estate other than (i) real estate containing one to four residential units or (ii) real estate classified for assessment purposes under the provisions of Article 4 (\u00a7 58.1-3230<\/a> et seq.) of Chapter 32 of Title 58.1. Commercial real estate<\/span> does not include single-family residential units, including condominiums, townhouses, apartments, or homes in a subdivision when leased on a unit-by-unit basis even though these units may be part of a larger building or parcel of real estate containing more than four residential units.\n\t\t“Principal broker<\/span>” means the same as that term is defined in regulations promulgated by the Real Estate Board.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 55.1-1100)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Commercial real estate” means any real estate other than (i) real\nestate containing one to four residential units or (ii) real estate classified\nfor assessment purposes under the provisions of Article 4 (\u00a7 58.1-3230 et seq.)\nof Chapter 32 of Title 58.1. Commercial real estate does not include\nsingle-family residential units, including condominiums, townhouses, apartments,\nor homes in a subdivision when leased on a unit-by-unit basis even though these\nunits may be part of a larger building or parcel of real estate containing more\nthan four residential units.\n\t\t“Principal broker” means the same as that term is defined in\nregulations promulgated by the Real Estate Board.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 877, \u00a7 55-526; 2009, c. 262; 2019, c. 712.","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}}