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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1973, chapter 467; in 1983, chapter 345; in 1984, chapter 675; in 2012, chapter 627<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 267<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":70850,"section_number":"58.1-3965","catch_line":"When land may be sold for delinquent taxes; notice of sale; owner's right of redemption","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3965\/"}],"permalink":{"id":258991,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64647,"identifier":"58.1-3974","token":"58.1\/III\/39\/4\/58.1-3974","url":"\/58.1-3974\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/58.1-3974\/","token":"58.1\/III\/39\/4\/58.1-3974","dublin_core":{"Title":"Redemption of land by owner; lien for taxes paid","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 58.1-3974","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any owner of the real estate described in any notice published pursuant to \u00a7 58.1-3965<\/a> or any complaint filed pursuant to this article, or his heirs, devisees, successors, and assigns, shall have the right to redeem such real estate prior to the date set for a judicial sale thereof by paying into court<\/span> all taxes, penalties, and interest due with respect to such real estate, including any outstanding taxes, penalties, and interest owed to a town or other concurrent taxing entity, together with all costs including costs of publication and a reasonable attorney fee set by the court<\/span>. Any person who has paid any taxes on such real estate shall have a lien<\/span> thereon for any taxes paid, plus interest at the rate of six percent per year.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREDEMPTION OF LAND BY OWNER; LIEN FOR TAXES PAID (\u00a7 58.1-3974)\n\nAny owner of the real estate described in any notice published pursuant to \u00a7\n58.1-3965 or any complaint filed pursuant to this article, or his heirs,\ndevisees, successors, and assigns, shall have the right to redeem such real\nestate prior to the date set for a judicial sale thereof by paying into court\nall taxes, penalties, and interest due with respect to such real estate,\nincluding any outstanding taxes, penalties, and interest owed to a town or other\nconcurrent taxing entity, together with all costs including costs of publication\nand a reasonable attorney fee set by the court. Any person who has paid any\ntaxes on such real estate shall have a lien thereon for any taxes paid, plus\ninterest at the rate of six percent per year.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 58-1117.10; 1973, c. 467; 1983, c. 345; 1984, c. 675;\n2012, c. 627; 2025, c. 267.","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}}