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Such transfer shall be as effective as if it had been made by the decedent. The contract, option, or agreement shall be attached to any deed executed by a personal representative pursuant to this section and the clerk shall record such contract, option, or agreement in the deed book. Any personal representative duly qualified in any other state, upon taking an oath that the decedent owed no debts in the Commonwealth and posting bond upon such terms and in such amount as may be fixed by the clerk, but not less than the value of the decedent’s interest to be conveyed, may convey real property or any interest therein under the provisions of this section without qualifying in the Commonwealth.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":227328,"text":"When any decedent has executed and delivered a bona fide written contract of sale, purchase option, or other agreement binding such deceased person, his heirs, personal representatives, or assigns, to convey any real property or any interest therein, his personal representatives may execute a deed and do all things necessary to effect the transfer of title to such real property or any interest therein to the purchaser upon the purchaser’s full compliance with the terms and conditions of such contract, option, or agreement. Such transfer shall be as effective as if it had been made by the decedent. The contract, option, or agreement shall be attached to any deed executed by a personal representative pursuant to this section and the clerk shall record such contract, option, or agreement in the deed book. Any personal representative duly qualified in any other state, upon taking an oath that the decedent owed no debts in the Commonwealth and posting bond upon such terms and in such amount as may be fixed by the clerk, but not less than the value of the decedent’s interest to be conveyed, may convey real property or any interest therein under the provisions of this section without qualifying in the Commonwealth.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14479,"edition_id":1,"name":"Power With Respect to Real Estate","identifier":"4","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13926,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:17","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:17","permalink":{"id":273479,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14479,"identifier":"4","token":"64.2\/II\/5\/4","url":"\/64.2\/II\/5\/4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13926,"edition_id":1,"name":"Personal Representatives and Administration of Estates","identifier":"5","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12863,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:19","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:19","permalink":{"id":273379,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13926,"identifier":"5","token":"64.2\/II\/5","url":"\/64.2\/II\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12863,"edition_id":1,"name":"Wills and Decedents' Estates","identifier":"II","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12723,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:57","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:57","permalink":{"id":272911,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12863,"identifier":"II","token":"64.2\/II","url":"\/64.2\/II\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12723,"edition_id":1,"name":"Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciaries","identifier":"64.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":272781,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12723,"identifier":"64.2","token":"64.2","url":"\/64.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":74344,"structure_id":14479,"section_number":"64.2-521","catch_line":"Personal representatives to sell real estate devised to be sold, and to receive certain rents","url":"\/64.2-521\/","token":"64.2\/II\/5\/4\/64.2-521","metadata":false},{"id":63099,"structure_id":14479,"section_number":"64.2-522","catch_line":"Personal representatives to pay over sale proceeds and rents to persons entitled","url":"\/64.2-522\/","token":"64.2\/II\/5\/4\/64.2-522","metadata":false},{"id":62317,"structure_id":14479,"section_number":"64.2-523","catch_line":"Personal representative may execute deed pursuant to written contract of decedent","url":"\/64.2-523\/","token":"64.2\/II\/5\/4\/64.2-523","metadata":false},{"id":55871,"structure_id":14479,"section_number":"64.2-524","catch_line":"Validation of certain conveyances by foreign executor","url":"\/64.2-524\/","token":"64.2\/II\/5\/4\/64.2-524","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":63099,"structure_id":14479,"section_number":"64.2-522","catch_line":"Personal representatives to pay over sale proceeds and rents to persons entitled","url":"\/64.2-522\/","token":"64.2\/II\/5\/4\/64.2-522","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":55871,"structure_id":14479,"section_number":"64.2-524","catch_line":"Validation of certain conveyances by foreign executor","url":"\/64.2-524\/","token":"64.2\/II\/5\/4\/64.2-524","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/64.2-523\/","history_text":"

The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1958, chapter 416; in 1966, chapter 346; in 1968, chapter 656; in 2012, chapter 614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":54760,"section_number":"55.1-612","catch_line":"Acknowledgment within the United States or its dependencies","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-612\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":273489,"object_type":"law","relational_id":62317,"identifier":"64.2-523","token":"64.2\/II\/5\/4\/64.2-523","url":"\/64.2-523\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/64.2-523\/","token":"64.2\/II\/5\/4\/64.2-523","dublin_core":{"Title":"Personal representative may execute deed pursuant to written contract of decedent","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 64.2-523","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When any decedent has executed and delivered a bona fide written contract<\/span> of sale, purchase option, or other agreement binding such deceased person, his heirs, personal representatives<\/span>, or assigns, to convey any real property or any interest therein, his personal representatives<\/span> may execute a deed and do all things necessary to effect the transfer of title to such real property or any interest therein to the purchaser<\/span> upon the purchaser<\/span>’s full compliance with the terms and conditions of such contract<\/span>, option, or agreement. Such transfer shall be as effective as if it had been made by the decedent. The contract<\/span>, option, or agreement shall be attached to any deed executed by a personal representative<\/span> pursuant to this section and the clerk shall record such contract<\/span>, option, or agreement in the deed book. Any personal representative<\/span> duly qualified in any other state, upon taking an oath<\/span> that the decedent owed no debts in the Commonwealth and posting bond<\/span> upon such terms and in such amount as may be fixed by the clerk, but not less than the value<\/span> of the decedent’s interest to be conveyed, may convey real property or any interest therein under the provisions of this section without qualifying in the Commonwealth.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE MAY EXECUTE DEED PURSUANT TO WRITTEN CONTRACT OF\nDECEDENT (\u00a7 64.2-523)\n\nWhen any decedent has executed and delivered a bona fide written contract of\nsale, purchase option, or other agreement binding such deceased person, his\nheirs, personal representatives, or assigns, to convey any real property or any\ninterest therein, his personal representatives may execute a deed and do all\nthings necessary to effect the transfer of title to such real property or any\ninterest therein to the purchaser upon the purchaser’s full compliance\nwith the terms and conditions of such contract, option, or agreement. Such\ntransfer shall be as effective as if it had been made by the decedent. The\ncontract, option, or agreement shall be attached to any deed executed by a\npersonal representative pursuant to this section and the clerk shall record such\ncontract, option, or agreement in the deed book. Any personal representative\nduly qualified in any other state, upon taking an oath that the decedent owed no\ndebts in the Commonwealth and posting bond upon such terms and in such amount as\nmay be fixed by the clerk, but not less than the value of the decedent’s\ninterest to be conveyed, may convey real property or any interest therein under\nthe provisions of this section without qualifying in the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 64-138; 1958, c. 416; 1966, c. 346; 1968, c. 656, \u00a7\n64.1-148; 2012, c. 614.","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}}