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If the court finds that the defendant was responsible for such act or omission, it shall enjoin the defendant from continuance of such practice, and in its discretion award the plaintiff damages as provided in this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":255545,"text":"In addition to any other remedies in this chapter, any person adversely affected by an act or omission prohibited under this chapter may institute an action for injunction and damages against the person responsible for such act or omission in the circuit court in the county or city in which such act or omission occurred. If the court finds that the defendant was responsible for such act or omission, it shall enjoin the defendant from continuance of such practice, and in its discretion award the plaintiff damages as provided in this section.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15365,"edition_id":1,"name":"Retaliatory Action","identifier":"6","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14100,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:54:18","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:54:18","permalink":{"id":246157,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15365,"identifier":"6","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/6","url":"\/55.1\/III\/12\/6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14100,"edition_id":1,"name":"Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act","identifier":"12","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13073,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:53","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:53","permalink":{"id":245885,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14100,"identifier":"12","token":"55.1\/III\/12","url":"\/55.1\/III\/12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13073,"edition_id":1,"name":"Rental Conveyances","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12707,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:14","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:14","permalink":{"id":245883,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13073,"identifier":"III","token":"55.1\/III","url":"\/55.1\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12707,"edition_id":1,"name":"Property and Conveyances","identifier":"55.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":244769,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12707,"identifier":"55.1","token":"55.1","url":"\/55.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":58492,"structure_id":15365,"section_number":"55.1-1258","catch_line":"Retaliatory conduct prohibited","url":"\/55.1-1258\/","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/6\/55.1-1258","metadata":false},{"id":70866,"structure_id":15365,"section_number":"55.1-1259","catch_line":"Actions to enforce chapter","url":"\/55.1-1259\/","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/6\/55.1-1259","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":58492,"structure_id":15365,"section_number":"55.1-1258","catch_line":"Retaliatory conduct prohibited","url":"\/55.1-1258\/","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/6\/55.1-1258","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/55.1-1259\/","history_text":"<p>This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 680 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 1974 \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 2013, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0110\">110<\/a>; in 2019, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0712\">712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85946,"section_number":"55.1-1311","catch_line":"Other provisions of law applicable","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1311\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":246163,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70866,"identifier":"55.1-1259","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/6\/55.1-1259","url":"\/55.1-1259\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1259\/","token":"55.1\/III\/12\/6\/55.1-1259","dublin_core":{"Title":"Actions to enforce chapter","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1259","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>In addition to any other remedies in this chapter, any <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> adversely affected by an act or omission prohibited under this chapter may institute an <span class=\"dictionary\">action<\/span> for <span class=\"dictionary\">injunction<\/span> and <span class=\"dictionary\">damages<\/span> against the <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> responsible for such act or omission in the <span class=\"dictionary\">circuit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> in the county or city in which such act or omission occurred. If the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> finds that the <span class=\"dictionary\">defendant<\/span> was responsible for such act or omission, it shall enjoin the <span class=\"dictionary\">defendant<\/span> from <span class=\"dictionary\">continuance<\/span> of such practice, and in its discretion award the <span class=\"dictionary\">plaintiff<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">damages<\/span> as provided in this section.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACTIONS TO ENFORCE CHAPTER (\u00a7 55.1-1259)\n\nIn addition to any other remedies in this chapter, any person adversely affected\nby an act or omission prohibited under this chapter may institute an action for\ninjunction and damages against the person responsible for such act or omission\nin the circuit court in the county or city in which such act or omission\noccurred. If the court finds that the defendant was responsible for such act or\nomission, it shall enjoin the defendant from continuance of such practice, and\nin its discretion award the plaintiff damages as provided in this section.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 680, \u00a7 55-248.40; 2013, c. 110; 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}}