{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/8.2A-523.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/8.2A-523.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/8.2A-523.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/8.2A-523.html"}],"law_id":58736,"edition_id":1,"section_id":58736,"structure_id":15201,"section_number":"8.2A-523","catch_line":"Lessor’s remedies","history":"1991, c. 536.","full_text":"1\n\nIf a lessee wrongfully rejects or revokes acceptance of goods or fails to make a payment when due or repudiates with respect to a part or the whole, then, with respect to any goods involved, and with respect to all of the goods if under an installment lease contract the value of the whole lease contract is substantially impaired (\u00a7 8.2A-510), the lessee is in default under the lease contract and the lessor may:a\n\nCancel the lease contract (subsection (1) of § 8.2A-505);b\n\nProceed respecting goods not identified to the lease contract (§ 8.2A-524);c\n\nWithhold delivery of the goods and take possession of goods previously delivered (§ 8.2A-525);d\n\nStop delivery of the goods by any bailee (§ 8.2A-526);e\n\nDispose of the goods and recover damages (§ 8.2A-527), or retain the goods and recover damages (§ 8.2A-528), or in a proper case recover rent (§ 8.2A-529); orf\n\nExercise any other rights or pursue any other remedies provided in the lease contract.2\n\nIf a lessor does not fully exercise a right or obtain a remedy to which the lessor is entitled under subsection (1) of this section, the lessor may recover the loss resulting in the ordinary course of events from the lessee’s default as determined in any reasonable manner, together with incidental damages, less expenses saved in consequence of the lessee’s default.3\n\nIf a lessee is otherwise in default under a lease contract, the lessor may exercise the rights and pursue the remedies provided in the lease contract which may include a right to cancel the lease. 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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":57869,"section_number":"8.2A-524","catch_line":"Lessor's right to identify goods to lease contract","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2A-524\/"},{"id":72857,"section_number":"8.2A-525","catch_line":"Lessor's right to possession of goods","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2A-525\/"},{"id":73411,"section_number":"8.2A-527","catch_line":"Lessor's rights to dispose of goods","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2A-527\/"},{"id":69309,"section_number":"8.2A-528","catch_line":"Lessor's damages for nonacceptance or repudiation","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2A-528\/"},{"id":80116,"section_number":"8.2A-529","catch_line":"Lessor's action for the rent","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2A-529\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":60727,"section_number":"8.2A-505","catch_line":"Cancellation and termination and effect of cancellation, termination, rescission, or fraud on rights and remedies","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2A-505\/"},{"id":74596,"section_number":"8.2A-510","catch_line":"Installment lease contracts; rejection and default","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2A-510\/"},{"id":57869,"section_number":"8.2A-524","catch_line":"Lessor's right to identify goods to lease contract","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2A-524\/"},{"id":72857,"section_number":"8.2A-525","catch_line":"Lessor's right to possession of goods","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2A-525\/"},{"id":83435,"section_number":"8.2A-526","catch_line":"Lessor's stoppage of delivery in transit or otherwise","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2A-526\/"},{"id":73411,"section_number":"8.2A-527","catch_line":"Lessor's rights to dispose of goods","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2A-527\/"},{"id":69309,"section_number":"8.2A-528","catch_line":"Lessor's damages for nonacceptance or repudiation","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2A-528\/"},{"id":80116,"section_number":"8.2A-529","catch_line":"Lessor's action for the rent","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2A-529\/"}],"permalink":{"id":282665,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58736,"identifier":"8.2A-523","token":"8.2A\/5\/C\/8.2A-523","url":"\/8.2A-523\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.2A-523\/","token":"8.2A\/5\/C\/8.2A-523","dublin_core":{"Title":"Lessor’s remedies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.2A-523","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> If a lessee wrongfully rejects or revokes acceptance of goods or fails to make a payment when due or repudiates with respect to a part or the whole, then, with respect to any goods involved, and with respect to all of the goods if under an installment lease contract<\/span> the value of the whole lease contract<\/span> is substantially impaired (\u00a7 8.2A-510<\/a>), the lessee is in default<\/span> under the lease contract<\/span> and the lessor may: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> Cancel the lease contract<\/span> (subsection (1) of § 8.2A-505<\/a>); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> Proceed respecting goods not identified to the lease contract<\/span> (§ 8.2A-524<\/a>); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

c.<\/span> Withhold delivery of the goods and take possession<\/span> of goods previously delivered (§ 8.2A-525<\/a>); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

d.<\/span> Stop delivery of the goods by any bailee (§ 8.2A-526<\/a>); <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

e.<\/span> Dispose of the goods and recover damages<\/span> (§ 8.2A-527<\/a>), or retain the goods and recover damages<\/span> (§ 8.2A-528<\/a>), or in a proper case recover rent (§ 8.2A-529<\/a>); or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

f.<\/span> Exercise any other rights or pursue any other remedies provided in the lease contract<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> If a lessor does not fully exercise a right or obtain a remedy to which the lessor is entitled under subsection (1) of this section, the lessor may recover the loss resulting in the ordinary course of events from the lessee’s default<\/span> as determined in any reasonable manner, together with incidental damages<\/span>, less expenses saved in consequence of the lessee’s default<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> If a lessee is otherwise in default<\/span> under a lease contract<\/span>, the lessor may exercise the rights and pursue the remedies provided in the lease contract<\/span> which may include a right to cancel the lease. In addition, unless otherwise provided in the lease contract<\/span> if: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> The default<\/span> substantially impairs the value of the lease contract<\/span> to the lessor, the lessor may exercise the rights and pursue the remedies provided in subsection (1) or (2) of this section; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> The default<\/span> does not substantially impair the value of the lease contract<\/span> to the lessor, the lessor may recover as provided in subsection (2) of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLESSOR’S REMEDIES (\u00a7 8.2A-523)\n\n1. If a lessee wrongfully rejects or revokes acceptance of goods or fails to\nmake a payment when due or repudiates with respect to a part or the whole, then,\nwith respect to any goods involved, and with respect to all of the goods if\nunder an installment lease contract the value of the whole lease contract is\nsubstantially impaired (\u00a7 8.2A-510), the lessee is in default under the lease\ncontract and the lessor may:\n\n a. Cancel the lease contract (subsection (1) of § 8.2A-505);\n\n b. Proceed respecting goods not identified to the lease contract (§\n 8.2A-524);\n\n c. Withhold delivery of the goods and take possession of goods previously\n delivered (§ 8.2A-525);\n\n d. Stop delivery of the goods by any bailee (§ 8.2A-526);\n\n e. Dispose of the goods and recover damages (§ 8.2A-527), or retain the\n goods and recover damages (§ 8.2A-528), or in a proper case recover rent\n (§ 8.2A-529); or\n\n f. Exercise any other rights or pursue any other remedies provided in the\n lease contract.\n\n2. If a lessor does not fully exercise a right or obtain a remedy to which the\nlessor is entitled under subsection (1) of this section, the lessor may recover\nthe loss resulting in the ordinary course of events from the lessee’s\ndefault as determined in any reasonable manner, together with incidental\ndamages, less expenses saved in consequence of the lessee’s default.\n\n3. If a lessee is otherwise in default under a lease contract, the lessor may\nexercise the rights and pursue the remedies provided in the lease contract which\nmay include a right to cancel the lease. In addition, unless otherwise provided\nin the lease contract if:\n\n a. The default substantially impairs the value of the lease contract to the\n lessor, the lessor may exercise the rights and pursue the remedies provided in\n subsection (1) or (2) of this section; or\n\n b. The default does not substantially impair the value of the lease contract\n to the lessor, the lessor may recover as provided in subsection (2) of this\n section.\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}}