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This law was first created in 1978. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 510 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 1978 \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":[{"id":55216,"section_number":"55.1-2306","catch_line":"Penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2306\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86226,"section_number":"55.1-300","catch_line":"Form of a deed","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-300\/"}],"permalink":{"id":247705,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64970,"identifier":"55.1-2302","token":"55.1\/IV\/23\/55.1-2302","url":"\/55.1-2302\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2302\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/23\/55.1-2302","dublin_core":{"Title":"Transfer of ownership","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2302","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It is unlawful for the developer<\/span> to transfer fee simple ownership of a lot<\/span> or parcel within a subdivision to a purchaser<\/span> by any other means than by a general or special warranty deed or other deed complying with Chapter 3 (\u00a7 55.1-300<\/a> et seq.).<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP (\u00a7 55.1-2302)\n\nIt is unlawful for the developer to transfer fee simple ownership of a lot or\nparcel within a subdivision to a purchaser by any other means than by a general\nor special warranty deed or other deed complying with Chapter 3 (\u00a7 55.1-300 et\nseq.).\n\nHISTORY: 1978, c. 510, \u00a7 55-341; 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}}