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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1970, chapter 713; in 1977, chapter 624; in 2005, chapter 873<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76572,"section_number":"55.1-2815","catch_line":"Effect of such law on certain fences","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2815\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":248285,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59900,"identifier":"55.1-2821","token":"55.1\/V\/28\/6\/55.1-2821","url":"\/55.1-2821\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2821\/","token":"55.1\/V\/28\/6\/55.1-2821","dublin_core":{"Title":"Obligation to provide division fences","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2821","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Adjoining landowners shall build and maintain, at their joint and equal expense, division fences between their lands, unless one of them chooses to let his land lie open or unless they agree otherwise.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOBLIGATION TO PROVIDE DIVISION FENCES (\u00a7 55.1-2821)\n\nAdjoining landowners shall build and maintain, at their joint and equal expense,\ndivision fences between their lands, unless one of them chooses to let his land\nlie open or unless they agree otherwise.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-887; 1970, c. 713; 1977, c. 624, \u00a7 55-317; 2005, c.\n873; 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}}