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If the person claiming the land is relieved, he is entitled to hold the land in the same manner as he was prior to the commencement of the proceedings, without a new lease or conveyance. If the parties dispute the amount of rent and other charges owed, the court shall take evidence on the issue and make orders for the tender, payment, or refund of any appropriate amounts.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":267421,"text":"If any party having right or claim to lands subject to a proceeding filed pursuant to \u00a7 55.1-1419, at any time before the trial in such ejectment, pays to the party entitled to such rent, or to his attorney, or pays into court, all the rent and arrears owed, along with any reasonable attorney fees and late charges contracted for in a written rental agreement, interest, and costs, all further proceedings in the ejectment shall cease. If the person claiming the land is relieved, he is entitled to hold the land in the same manner as he was prior to the commencement of the proceedings, without a new lease or conveyance. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1992, chapter 427; in 1998, chapter 269<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 793<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 788<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 563<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":66508,"section_number":"55.1-1419","catch_line":"Proceedings to establish right of reentry; judgment","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1419\/"}],"permalink":{"id":246363,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74412,"identifier":"55.1-1423","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/5\/55.1-1423","url":"\/55.1-1423\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1423\/","token":"55.1\/III\/14\/5\/55.1-1423","dublin_core":{"Title":"How judgment of forfeiture prevented","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1423","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If any party<\/span> having right or claim to lands subject to a proceeding filed pursuant to \u00a7 55.1-1419<\/a>, at any time before the trial<\/span> in such ejectment, pays to the party<\/span> entitled to such rent, or to his attorney, or pays into court<\/span>, all the rent and arrears<\/span> owed, along with any reasonable attorney fees and late charges contracted for in a written rental agreement, interest, and costs, all further proceedings in the ejectment shall cease. If the person claiming the land is relieved, he is entitled to hold the land in the same manner as he was prior to the commencement of the proceedings, without a new lease or conveyance. If the parties dispute the amount of rent and other charges owed, the court<\/span> shall take evidence<\/span> on the issue<\/span> and make orders<\/span> for the tender, payment, or refund of any appropriate amounts.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nHOW JUDGMENT OF FORFEITURE PREVENTED (\u00a7 55.1-1423)\n\nIf any party having right or claim to lands subject to a proceeding filed\npursuant to \u00a7 55.1-1419, at any time before the trial in such ejectment, pays\nto the party entitled to such rent, or to his attorney, or pays into court, all\nthe rent and arrears owed, along with any reasonable attorney fees and late\ncharges contracted for in a written rental agreement, interest, and costs, all\nfurther proceedings in the ejectment shall cease. If the person claiming the\nland is relieved, he is entitled to hold the land in the same manner as he was\nprior to the commencement of the proceedings, without a new lease or conveyance.\nIf the parties dispute the amount of rent and other charges owed, the court\nshall take evidence on the issue and make orders for the tender, payment, or\nrefund of any appropriate amounts.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 5534; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-243; 1992, c. 427; 1998, c. 269;\n2010, c. 793; 2012, c. 788; 2013, c. 563; 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}}