{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/55.1-3206.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/55.1-3206.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/55.1-3206.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/55.1-3206.html"}],"law_id":74573,"edition_id":1,"section_id":74573,"structure_id":15885,"section_number":"55.1-3206","catch_line":"Remedies","history":"2024, cc. 328, 362.","full_text":"A\n\nIf a real estate service agreement in violation of subsection A of § 55.1-3202 is recorded, any person with an interest in the residential real property that is subject to a lien arising from the service agreement may bring an action against the service provider in the circuit court of the county where the residential real property is located to request a determination that the service agreement is void and unenforceable under this chapter.B\n\nIf a real estate service agreement that violates subsection A of § 55.1-3202 is recorded in the Commonwealth, any party with an interest in the residential real property identified in the service agreement may recover damages, costs, and reasonable attorney fees that may be proved against the service provider. No actual damages, costs, or reasonable attorney fees that are proved against the service provider shall be offset by the consideration paid by the service provider to the owner, buyer, or tenant in connection with the real estate service agreement.C\n\nNothing in this chapter shall prevent an individual from pursuing any other remedy provided by law.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":268001,"text":"If a real estate service agreement in violation of subsection A of § 55.1-3202 is recorded, any person with an interest in the residential real property that is subject to a lien arising from the service agreement may bring an action against the service provider in the circuit court of the county where the residential real property is located to request a determination that the service agreement is void and unenforceable under this chapter.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":268002,"text":"If a real estate service agreement that violates subsection A of § 55.1-3202 is recorded in the Commonwealth, any party with an interest in the residential real property identified in the service agreement may recover damages, costs, and reasonable attorney fees that may be proved against the service provider. 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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\/"}],"permalink":{"id":248469,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74573,"identifier":"55.1-3206","token":"55.1\/V\/32\/55.1-3206","url":"\/55.1-3206\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-3206\/","token":"55.1\/V\/32\/55.1-3206","dublin_core":{"Title":"Remedies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-3206","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If a real estate service agreement<\/span> in violation of subsection A of § 55.1-3202<\/a> is recorded, any person with an interest in the residential real property<\/span> that is subject to a lien<\/span> arising from the service agreement may bring an action against the service provider<\/span> in the circuit<\/span> court<\/span> of the county where the residential real property<\/span> is located to request a determination that the service agreement is void and unenforceable under this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If a real estate service agreement<\/span> that violates subsection A of § 55.1-3202<\/a> is recorded in the Commonwealth, any party<\/span> with an interest in the residential real property<\/span> identified in the service agreement may recover damages<\/span>, costs, and reasonable attorney fees that may be proved against the service provider<\/span>. No actual damages<\/span>, costs, or reasonable attorney fees that are proved against the service provider<\/span> shall be offset by the consideration paid by the service provider<\/span> to the owner, buyer, or tenant in connection with the real estate service agreement<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Nothing in this chapter shall prevent an individual from pursuing any other remedy provided by law<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREMEDIES (\u00a7 55.1-3206)\n\nA. If a real estate service agreement in violation of subsection A of §\n55.1-3202 is recorded, any person with an interest in the residential real\nproperty that is subject to a lien arising from the service agreement may bring\nan action against the service provider in the circuit court of the county where\nthe residential real property is located to request a determination that the\nservice agreement is void and unenforceable under this chapter.\n\nB. If a real estate service agreement that violates subsection A of §\n55.1-3202 is recorded in the Commonwealth, any party with an interest in the\nresidential real property identified in the service agreement may recover\ndamages, costs, and reasonable attorney fees that may be proved against the\nservice provider. No actual damages, costs, or reasonable attorney fees that are\nproved against the service provider shall be offset by the consideration paid by\nthe service provider to the owner, buyer, or tenant in connection with the real\nestate service agreement.\n\nC. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent an individual from pursuing any other\nremedy provided by law.\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}}