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1.<\/span> There is in a lease contract<\/span> a warranty that for the lease term no person holds a claim to or interest in the goods that arose from an act or omission of the lessor, other than a claim by way of infringement or the like, which will interfere with the lessee’s enjoyment of its leasehold interest. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Except in a finance lease there is in a lease contract<\/span> by a lessor who is a merchant regularly dealing in goods of the kind a warranty that the goods are delivered free of the rightful claim of any person by way of infringement or the like. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> A lessee who furnishes specifications to a lessor or a supplier shall hold the lessor and the supplier harmless against any claim by way of infringement or the like that arises out of compliance with the specifications. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWARRANTIES AGAINST INTERFERENCE AND AGAINST INFRINGEMENT; LESSEE’S\nOBLIGATION AGAINST INFRINGEMENT (\u00a7 8.2A-211)\n\n1. There is in a lease contract a warranty that for the lease term no person\nholds a claim to or interest in the goods that arose from an act or omission of\nthe lessor, other than a claim by way of infringement or the like, which will\ninterfere with the lessee’s enjoyment of its leasehold interest.\n\n2. Except in a finance lease there is in a lease contract by a lessor who is a\nmerchant regularly dealing in goods of the kind a warranty that the goods are\ndelivered free of the rightful claim of any person by way of infringement or the\nlike.\n\n3. A lessee who furnishes specifications to a lessor or a supplier shall hold\nthe lessor and the supplier harmless against any claim by way of infringement or\nthe like that arises out of compliance with the specifications.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 536.","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}}