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The owner shall not be liable for any error, inaccuracy, or omission of any information required to be disclosed by § 55.1-704 if the error, inaccuracy, or omission was the result of information provided by an officer or employee of the locality in which the property is located.B\n\nThe delivery by a public agency or other person, as described in subsection C, of any information required to be disclosed by this chapter to a prospective purchaser shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of this chapter and shall relieve the owner of any further duty under this chapter with respect to that item of information.C\n\nThe delivery by the owner of a report or opinion prepared by a licensed engineer, land surveyor, geologist, wood-destroying insect control expert, contractor, or home inspection expert, dealing with matters within the scope of the professional’s license or expertise, shall satisfy the requirements of this chapter if the information is provided to the prospective purchaser pursuant to a request for such information, whether written or oral. In responding to such a request, an expert may indicate, in writing, an understanding that the information provided will be used in fulfilling the requirements of this chapter and, if so, shall indicate the required disclosures, or portions of such required disclosures, to which the information being furnished is applicable. Where such a statement is furnished, the expert shall not be responsible for any items of information, or portions of items of information, other than those expressly set forth in the statement.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":217272,"text":"Except with respect to the disclosures required by § 55.1-704, the owner shall not be liable for any error, inaccuracy, or omission of any information delivered pursuant to this chapter if (i) the error, inaccuracy, or omission was not within the actual knowledge of the owner or was based on information provided by public agencies or by other persons providing information that is required to be disclosed pursuant to this chapter, or the owner reasonably believed the information to be correct, and (ii) the owner was not grossly negligent in obtaining the information from a third party and transmitting it. 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In responding to such a request, an expert may indicate, in writing, an understanding that the information provided will be used in fulfilling the requirements of this chapter and, if so, shall indicate the required disclosures, or portions of such required disclosures, to which the information being furnished is applicable. 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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 717 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. Unfortunately, the 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 2005, chapter 510<\/a>; in 2007, chapter 265<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65715,"section_number":"55.1-704","catch_line":"Required disclosures pertaining to a military air installation","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-704\/"}],"permalink":{"id":245799,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59277,"identifier":"55.1-710","token":"55.1\/II\/7\/55.1-710","url":"\/55.1-710\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-710\/","token":"55.1\/II\/7\/55.1-710","dublin_core":{"Title":"Owner liability","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-710","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Except with respect to the disclosures required by § 55.1-704<\/a>, the owner shall not be liable for any error, inaccuracy, or omission of any information delivered pursuant to this chapter if (i) the error, inaccuracy, or omission was not within the actual knowledge of the owner or was based on information provided by public agencies or by other persons providing information that is required to be disclosed pursuant to this chapter, or the owner reasonably believed the information to be correct, and (ii) the owner was not grossly negligent in obtaining the information from a third party<\/span> and transmitting it. The owner shall not be liable for any error, inaccuracy, or omission of any information required to be disclosed by § 55.1-704<\/a> if the error, inaccuracy, or omission was the result of information provided by an officer or employee of the locality in which the property is located. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The delivery by a public agency or other person, as described in subsection C, of any information required to be disclosed by this chapter to a prospective purchaser shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of this chapter and shall relieve the owner of any further duty under this chapter with respect to that item of information. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The delivery by the owner of a report or opinion<\/span> prepared by a licensed engineer, land surveyor, geologist, wood-destroying insect control expert, contractor, or home inspection expert, dealing with matters within the scope of the professional’s license or expertise, shall satisfy the requirements of this chapter if the information is provided to the prospective purchaser pursuant to a request for such information, whether written or oral. In responding to such a request, an expert may indicate, in writing, an understanding that the information provided will be used in fulfilling the requirements of this chapter and, if so, shall indicate the required disclosures, or portions of such required disclosures, to which the information being furnished is applicable. Where such a statement is furnished, the expert shall not be responsible for any items of information, or portions of items of information, other than those expressly set forth in the statement. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOWNER LIABILITY (\u00a7 55.1-710)\n\nA. Except with respect to the disclosures required by § 55.1-704, the owner\nshall not be liable for any error, inaccuracy, or omission of any information\ndelivered pursuant to this chapter if (i) the error, inaccuracy, or omission was\nnot within the actual knowledge of the owner or was based on information\nprovided by public agencies or by other persons providing information that is\nrequired to be disclosed pursuant to this chapter, or the owner reasonably\nbelieved the information to be correct, and (ii) the owner was not grossly\nnegligent in obtaining the information from a third party and transmitting it.\nThe owner shall not be liable for any error, inaccuracy, or omission of any\ninformation required to be disclosed by § 55.1-704 if the error,\ninaccuracy, or omission was the result of information provided by an officer or\nemployee of the locality in which the property is located.\n\nB. The delivery by a public agency or other person, as described in subsection\nC, of any information required to be disclosed by this chapter to a prospective\npurchaser shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of this chapter and\nshall relieve the owner of any further duty under this chapter with respect to\nthat item of information.\n\nC. The delivery by the owner of a report or opinion prepared by a licensed\nengineer, land surveyor, geologist, wood-destroying insect control expert,\ncontractor, or home inspection expert, dealing with matters within the scope of\nthe professional’s license or expertise, shall satisfy the requirements of\nthis chapter if the information is provided to the prospective purchaser\npursuant to a request for such information, whether written or oral. In\nresponding to such a request, an expert may indicate, in writing, an\nunderstanding that the information provided will be used in fulfilling the\nrequirements of this chapter and, if so, shall indicate the required\ndisclosures, or portions of such required disclosures, to which the information\nbeing furnished is applicable. Where such a statement is furnished, the expert\nshall not be responsible for any items of information, or portions of items of\ninformation, other than those expressly set forth in the statement.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 717, \u00a7 55-521; 2005, c. 510; 2007, c. 265; 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}}