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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":65599,"section_number":"8.2A-406","catch_line":"Procedure on excused performance","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2A-406\/"},{"id":62750,"section_number":"8.2A-508","catch_line":"Lessee's remedies","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2A-508\/"},{"id":58736,"section_number":"8.2A-523","catch_line":"Lessor's remedies","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2A-523\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":282589,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60727,"identifier":"8.2A-505","token":"8.2A\/5\/A\/8.2A-505","url":"\/8.2A-505\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.2A-505\/","token":"8.2A\/5\/A\/8.2A-505","dublin_core":{"Title":"Cancellation and termination and effect of cancellation, termination, rescission, or fraud on rights and remedies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.2A-505","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> On cancellation of the lease contract<\/span>, all obligations that are still executory on both sides are discharged, but any right based on prior default<\/span> or performance survives, and the cancelling party<\/span> also retains any remedy for default<\/span> of the whole lease contract<\/span> or any unperformed balance. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> On termination of the lease contract<\/span>, all obligations that are still executory on both sides are discharged but any right based on prior default<\/span> or performance survives. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Unless the contrary intention clearly appears, expressions of “cancellation,” “rescission,” or the like of the lease contract<\/span> may not be construed as a renunciation or discharge of any claim in damages<\/span> for an antecedent default<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Rights and remedies for material<\/span> misrepresentation or fraud<\/span> include all rights and remedies available under this title for default<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Neither rescission nor a claim for rescission of the lease contract<\/span> nor rejection or return of the goods may bar or be deemed inconsistent with a claim for damages<\/span> or other right or remedy. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCANCELLATION AND TERMINATION AND EFFECT OF CANCELLATION, TERMINATION,\nRESCISSION, OR FRAUD ON RIGHTS AND REMEDIES (\u00a7 8.2A-505)\n\n1. On cancellation of the lease contract, all obligations that are still\nexecutory on both sides are discharged, but any right based on prior default or\nperformance survives, and the cancelling party also retains any remedy for\ndefault of the whole lease contract or any unperformed balance.\n\n2. On termination of the lease contract, all obligations that are still\nexecutory on both sides are discharged but any right based on prior default or\nperformance survives.\n\n3. Unless the contrary intention clearly appears, expressions of\n“cancellation,” “rescission,” or the like of the lease\ncontract may not be construed as a renunciation or discharge of any claim in\ndamages for an antecedent default.\n\n4. Rights and remedies for material misrepresentation or fraud include all\nrights and remedies available under this title for default.\n\n5. Neither rescission nor a claim for rescission of the lease contract nor\nrejection or return of the goods may bar or be deemed inconsistent with a claim\nfor damages or other right or remedy.\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}}