{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/8.2A-529.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/8.2A-529.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/8.2A-529.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/8.2A-529.html"}],"law_id":80116,"edition_id":1,"section_id":80116,"structure_id":15201,"section_number":"8.2A-529","catch_line":"Lessor’s action for the rent","history":"1991, c. 536.","full_text":"1\n\nAfter default by the lessee under the lease contract of the type described in subsection (1) of \u00a7 8.2A-523 or subdivision (3) (a) of \u00a7 8.2A-523 or, if agreed, after other default by the lessee, if the lessor complies with subsection (2) of this section, the lessor may recover from the lessee as damages:a\n\nFor goods accepted by the lessee and not repossessed by or tendered to the lessor, and for conforming goods lost or damaged within a commercially reasonable time after risk of loss passes to the lessee (§ 8.2A-219), (i) accrued and unpaid rent as of the date of entry of judgment in favor of the lessor, (ii) the present value as of the same date of the rent for the then remaining lease term of the lease agreement, and (iii) any incidental damages allowed under § 8.2A-530, less expenses saved in consequence of the lessee’s default; andb\n\nFor goods identified to the lease contract if the lessor is unable after reasonable effort to dispose of them at a reasonable price or the circumstances reasonably indicate that effort will be unavailing, (i) accrued and unpaid rent as of the date of entry of judgment in favor of the lessor, (ii) the present value as of the same date of the rent for the then remaining lease term of the lease agreement, and (iii) any incidental damages allowed under § 8.2A-530, less expenses saved in consequence of the lessee’s default.2\n\nExcept as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the lessor shall hold for the lessee for the remaining lease term of the lease agreement any goods that have been identified to the lease contract and are in the lessor’s control.3\n\nThe lessor may dispose of the goods at any time before collection of the judgment for damages obtained pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. If the disposition is before the end of the remaining lease term of the lease agreement, the lessor’s recovery against the lessee for damages will be governed by § 8.2A-527 or § 8.2A-528, and the lessor will cause an appropriate credit to be provided against a judgment for damages to the extent that the amount of the judgment exceeds the recovery available pursuant to § 8.2A-527 or § 8.2A-528.4\n\nPayment of the judgment for damages obtained pursuant to subsection (1) of this section entitles the lessee to use and possession of the goods not then disposed of for the remaining lease term of the lease agreement.5\n\nAfter a lessee has wrongfully rejected or revoked acceptance of goods, has failed to pay rent then due, or has repudiated (§ 8.2A-402), a lessor who is held not entitled to rent under this section shall nevertheless be awarded damages for nonacceptance under §§ 8.2A-527 and 8.2A-528.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":286869,"text":"After default by the lessee under the lease contract of the type described in subsection (1) of \u00a7 8.2A-523 or subdivision (3) (a) of \u00a7 8.2A-523 or, if agreed, after other default by the lessee, if the lessor complies with subsection (2) of this section, the lessor may recover from the lessee as damages:","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"next_prefix":"1a"},"1":{"id":286870,"text":"For goods accepted by the lessee and not repossessed by or tendered to the lessor, and for conforming goods lost or damaged within a commercially reasonable time after risk of loss passes to the lessee (§ 8.2A-219), (i) accrued and unpaid rent as of the date of entry of judgment in favor of the lessor, (ii) the present value as of the same date of the rent for the then remaining lease term of the lease agreement, and (iii) any incidental damages allowed under § 8.2A-530, less expenses saved in consequence of the lessee’s default; and","type":"section","prefixes":["1","a"],"prefix":"a","entire_prefix":"1a","prefix_anchor":"1a","level":2,"prior_prefix":"1","next_prefix":"1b"},"2":{"id":286871,"text":"For goods identified to the lease contract if the lessor is unable after reasonable effort to dispose of them at a reasonable price or the circumstances reasonably indicate that effort will be unavailing, (i) accrued and unpaid rent as of the date of entry of judgment in favor of the lessor, (ii) the present value as of the same date of the rent for the then remaining lease term of the lease agreement, and (iii) any incidental damages allowed under § 8.2A-530, less expenses saved in consequence of the lessee’s default.","type":"section","prefixes":["1","b"],"prefix":"b","entire_prefix":"1b","prefix_anchor":"1b","level":2,"prior_prefix":"1a","next_prefix":"2"},"3":{"id":286872,"text":"Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the lessor shall hold for the lessee for the remaining lease term of the lease agreement any goods that have been identified to the lease contract and are in the lessor’s control.","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1b","next_prefix":"3"},"4":{"id":286873,"text":"The lessor may dispose of the goods at any time before collection of the judgment for damages obtained pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. If the disposition is before the end of the remaining lease term of the lease agreement, the lessor’s recovery against the lessee for damages will be governed by § 8.2A-527 or § 8.2A-528, and the lessor will cause an appropriate credit to be provided against a judgment for damages to the extent that the amount of the judgment exceeds the recovery available pursuant to § 8.2A-527 or § 8.2A-528.","type":"section","prefixes":["3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"3","prefix_anchor":"3","level":1,"prior_prefix":"2","next_prefix":"4"},"5":{"id":286874,"text":"Payment of the judgment for damages obtained pursuant to subsection (1) of this section entitles the lessee to use and possession of the goods not then disposed of for the remaining lease term of the lease agreement.","type":"section","prefixes":["4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"4","prefix_anchor":"4","level":1,"prior_prefix":"3","next_prefix":"5"},"6":{"id":286875,"text":"After a lessee has wrongfully rejected or revoked acceptance of goods, has failed to pay rent then due, or has repudiated (§ 8.2A-402), a lessor who is held not entitled to rent under this section shall nevertheless be awarded damages for nonacceptance under §§ 8.2A-527 and 8.2A-528.","type":"section","prefixes":["5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"5","prefix_anchor":"5","level":1,"prior_prefix":"4"}},"ancestry":[{"id":15201,"edition_id":1,"name":"Default by Lessee","identifier":"C","label":"article","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13913,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:52:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:52:55","permalink":{"id":282663,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15201,"identifier":"C","token":"8.2A\/5\/C","url":"\/8.2A\/5\/C\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13913,"edition_id":1,"name":"Default","identifier":"5","label":"part","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12736,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:17","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:17","permalink":{"id":282569,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13913,"identifier":"5","token":"8.2A\/5","url":"\/8.2A\/5\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12736,"edition_id":1,"name":"Commercial Code \u2014 Leases","identifier":"8.2A","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:50","permalink":{"id":282367,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12736,"identifier":"8.2A","token":"8.2A","url":"\/8.2A\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":58736,"structure_id":15201,"section_number":"8.2A-523","catch_line":"Lessor's remedies","url":"\/8.2A-523\/","token":"8.2A\/5\/C\/8.2A-523","metadata":false},{"id":57869,"structure_id":15201,"section_number":"8.2A-524","catch_line":"Lessor's right to identify goods to lease contract","url":"\/8.2A-524\/","token":"8.2A\/5\/C\/8.2A-524","metadata":false},{"id":72857,"structure_id":15201,"section_number":"8.2A-525","catch_line":"Lessor's right to possession of goods","url":"\/8.2A-525\/","token":"8.2A\/5\/C\/8.2A-525","metadata":false},{"id":83435,"structure_id":15201,"section_number":"8.2A-526","catch_line":"Lessor's stoppage of delivery in transit or otherwise","url":"\/8.2A-526\/","token":"8.2A\/5\/C\/8.2A-526","metadata":false},{"id":73411,"structure_id":15201,"section_number":"8.2A-527","catch_line":"Lessor's rights to dispose of goods","url":"\/8.2A-527\/","token":"8.2A\/5\/C\/8.2A-527","metadata":false},{"id":69309,"structure_id":15201,"section_number":"8.2A-528","catch_line":"Lessor's damages for nonacceptance or repudiation","url":"\/8.2A-528\/","token":"8.2A\/5\/C\/8.2A-528","metadata":false},{"id":80116,"structure_id":15201,"section_number":"8.2A-529","catch_line":"Lessor's action for the rent","url":"\/8.2A-529\/","token":"8.2A\/5\/C\/8.2A-529","metadata":false},{"id":83625,"structure_id":15201,"section_number":"8.2A-530","catch_line":"Lessor's incidental damages","url":"\/8.2A-530\/","token":"8.2A\/5\/C\/8.2A-530","metadata":false},{"id":70690,"structure_id":15201,"section_number":"8.2A-531","catch_line":"Standing to sue third parties for injury to goods","url":"\/8.2A-531\/","token":"8.2A\/5\/C\/8.2A-531","metadata":false},{"id":77975,"structure_id":15201,"section_number":"8.2A-532","catch_line":"Lessor's rights to residual interest","url":"\/8.2A-532\/","token":"8.2A\/5\/C\/8.2A-532","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":69309,"structure_id":15201,"section_number":"8.2A-528","catch_line":"Lessor's damages for nonacceptance or repudiation","url":"\/8.2A-528\/","token":"8.2A\/5\/C\/8.2A-528","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":83625,"structure_id":15201,"section_number":"8.2A-530","catch_line":"Lessor's incidental damages","url":"\/8.2A-530\/","token":"8.2A\/5\/C\/8.2A-530","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/8.2A-529\/","history_text":"

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":58736,"section_number":"8.2A-523","catch_line":"Lessor's remedies","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2A-523\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":55940,"section_number":"8.2A-219","catch_line":"Risk of loss","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2A-219\/"},{"id":76228,"section_number":"8.2A-402","catch_line":"Anticipatory repudiation","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2A-402\/"},{"id":58736,"section_number":"8.2A-523","catch_line":"Lessor's remedies","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2A-523\/"},{"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":83625,"section_number":"8.2A-530","catch_line":"Lessor's incidental damages","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.2A-530\/"}],"permalink":{"id":282689,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80116,"identifier":"8.2A-529","token":"8.2A\/5\/C\/8.2A-529","url":"\/8.2A-529\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.2A-529\/","token":"8.2A\/5\/C\/8.2A-529","dublin_core":{"Title":"Lessor’s action for the rent","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.2A-529","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> After default<\/span> by the lessee under the lease contract<\/span> of the type described in subsection (1) of \u00a7 8.2A-523<\/a> or subdivision (3) (a) of \u00a7 8.2A-523<\/a> or, if agreed, after other default<\/span> by the lessee, if the lessor complies with subsection (2) of this section, the lessor may recover from the lessee as damages<\/span>: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

a.<\/span> For goods accepted by the lessee and not repossessed by or tendered to the lessor, and for conforming goods lost or damaged within a commercially reasonable time after risk of loss passes to the lessee (§ 8.2A-219<\/a>), (i) accrued and unpaid rent as of the date of entry of judgment<\/span> in favor of the lessor, (ii) the present value as of the same date of the rent for the then remaining lease term of the lease agreement, and (iii) any incidental damages<\/span> allowed under § 8.2A-530<\/a>, less expenses saved in consequence of the lessee’s default<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

b.<\/span> For goods identified to the lease contract<\/span> if the lessor is unable after reasonable effort to dispose of them at a reasonable price or the circumstances reasonably indicate that effort will be unavailing, (i) accrued and unpaid rent as of the date of entry of judgment<\/span> in favor of the lessor, (ii) the present value as of the same date of the rent for the then remaining lease term of the lease agreement, and (iii) any incidental damages<\/span> allowed under § 8.2A-530<\/a>, less expenses saved in consequence of the lessee’s default<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the lessor shall hold for the lessee for the remaining lease term of the lease agreement any goods that have been identified to the lease contract<\/span> and are in the lessor’s control. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The lessor may dispose of the goods at any time before collection of the judgment<\/span> for damages<\/span> obtained pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. If the disposition<\/span> is before the end of the remaining lease term of the lease agreement, the lessor’s recovery against the lessee for damages<\/span> will be governed by § 8.2A-527<\/a> or § 8.2A-528<\/a>, and the lessor will cause an appropriate credit to be provided against a judgment<\/span> for damages<\/span> to the extent that the amount of the judgment<\/span> exceeds the recovery available pursuant to § 8.2A-527<\/a> or § 8.2A-528<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Payment of the judgment<\/span> for damages<\/span> obtained pursuant to subsection (1) of this section entitles the lessee to use and possession<\/span> of the goods not then disposed of for the remaining lease term of the lease agreement. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> After a lessee has wrongfully rejected or revoked acceptance of goods, has failed to pay rent then due, or has repudiated (§ 8.2A-402<\/a>), a lessor who is held not entitled to rent under this section shall nevertheless be awarded damages<\/span> for nonacceptance under §§ 8.2A-527<\/a> and 8.2A-528<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLESSOR’S ACTION FOR THE RENT (\u00a7 8.2A-529)\n\n1. After default by the lessee under the lease contract of the type described in\nsubsection (1) of \u00a7 8.2A-523 or subdivision (3) (a) of \u00a7 8.2A-523 or, if\nagreed, after other default by the lessee, if the lessor complies with\nsubsection (2) of this section, the lessor may recover from the lessee as\ndamages:\n\n a. For goods accepted by the lessee and not repossessed by or tendered to the\n lessor, and for conforming goods lost or damaged within a commercially\n reasonable time after risk of loss passes to the lessee (§ 8.2A-219), (i)\n accrued and unpaid rent as of the date of entry of judgment in favor of the\n lessor, (ii) the present value as of the same date of the rent for the then\n remaining lease term of the lease agreement, and (iii) any incidental damages\n allowed under § 8.2A-530, less expenses saved in consequence of the\n lessee’s default; and\n\n b. For goods identified to the lease contract if the lessor is unable after\n reasonable effort to dispose of them at a reasonable price or the\n circumstances reasonably indicate that effort will be unavailing, (i) accrued\n and unpaid rent as of the date of entry of judgment in favor of the lessor,\n (ii) the present value as of the same date of the rent for the then remaining\n lease term of the lease agreement, and (iii) any incidental damages allowed\n under § 8.2A-530, less expenses saved in consequence of the\n lessee’s default.\n\n2. Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the lessor shall hold\nfor the lessee for the remaining lease term of the lease agreement any goods\nthat have been identified to the lease contract and are in the lessor’s\ncontrol.\n\n3. The lessor may dispose of the goods at any time before collection of the\njudgment for damages obtained pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. If the\ndisposition is before the end of the remaining lease term of the lease\nagreement, the lessor’s recovery against the lessee for damages will be\ngoverned by § 8.2A-527 or § 8.2A-528, and the lessor will cause an\nappropriate credit to be provided against a judgment for damages to the extent\nthat the amount of the judgment exceeds the recovery available pursuant to\n§ 8.2A-527 or § 8.2A-528.\n\n4. Payment of the judgment for damages obtained pursuant to subsection (1) of\nthis section entitles the lessee to use and possession of the goods not then\ndisposed of for the remaining lease term of the lease agreement.\n\n5. After a lessee has wrongfully rejected or revoked acceptance of goods, has\nfailed to pay rent then due, or has repudiated (§ 8.2A-402), a lessor who\nis held not entitled to rent under this section shall nevertheless be awarded\ndamages for nonacceptance under §§ 8.2A-527 and 8.2A-528.\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}}