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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 328<\/a> and 362<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69020,"section_number":"59.1-199","catch_line":"Exclusions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-199\/"},{"id":82977,"section_number":"59.1-200","catch_line":"Prohibited practices","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-200\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":248445,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69636,"identifier":"55.1-3200","token":"55.1\/V\/32\/55.1-3200","url":"\/55.1-3200\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-3200\/","token":"55.1\/V\/32\/55.1-3200","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-3200","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For the purposes of this chapter:\n\t\t“Real estate service agreement<\/span>” or “service agreement” means an agreement between a service provider<\/span> and the owner of residential real property<\/span> or a potential buyer of residential real property<\/span> to provide services, current or future, in connection with the maintenance of or purchase or sale of residential real property<\/span>. A “real estate service agreement<\/span>” includes any memorandum<\/span>, notice, agreement, or similar document that is used by a service provider<\/span> to cause a service agreement to be recorded.\n\t\t“Recording<\/span>” means the act of adding any documents or data that affects the real property to state or local government records.\n\t\t“Residential real property<\/span>” means real property containing from one to four residential dwelling units.\n\t\t“Service provider<\/span>” means an individual or entity that provides services through a real estate service agreement<\/span>. A “service provider<\/span>” includes any person acting as an agent or designee of a service provider<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 55.1-3200)\n\nFor the purposes of this chapter:\n\t\t“Real estate service agreement” or “service agreement”\nmeans an agreement between a service provider and the owner of residential real\nproperty or a potential buyer of residential real property to provide services,\ncurrent or future, in connection with the maintenance of or purchase or sale of\nresidential real property. A “real estate service agreement”\nincludes any memorandum, notice, agreement, or similar document that is used by\na service provider to cause a service agreement to be recorded.\n\t\t“Recording” means the act of adding any documents or data that\naffects the real property to state or local government records.\n\t\t“Residential real property” means real property containing from\none to four residential dwelling units.\n\t\t“Service provider” means an individual or entity that provides\nservices through a real estate service agreement. A “service\nprovider” includes any person acting as an agent or designee of a service\nprovider.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, cc. 328, 362.","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}}