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This law was first created in 1987. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 622 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 1987 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1990, chapter 3; in 2010, chapter 794<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":263509,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86582,"identifier":"6.2-410","token":"6.2\/I\/4\/2\/6.2-410","url":"\/6.2-410\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/6.2-410\/","token":"6.2\/I\/4\/2\/6.2-410","dublin_core":{"Title":"Borrowers not to be required to employ particular professionals","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 6.2-410","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In the case of loans secured by deeds of trust or mortgages on one- to four-family dwelling units, the lender may not require the borrower to use the services of a particular attorney, surveyor, or insurer. The lender shall have the right to approve any attorney, surveyor, or insurer selected by the borrower, provided such approval is not unreasonably withheld.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBORROWERS NOT TO BE REQUIRED TO EMPLOY PARTICULAR PROFESSIONALS (\u00a7 6.2-410)\n\nIn the case of loans secured by deeds of trust or mortgages on one- to\nfour-family dwelling units, the lender may not require the borrower to use the\nservices of a particular attorney, surveyor, or insurer. The lender shall have\nthe right to approve any attorney, surveyor, or insurer selected by the\nborrower, provided such approval is not unreasonably withheld.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, c. 622, \u00a7 6.1-330.70; 1990, c. 3; 2010, c. 794.","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}}