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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 1964, chapter 333; in 1968, chapter 103; in 1973, chapter 247; in 1977, chapter 617.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74083,"section_number":"8.01-230","catch_line":"Accrual of right of action","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-230\/"},{"id":85786,"section_number":"8.01-39","catch_line":"Completion or acceptance of work not bar to action against independent contractor for personal injury, wrongful death or damage to property","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-39\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":61676,"section_number":"8.01-243","catch_line":"Personal action for injury to person or property generally; extension in actions for malpractice against health care provider","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-243\/"},{"id":71139,"section_number":"8.01-246","catch_line":"Personal actions based on contracts","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-246\/"}],"permalink":{"id":281239,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86776,"identifier":"8.01-250","token":"8.01\/4\/3\/8.01-250","url":"\/8.01-250\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-250\/","token":"8.01\/4\/3\/8.01-250","dublin_core":{"Title":"Limitation on certain actions for damages arising out of defective or unsafe condition of improvements to real property","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-250","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No action<\/span> to recover for any injury to property, real or personal, or for bodily injury or wrongful death, arising out of the defective and unsafe condition of an improvement to real property, nor any action<\/span> for contribution or indemnity for damages<\/span> sustained as a result of such injury, shall be brought against any person<\/span> performing or furnishing the design, planning, surveying, supervision of construction, or construction of such improvement to real property more than five years after the performance or furnishing of such services and construction.\n\t\tThe limitation prescribed in this section shall not apply to the manufacturer or supplier of any equipment or machinery or other articles installed in a structure upon real property, nor to any person<\/span> in actual possession<\/span> and in control of the improvement as owner, tenant or otherwise at the time the defective or unsafe condition of such improvement constitutes the proximate cause of the injury or damage for which the action<\/span> is brought; rather each such action<\/span> shall be brought within the time next after such injury occurs as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 8.01-243<\/a> and 8.01-246<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIMITATION ON CERTAIN ACTIONS FOR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF DEFECTIVE OR UNSAFE\nCONDITION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO REAL PROPERTY (\u00a7 8.01-250)\n\nNo action to recover for any injury to property, real or personal, or for bodily\ninjury or wrongful death, arising out of the defective and unsafe condition of\nan improvement to real property, nor any action for contribution or indemnity\nfor damages sustained as a result of such injury, shall be brought against any\nperson performing or furnishing the design, planning, surveying, supervision of\nconstruction, or construction of such improvement to real property more than\nfive years after the performance or furnishing of such services and\nconstruction.\n\t\tThe limitation prescribed in this section shall not apply to the manufacturer\nor supplier of any equipment or machinery or other articles installed in a\nstructure upon real property, nor to any person in actual possession and in\ncontrol of the improvement as owner, tenant or otherwise at the time the\ndefective or unsafe condition of such improvement constitutes the proximate\ncause of the injury or damage for which the action is brought; rather each such\naction shall be brought within the time next after such injury occurs as\nprovided in \u00a7\u00a7 8.01-243 and 8.01-246.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 8-24.2; 1964, c. 333; 1968, c. 103; 1973, c. 247; 1977,\nc. 617.","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}}