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Any such submission constitutes a prohibited practice under the provisions of § 59.1-200 and shall be subject to the provisions of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (§ 59.1-196 et seq.).B\n\nA real estate service agreement that violates subsection A of § 55.1-3202, or a notice or memorandum thereof, is void and unenforceable and shall not operate as a lien, encumbrance, or security interest. 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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":false,"refers_to":[{"id":66070,"section_number":"55.1-3202","catch_line":"Prohibited terms","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-3202\/"},{"id":56198,"section_number":"59.1-196","catch_line":"Title","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-196\/"},{"id":82977,"section_number":"59.1-200","catch_line":"Prohibited practices","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-200\/"}],"permalink":{"id":248461,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68076,"identifier":"55.1-3204","token":"55.1\/V\/32\/55.1-3204","url":"\/55.1-3204\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-3204\/","token":"55.1\/V\/32\/55.1-3204","dublin_core":{"Title":"Recording prohibited","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-3204","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No service provider<\/span> shall submit a real estate service agreement<\/span> that violates subsection A of § 55.1-3202<\/a> to the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> or a state or local agency for recording<\/span>. Any such submission constitutes a prohibited practice under the provisions of § 59.1-200<\/a> and shall be subject to the provisions of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (§ 59.1-196<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A real estate service agreement<\/span> that violates subsection A of § 55.1-3202<\/a>, or a notice or memorandum<\/span> thereof, is void and unenforceable and shall not operate as a lien<\/span>, encumbrance, or security interest. No owner or buyer shall be required to record any document voiding a real estate service agreement<\/span> that is in violation of subsection A of § 55.1-3202<\/a>, or notice or memorandum<\/span> thereof, recorded in violation of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Notwithstanding subsection A, no recorded real estate service agreement<\/span> that is in violation of subsection A of § 55.1-3202<\/a> may provide actual or constructive notice of a lien<\/span> arising from the service agreement to any party<\/span> interested in the residential real property<\/span> identified in the service agreement. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECORDING PROHIBITED (\u00a7 55.1-3204)\n\nA. No service provider shall submit a real estate service agreement that\nviolates subsection A of § 55.1-3202 to the circuit court or a state or\nlocal agency for recording. Any such submission constitutes a prohibited\npractice under the provisions of § 59.1-200 and shall be subject to the\nprovisions of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (§ 59.1-196 et seq.).\n\nB. A real estate service agreement that violates subsection A of §\n55.1-3202, or a notice or memorandum thereof, is void and unenforceable and\nshall not operate as a lien, encumbrance, or security interest. No owner or\nbuyer shall be required to record any document voiding a real estate service\nagreement that is in violation of subsection A of § 55.1-3202, or notice or\nmemorandum thereof, recorded in violation of this section.\n\nC. Notwithstanding subsection A, no recorded real estate service agreement that\nis in violation of subsection A of § 55.1-3202 may provide actual or\nconstructive notice of a lien arising from the service agreement to any party\ninterested in the residential real property identified in the service agreement.\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}}