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In the absence of such written agreement, the owner of the land that is subject to such easement may seek relocation of the easement on the servient estate upon petition to the circuit court and notice to all parties in interest. The petition shall be granted if, after a hearing held, the court finds that (i) the relocation will not result in economic damage to the parties in interest, (ii) there will be no undue hardship created by the relocation, and (iii) the easement has been in existence for not less than 10 years.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":260198,"text":"The owner of land that is subject to an easement for the purpose of ingress and egress may relocate the easement, on the servient estate, by recording in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county or city in which the easement or any part of such easement is located, a written agreement evidencing the consent of all affected persons and setting forth the new location of the easement. In the absence of such written agreement, the owner of the land that is subject to such easement may seek relocation of the easement on the servient estate upon petition to the circuit court and notice to all parties in interest. The petition shall be granted if, after a hearing held, the court finds that (i) the relocation will not result in economic damage to the parties in interest, (ii) there will be no undue hardship created by the relocation, and (iii) the easement has been in existence for not less than 10 years.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14924,"edition_id":1,"name":"Form and Effect of Deeds; Easements","identifier":"1","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13328,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:50:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:50:49","permalink":{"id":244987,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14924,"identifier":"1","token":"55.1\/I\/3\/1","url":"\/55.1\/I\/3\/1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13328,"edition_id":1,"name":"Form and Effect of Deeds and Covenants; Liens","identifier":"3","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13327,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:39","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:39","permalink":{"id":244985,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13328,"identifier":"3","token":"55.1\/I\/3","url":"\/55.1\/I\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13327,"edition_id":1,"name":"Property Conveyances","identifier":"I","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12707,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:39","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:39","permalink":{"id":244771,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13327,"identifier":"I","token":"55.1\/I","url":"\/55.1\/I\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12707,"edition_id":1,"name":"Property and Conveyances","identifier":"55.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":244769,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12707,"identifier":"55.1","token":"55.1","url":"\/55.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":86226,"structure_id":14924,"section_number":"55.1-300","catch_line":"Form of a deed","url":"\/55.1-300\/","token":"55.1\/I\/3\/1\/55.1-300","metadata":false},{"id":59550,"structure_id":14924,"section_number":"55.1-300.1","catch_line":"Certificate of Release of Certain Prohibited Covenants","url":"\/55.1-300.1\/","token":"55.1\/I\/3\/1\/55.1-300.1","metadata":false},{"id":64737,"structure_id":14924,"section_number":"55.1-301","catch_line":"How construed","url":"\/55.1-301\/","token":"55.1\/I\/3\/1\/55.1-301","metadata":false},{"id":66995,"structure_id":14924,"section_number":"55.1-302","catch_line":"Construction of generic terms","url":"\/55.1-302\/","token":"55.1\/I\/3\/1\/55.1-302","metadata":false},{"id":62749,"structure_id":14924,"section_number":"55.1-303","catch_line":"Appurtenances, etc., included in deed of land","url":"\/55.1-303\/","token":"55.1\/I\/3\/1\/55.1-303","metadata":false},{"id":72226,"structure_id":14924,"section_number":"55.1-304","catch_line":"Relocation of easement","url":"\/55.1-304\/","token":"55.1\/I\/3\/1\/55.1-304","metadata":false},{"id":81555,"structure_id":14924,"section_number":"55.1-305","catch_line":"Enjoyment of easement","url":"\/55.1-305\/","token":"55.1\/I\/3\/1\/55.1-305","metadata":false},{"id":82803,"structure_id":14924,"section_number":"55.1-306","catch_line":"Utility easements","url":"\/55.1-306\/","token":"55.1\/I\/3\/1\/55.1-306","metadata":false},{"id":82086,"structure_id":14924,"section_number":"55.1-306.1","catch_line":"Utility easements; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 373; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":245009,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72226,"identifier":"55.1-304","token":"55.1\/I\/3\/1\/55.1-304","url":"\/55.1-304\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-304\/","token":"55.1\/I\/3\/1\/55.1-304","dublin_core":{"Title":"Relocation of easement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-304","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The owner of land that is subject to an easement for the purpose of ingress and egress may relocate the easement, on the servient estate, by recording in the office of the clerk of the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county or city in which the easement or any part of such easement is located, a written agreement evidencing the consent of all affected persons and setting forth the new location of the easement. In the absence of such written agreement, the owner of the land that is subject to such easement may seek relocation of the easement on the servient estate upon petition<\/span> to the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> and notice to all parties in interest. The petition<\/span> shall be granted if, after a hearing<\/span> held, the court<\/span> finds that (i) the relocation will not result in economic damage to the parties in interest, (ii) there will be no undue hardship created by the relocation, and (iii) the easement has been in existence for not less than 10 years.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRELOCATION OF EASEMENT (\u00a7 55.1-304)\n\nThe owner of land that is subject to an easement for the purpose of ingress and\negress may relocate the easement, on the servient estate, by recording in the\noffice of the clerk of the circuit court of the county or city in which the\neasement or any part of such easement is located, a written agreement evidencing\nthe consent of all affected persons and setting forth the new location of the\neasement. In the absence of such written agreement, the owner of the land that\nis subject to such easement may seek relocation of the easement on the servient\nestate upon petition to the circuit court and notice to all parties in interest.\nThe petition shall be granted if, after a hearing held, the court finds that (i)\nthe relocation will not result in economic damage to the parties in interest,\n(ii) there will be no undue hardship created by the relocation, and (iii) the\neasement has been in existence for not less than 10 years.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 5168; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-50; 1992, c. 373; 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}}