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Unless the parties agree otherwise, such change in ground rent shall not exceed the percentage change for the preceding three years in the Average Consumer Price Index for all items, all urban consumers (CPI-U), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor or such other instrument or agency of the United States or of the Commonwealth as may be designated by the General Assembly. The first of such years shall constitute the base year.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":293638,"text":"The amount of a residential ground rent may be changed on demand of either the obligor or obligee at the end of five years from the date of the agreement, and every five years thereafter, by giving notice to the other party by certified mail or overnight delivery using a commercial service or the United States Postal Service between 90 and 60 days prior to such fifth anniversary. Unless the parties agree otherwise, such change in ground rent shall not exceed the percentage change for the preceding three years in the Average Consumer Price Index for all items, all urban consumers (CPI-U), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor or such other instrument or agency of the United States or of the Commonwealth as may be designated by the General Assembly. 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This law was first created in 1975. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 363 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 1975 \u201cActs\u201d aren\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":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":246397,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81949,"identifier":"55.1-1502","token":"55.1\/III\/15\/55.1-1502","url":"\/55.1-1502\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1502\/","token":"55.1\/III\/15\/55.1-1502","dublin_core":{"Title":"Changes in amount of rent","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1502","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The amount of a residential ground rent<\/span> may be changed on demand of either the obligor<\/span> or obligee<\/span> at the end of five years from the date of the agreement, and every five years thereafter, by giving notice to the other party<\/span> by certified mail or overnight delivery using a commercial service or the United States Postal Service between 90 and 60 days prior to such fifth anniversary. Unless the parties agree otherwise, such change in ground rent shall not exceed the percentage change for the preceding three years in the Average Consumer Price Index for all items, all urban consumers (CPI-U), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor or such other instrument or agency of the United States or of the Commonwealth as may be designated by the General Assembly. The first of such years shall constitute the base year.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCHANGES IN AMOUNT OF RENT (\u00a7 55.1-1502)\n\nThe amount of a residential ground rent may be changed on demand of either the\nobligor or obligee at the end of five years from the date of the agreement, and\nevery five years thereafter, by giving notice to the other party by certified\nmail or overnight delivery using a commercial service or the United States\nPostal Service between 90 and 60 days prior to such fifth anniversary. Unless\nthe parties agree otherwise, such change in ground rent shall not exceed the\npercentage change for the preceding three years in the Average Consumer Price\nIndex for all items, all urban consumers (CPI-U), as published by the Bureau of\nLabor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor or such other instrument or\nagency of the United States or of the Commonwealth as may be designated by the\nGeneral Assembly. The first of such years shall constitute the base year.\n\nHISTORY: 1975, c. 363, \u00a7 55-79.03; 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}}