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Upon the return of such execution such clerk shall preserve such execution in his office as is now provided as to other executions. If such return shows that a levy has been made and that property levied on remains unsold, it shall be lawful for the clerk of the court in whose office such return is filed to issue a writ of venditioni exponas thereon just as if the return were upon writ of fieri facias.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":274339,"text":"The sheriff under writ of execution from the court after hearing and judgment for the landlord, except as otherwise provided by law, shall make return on his execution as may be placed in his hands for collection and file the same, within 90 days after the same may have come to his hands, with the clerk of the court in which the case was heard. Upon the return of such execution such clerk shall preserve such execution in his office as is now provided as to other executions. If such return shows that a levy has been made and that property levied on remains unsold, it shall be lawful for the clerk of the court in whose office such return is filed to issue a writ of venditioni exponas thereon just as if the return were upon writ of fieri facias.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14735,"edition_id":1,"name":"Warrants in Distress","identifier":"13.1","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12886,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:49:36","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:49:36","permalink":{"id":279807,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14735,"identifier":"13.1","token":"8.01\/3\/13.1","url":"\/8.01\/3\/13.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12886,"edition_id":1,"name":"Actions","identifier":"3","label":"chapter","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12747,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:59","permalink":{"id":279635,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12886,"identifier":"3","token":"8.01\/3","url":"\/8.01\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12747,"edition_id":1,"name":"Civil Remedies and Procedure","identifier":"8.01","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:51","permalink":{"id":277029,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12747,"identifier":"8.01","token":"8.01","url":"\/8.01\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":58448,"structure_id":14735,"section_number":"8.01-130.1","catch_line":"Remedy for rent and for use and occupation","url":"\/8.01-130.1\/","token":"8.01\/3\/13.1\/8.01-130.1","metadata":false},{"id":71580,"structure_id":14735,"section_number":"8.01-130.10","catch_line":"When goods of a sublessee may be removed from leased premises","url":"\/8.01-130.10\/","token":"8.01\/3\/13.1\/8.01-130.10","metadata":false},{"id":59877,"structure_id":14735,"section_number":"8.01-130.11","catch_line":"When officer may enter by force to levy distress or attachment","url":"\/8.01-130.11\/","token":"8.01\/3\/13.1\/8.01-130.11","metadata":false},{"id":78131,"structure_id":14735,"section_number":"8.01-130.12","catch_line":"When distress not unlawful because of irregularity, etc","url":"\/8.01-130.12\/","token":"8.01\/3\/13.1\/8.01-130.12","metadata":false},{"id":76426,"structure_id":14735,"section_number":"8.01-130.13","catch_line":"Return of execution; process of sale thereunder","url":"\/8.01-130.13\/","token":"8.01\/3\/13.1\/8.01-130.13","metadata":false},{"id":75705,"structure_id":14735,"section_number":"8.01-130.2","catch_line":"Who may recover rent or compensation","url":"\/8.01-130.2\/","token":"8.01\/3\/13.1\/8.01-130.2","metadata":false},{"id":86042,"structure_id":14735,"section_number":"8.01-130.3","catch_line":"Who is liable for rent","url":"\/8.01-130.3\/","token":"8.01\/3\/13.1\/8.01-130.3","metadata":false},{"id":73716,"structure_id":14735,"section_number":"8.01-130.4","catch_line":"When and by whom distress made","url":"\/8.01-130.4\/","token":"8.01\/3\/13.1\/8.01-130.4","metadata":false},{"id":56439,"structure_id":14735,"section_number":"8.01-130.5","catch_line":"Procedure for trial on warrant in distress","url":"\/8.01-130.5\/","token":"8.01\/3\/13.1\/8.01-130.5","metadata":false},{"id":84370,"structure_id":14735,"section_number":"8.01-130.6","catch_line":"On what goods levied; to what extent goods liable; priorities between landlord and other lienors","url":"\/8.01-130.6\/","token":"8.01\/3\/13.1\/8.01-130.6","metadata":false},{"id":59484,"structure_id":14735,"section_number":"8.01-130.7","catch_line":"Procedure when distress levied and tenant unable to give forthcoming bond; what defense may be made","url":"\/8.01-130.7\/","token":"8.01\/3\/13.1\/8.01-130.7","metadata":false},{"id":60827,"structure_id":14735,"section_number":"8.01-130.8","catch_line":"Review of decision to issue ex parte order or process; claim of exemption","url":"\/8.01-130.8\/","token":"8.01\/3\/13.1\/8.01-130.8","metadata":false},{"id":67581,"structure_id":14735,"section_number":"8.01-130.9","catch_line":"On what terms purchasers and lienors inferior to landlord may remove goods; certain liens not affected","url":"\/8.01-130.9\/","token":"8.01\/3\/13.1\/8.01-130.9","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":78131,"structure_id":14735,"section_number":"8.01-130.12","catch_line":"When distress not unlawful because of irregularity, etc","url":"\/8.01-130.12\/","token":"8.01\/3\/13.1\/8.01-130.12","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":75705,"structure_id":14735,"section_number":"8.01-130.2","catch_line":"Who may recover rent or compensation","url":"\/8.01-130.2\/","token":"8.01\/3\/13.1\/8.01-130.2","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/8.01-130.13\/","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 1962, chapter 10; in 1975, chapter 235; in 1980, chapter 555; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":279825,"object_type":"law","relational_id":76426,"identifier":"8.01-130.13","token":"8.01\/3\/13.1\/8.01-130.13","url":"\/8.01-130.13\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-130.13\/","token":"8.01\/3\/13.1\/8.01-130.13","dublin_core":{"Title":"Return of execution; process of sale thereunder","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-130.13","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The sheriff<\/span> under writ of execution from the court<\/span> after hearing<\/span> and judgment<\/span> for the landlord, except as otherwise provided by law<\/span>, shall make return on his execution as may be placed in his hands for collection and file the same, within 90 days after the same may have come to his hands, with the clerk of the court<\/span> in which the case was heard. Upon the return of such execution such clerk shall preserve such execution in his office as is now provided as to other executions. If such return shows that a levy<\/span> has been made and that property levied on remains unsold, it shall be lawful for the clerk of the court<\/span> in whose office such return is filed to issue<\/span> a writ of venditioni exponas thereon just as if the return were upon writ of fieri facias<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRETURN OF EXECUTION; PROCESS OF SALE THEREUNDER (\u00a7 8.01-130.13)\n\nThe sheriff under writ of execution from the court after hearing and judgment\nfor the landlord, except as otherwise provided by law, shall make return on his\nexecution as may be placed in his hands for collection and file the same, within\n90 days after the same may have come to his hands, with the clerk of the court\nin which the case was heard. Upon the return of such execution such clerk shall\npreserve such execution in his office as is now provided as to other executions.\nIf such return shows that a levy has been made and that property levied on\nremains unsold, it shall be lawful for the clerk of the court in whose office\nsuch return is filed to issue a writ of venditioni exponas thereon just as if\nthe return were upon writ of fieri facias.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 5528; 1930, p. 456; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-237; 1962, c. 10;\n1975, c. 235; 1980, c. 555; 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}}