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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85136,"section_number":"55.1-356","catch_line":"Words \"with general warranty,\" \"with special warranty,\" and \"with English covenants of title\" construed","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-356\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":245255,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57440,"identifier":"55.1-362","token":"55.1\/I\/3\/4\/55.1-362","url":"\/55.1-362\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-362\/","token":"55.1\/I\/3\/4\/55.1-362","dublin_core":{"Title":"Covenant of “no act to encumber.”","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-362","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A covenant by any such grantor “that he has done no act to encumber the said lands” shall have the same effect as if he covenanted that he had not done or executed, or knowingly suffered, any act, deed, or thing whereby the lands and premises conveyed, or intended so to be, or any part thereof, are or will be charged, affected, or encumbered in title, estate, or otherwise.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOVENANT OF “NO ACT TO ENCUMBER.” (\u00a7 55.1-362)\n\nA covenant by any such grantor “that he has done no act to encumber the\nsaid lands” shall have the same effect as if he covenanted that he had not\ndone or executed, or knowingly suffered, any act, deed, or thing whereby the\nlands and premises conveyed, or intended so to be, or any part thereof, are or\nwill be charged, affected, or encumbered in title, estate, or otherwise.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 5177; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-74; 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}}