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By the original lease contract the parties may reduce the period of limitation to not less than one year.2\n\nA cause of action for default accrues when the act or omission on which the default or breach of warranty is based is or should have been discovered by the aggrieved party, or when the default occurs, whichever is later. 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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":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":282593,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59618,"identifier":"8.2A-506","token":"8.2A\/5\/A\/8.2A-506","url":"\/8.2A-506\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.2A-506\/","token":"8.2A\/5\/A\/8.2A-506","dublin_core":{"Title":"Statute of limitation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.2A-506","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> An action for default<\/span> under a lease contract<\/span>, including breach of warranty or indemnity, shall be commenced within four years after the cause of action<\/span> accrued. By the original lease contract<\/span> the parties may reduce the period of limitation to not less than one year. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A cause of action<\/span> for default<\/span> accrues when the act or omission on which the default<\/span> or breach of warranty is based is or should have been discovered by the aggrieved party<\/span>, or when the default<\/span> occurs, whichever is later. A cause of action<\/span> for indemnity accrues when the act or omission on which the claim for indemnity is based is or should have been discovered by the indemnified party, whichever is later. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> If an action commenced within the time limited by subsection (1) of this section is so terminated as to leave available a remedy by another action for the same default<\/span> or breach of warranty or indemnity, the other action may be commenced after the expiration of the time limited and within six months after the termination of the first action unless the termination resulted from dismissal<\/span> for failure or neglect to prosecute<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> This section does not alter the law<\/span> on tolling of the statute of limitations<\/span> nor does it apply to causes of action that have accrued before this title becomes effective. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATUTE OF LIMITATION (\u00a7 8.2A-506)\n\n1. An action for default under a lease contract, including breach of warranty or\nindemnity, shall be commenced within four years after the cause of action\naccrued. By the original lease contract the parties may reduce the period of\nlimitation to not less than one year.\n\n2. A cause of action for default accrues when the act or omission on which the\ndefault or breach of warranty is based is or should have been discovered by the\naggrieved party, or when the default occurs, whichever is later. A cause of\naction for indemnity accrues when the act or omission on which the claim for\nindemnity is based is or should have been discovered by the indemnified party,\nwhichever is later.\n\n3. If an action commenced within the time limited by subsection (1) of this\nsection is so terminated as to leave available a remedy by another action for\nthe same default or breach of warranty or indemnity, the other action may be\ncommenced after the expiration of the time limited and within six months after\nthe termination of the first action unless the termination resulted from\ndismissal for failure or neglect to prosecute.\n\n4. This section does not alter the law on tolling of the statute of limitations\nnor does it apply to causes of action that have accrued before this title\nbecomes effective.\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}}