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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 277 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 1982 \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 <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0712\">712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":247211,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54476,"identifier":"55.1-2124","token":"55.1\/IV\/21\/2\/55.1-2124","url":"\/55.1-2124\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2124\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/21\/2\/55.1-2124","dublin_core":{"Title":"Easement for encroachments","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2124","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>To the extent that any <span class=\"dictionary\">unit<\/span> or common element encroaches on any other <span class=\"dictionary\">unit<\/span> or common element, a valid easement for the encroachment exists. The easement does not relieve a <span class=\"dictionary\">proprietary lessee<\/span> of liability in case of his willful misconduct or relieve a <span class=\"dictionary\">declarant<\/span> or any other <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> of liability for failure to adhere to any representation in the public <span class=\"dictionary\">offering<\/span> statement.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEASEMENT FOR ENCROACHMENTS (\u00a7 55.1-2124)\n\nTo the extent that any unit or common element encroaches on any other unit or\ncommon element, a valid easement for the encroachment exists. The easement does\nnot relieve a proprietary lessee of liability in case of his willful misconduct\nor relieve a declarant or any other person of liability for failure to adhere to\nany representation in the public offering statement.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 277, \u00a7 55-450; 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}}