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On the trial of such action, if any parol demise or any agreement not by deed whereon a certain rent was reserved appears in evidence, the plaintiff shall not therefor be nonsuited, but may use the same as evidence of the amount of his debt or damages. In any action for rent, or for such use and occupation, interest shall be allowed as on other contracts.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":214216,"text":"Rent of every kind may be recovered by distress or action. A landlord may also, by action, recover, when the agreement is not by deed, a reasonable satisfaction for the use and occupation of lands. On the trial of such action, if any parol demise or any agreement not by deed whereon a certain rent was reserved appears in evidence, the plaintiff shall not therefor be nonsuited, but may use the same as evidence of the amount of his debt or damages. 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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":75705,"section_number":"8.01-130.2","catch_line":"Who may recover rent or compensation","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-130.2\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":279809,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58448,"identifier":"8.01-130.1","token":"8.01\/3\/13.1\/8.01-130.1","url":"\/8.01-130.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-130.1\/","token":"8.01\/3\/13.1\/8.01-130.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Remedy for rent and for use and occupation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-130.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Rent of every kind may be recovered by distress or action<\/span>. A landlord may also, by action<\/span>, recover, when the agreement is not by deed, a reasonable satisfaction for the use and occupation of lands. On the trial<\/span> of such action<\/span>, if any parol demise or any agreement not by deed whereon a certain rent was reserved appears in evidence<\/span>, the plaintiff<\/span> shall not therefor be nonsuited, but may use the same as evidence<\/span> of the amount of his debt or damages<\/span>. In any action<\/span> for rent, or for such use and occupation, interest shall be allowed as on other contracts<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREMEDY FOR RENT AND FOR USE AND OCCUPATION (\u00a7 8.01-130.1)\n\nRent of every kind may be recovered by distress or action. A landlord may also,\nby action, recover, when the agreement is not by deed, a reasonable satisfaction\nfor the use and occupation of lands. On the trial of such action, if any parol\ndemise or any agreement not by deed whereon a certain rent was reserved appears\nin evidence, the plaintiff shall not therefor be nonsuited, but may use the same\nas evidence of the amount of his debt or damages. In any action for rent, or for\nsuch use and occupation, interest shall be allowed as on other contracts.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 5519; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-227; 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}}