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This law was first created in 1991. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 536 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1991 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86552,"section_number":"8.2A-103","catch_line":"Definitions and index of definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2A-103\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":282531,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67646,"identifier":"8.2A-310","token":"8.2A\/3\/8.2A-310","url":"\/8.2A-310\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.2A-310\/","token":"8.2A\/3\/8.2A-310","dublin_core":{"Title":"Lessor’s and lessee’s rights when goods become accessions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.2A-310","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Goods are “accessions” when they are installed in or affixed to other goods. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The interest of a lessor or a lessee under a lease contract<\/span> entered into before the goods became accessions is superior to all interests in the whole except as stated in subsection (4) of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The interest of a lessor or a lessee under a lease contract<\/span> entered into at the time or after the goods became accessions is superior to all subsequently acquired interests in the whole except as stated in subsection (4) of this section but is subordinate to interests in the whole existing at the time the lease contract<\/span> was made unless the holders of such interests in the whole have in writing consented to the lease or disclaimed an interest in the goods as part of the whole. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The interest of a lessor or a lessee under a lease contract<\/span> described in subsection (2) or (3) of this section is subordinate to the interest of: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> A buyer in the ordinary course of business or a lessee in the ordinary course of business of any interest in the whole acquired after the goods became accessions; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> A creditor<\/span> with a security interest in the whole perfected before the lease contract<\/span> was made to the extent that the creditor<\/span> makes subsequent advances without knowledge of the lease contract<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> When under subsections (2) or (3) and (4) of this section a lessor or a lessee of accessions holds an interest that is superior to all interests in the whole, the lessor or the lessee may (a) on default<\/span>, expiration, termination, or cancellation of the lease contract<\/span> by the other party<\/span> but subject to the provisions of the lease contract<\/span> and this title, or (b) if necessary to enforce his or her other rights and remedies under this title, remove the goods from the whole, free and clear of all interests in the whole, but he or she shall reimburse any holder of an interest in the whole who is not the lessee and who has not otherwise agreed for the cost of repair of any physical injury but not for any diminution in value of the whole caused by the absence of the goods removed or by any necessity for replacing them. A person entitled to reimbursement may refuse permission to remove until the party<\/span> seeking removal gives adequate security for the performance of this obligation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLESSOR’S AND LESSEE’S RIGHTS WHEN GOODS BECOME ACCESSIONS (\u00a7\n8.2A-310)\n\n1. Goods are “accessions” when they are installed in or affixed to\nother goods.\n\n2. The interest of a lessor or a lessee under a lease contract entered into\nbefore the goods became accessions is superior to all interests in the whole\nexcept as stated in subsection (4) of this section.\n\n3. The interest of a lessor or a lessee under a lease contract entered into at\nthe time or after the goods became accessions is superior to all subsequently\nacquired interests in the whole except as stated in subsection (4) of this\nsection but is subordinate to interests in the whole existing at the time the\nlease contract was made unless the holders of such interests in the whole have\nin writing consented to the lease or disclaimed an interest in the goods as part\nof the whole.\n\n4. The interest of a lessor or a lessee under a lease contract described in\nsubsection (2) or (3) of this section is subordinate to the interest of:\n\n a. A buyer in the ordinary course of business or a lessee in the ordinary\n course of business of any interest in the whole acquired after the goods\n became accessions; or\n\n b. A creditor with a security interest in the whole perfected before the lease\n contract was made to the extent that the creditor makes subsequent advances\n without knowledge of the lease contract.\n\n5. When under subsections (2) or (3) and (4) of this section a lessor or a\nlessee of accessions holds an interest that is superior to all interests in the\nwhole, the lessor or the lessee may (a) on default, expiration, termination, or\ncancellation of the lease contract by the other party but subject to the\nprovisions of the lease contract and this title, or (b) if necessary to enforce\nhis or her other rights and remedies under this title, remove the goods from the\nwhole, free and clear of all interests in the whole, but he or she shall\nreimburse any holder of an interest in the whole who is not the lessee and who\nhas not otherwise agreed for the cost of repair of any physical injury but not\nfor any diminution in value of the whole caused by the absence of the goods\nremoved or by any necessity for replacing them. A person entitled to\nreimbursement may refuse permission to remove until the party seeking removal\ngives adequate security for the performance of this obligation.\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}}