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Upon proof to the court, by affidavit in case of judgment by default or upon proof on the trial, that the rent claimed was due and no sufficient distress was upon the premises, or that the covenant or condition was broken before the service of the declaration and that the plaintiff had power to reenter, he shall recover judgment and have execution for such lands.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":241353,"text":"Any person who has a right of reentry into lands by reason of any rent issuing thereout being in arrear, or by reason of the breach of any covenant or condition, may serve a declaration in ejectment on the tenant in possession, if any, or, if the possession is vacant, by posting the declaration upon the front door of the building, or at any other notorious place on the premises, and such service shall be in lieu of a demand and reentry. Upon proof to the court, by affidavit in case of judgment by default or upon proof on the trial, that the rent claimed was due and no sufficient distress was upon the premises, or that the covenant or condition was broken before the service of the declaration and that the plaintiff had power to reenter, he shall recover judgment and have execution for such lands.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15903,"edition_id":1,"name":"Miscellaneous Provisions","identifier":"5","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":14155,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 04:01:39","date_modified":"2026-06-26 04:01:39","permalink":{"id":246341,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15903,"identifier":"5","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/5","url":"\/55.1\/III\/14\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":14155,"edition_id":1,"name":"Nonresidential Tenancies","identifier":"14","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13073,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:04","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:04","permalink":{"id":246271,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14155,"identifier":"14","token":"55.1\/III\/14","url":"\/55.1\/III\/14\/","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":76415,"structure_id":15903,"section_number":"55.1-1418","catch_line":"Remedy when rent is to be paid in other thing than money","url":"\/55.1-1418\/","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/5\/55.1-1418","metadata":false},{"id":66508,"structure_id":15903,"section_number":"55.1-1419","catch_line":"Proceedings to establish right of reentry; judgment","url":"\/55.1-1419\/","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/5\/55.1-1419","metadata":false},{"id":86740,"structure_id":15903,"section_number":"55.1-1420","catch_line":"When defendant barred of relief","url":"\/55.1-1420\/","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/5\/55.1-1420","metadata":false},{"id":69016,"structure_id":15903,"section_number":"55.1-1421","catch_line":"How trustee or mortgagee relieved from the forfeiture","url":"\/55.1-1421\/","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/5\/55.1-1421","metadata":false},{"id":72153,"structure_id":15903,"section_number":"55.1-1422","catch_line":"How owner relieved in court","url":"\/55.1-1422\/","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/5\/55.1-1422","metadata":false},{"id":74412,"structure_id":15903,"section_number":"55.1-1423","catch_line":"How judgment of forfeiture prevented","url":"\/55.1-1423\/","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/5\/55.1-1423","metadata":false},{"id":66925,"structure_id":15903,"section_number":"55.1-1424","catch_line":"When action for reentry brought","url":"\/55.1-1424\/","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/5\/55.1-1424","metadata":false},{"id":65874,"structure_id":15903,"section_number":"55.1-1425","catch_line":"Written act of reentry to be returned and recorded and certificate of reentry published","url":"\/55.1-1425\/","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/5\/55.1-1425","metadata":false},{"id":61657,"structure_id":15903,"section_number":"55.1-1426","catch_line":"Fee of clerk","url":"\/55.1-1426\/","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/5\/55.1-1426","metadata":false},{"id":83825,"structure_id":15903,"section_number":"55.1-1427","catch_line":"How person entitled to lands may be restored to his possession","url":"\/55.1-1427\/","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/5\/55.1-1427","metadata":false},{"id":75354,"structure_id":15903,"section_number":"55.1-1428","catch_line":"Limitation of action against person in possession by reentry","url":"\/55.1-1428\/","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/5\/55.1-1428","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":76415,"structure_id":15903,"section_number":"55.1-1418","catch_line":"Remedy when rent is to be paid in other thing than money","url":"\/55.1-1418\/","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/5\/55.1-1418","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":86740,"structure_id":15903,"section_number":"55.1-1420","catch_line":"When defendant barred of relief","url":"\/55.1-1420\/","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/5\/55.1-1420","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/55.1-1419\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86740,"section_number":"55.1-1420","catch_line":"When defendant barred of relief","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1420\/"},{"id":69016,"section_number":"55.1-1421","catch_line":"How trustee or mortgagee relieved from the forfeiture","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1421\/"},{"id":74412,"section_number":"55.1-1423","catch_line":"How judgment of forfeiture prevented","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1423\/"},{"id":83825,"section_number":"55.1-1427","catch_line":"How person entitled to lands may be restored to his possession","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1427\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":246347,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66508,"identifier":"55.1-1419","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/5\/55.1-1419","url":"\/55.1-1419\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1419\/","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/5\/55.1-1419","dublin_core":{"Title":"Proceedings to establish right of reentry; judgment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1419","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any person who has a right of reentry into lands by reason of any rent issuing thereout being in arrear, or by reason of the breach of any covenant or condition, may serve a declaration in ejectment on the tenant in possession<\/span>, if any, or, if the possession<\/span> is vacant, by posting the declaration upon the front door of the building, or at any other notorious place on the premises, and such service shall be in lieu of a demand and reentry. Upon proof to the court<\/span>, by affidavit<\/span> in case of judgment by default<\/span> or upon proof on the trial<\/span>, that the rent claimed was due and no sufficient distress was upon the premises, or that the covenant or condition was broken before the service of the declaration and that the plaintiff<\/span> had power to reenter, he shall recover judgment and have execution for such lands.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCEEDINGS TO ESTABLISH RIGHT OF REENTRY; JUDGMENT (\u00a7 55.1-1419)\n\nAny person who has a right of reentry into lands by reason of any rent issuing\nthereout being in arrear, or by reason of the breach of any covenant or\ncondition, may serve a declaration in ejectment on the tenant in possession, if\nany, or, if the possession is vacant, by posting the declaration upon the front\ndoor of the building, or at any other notorious place on the premises, and such\nservice shall be in lieu of a demand and reentry. Upon proof to the court, by\naffidavit in case of judgment by default or upon proof on the trial, that the\nrent claimed was due and no sufficient distress was upon the premises, or that\nthe covenant or condition was broken before the service of the declaration and\nthat the plaintiff had power to reenter, he shall recover judgment and have\nexecution for such lands.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 5530; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-239; 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}}