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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>64995</law_id><section_number>15.2-104</section_number><catch_line>Liens against real estate</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="15.2">Counties, Cities and Towns</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">General Provisions; Charters; Other Forms and Organization of Counties</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>Notwithstanding any provision contained in this title to the contrary, wherever this title provides for or authorizes a <span class="dictionary">lien</span> upon real estate for a local assessment, fee, rent or charge, other than real estate taxes, not paid when due, such <span class="dictionary">lien</span> shall not bind or affect a subsequent bona fide purchaser of the real estate for valuable consideration without actual notice of the <span class="dictionary">lien</span> unless, at the time of the transfer of record of the real estate to the purchaser, a statement containing the name of the record owner of the real estate and the amount of such unpaid assessments, fees, rents or charges is entered in the <span class="dictionary">judgment</span> <span class="dictionary">lien</span> book in the clerk&#x2019;s office where deeds are recorded or is contained in records maintained by the local treasurer for real estate tax <span class="dictionary">liens</span> pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="How liens to be recorded; release of liens" href="/58.1-3930/">58.1-3930</a> with respect to the real estate against which the <span class="dictionary">lien</span> is asserted. Any such <span class="dictionary">lien</span> binding on the owner of the real estate at the time of sale or other <span class="dictionary">disposition</span> shall be paid from the sale or other proceeds as real estate taxes assessed thereon are required to be paid. The clerk shall cause such statement to be entered and properly indexed against the record owner of the real estate, for which the clerk shall be entitled to a fee of two dollars per entry, or such other fee as may be specifically provided for such purpose in this title, to be paid by the <span class="dictionary">locality</span> or other political subdivision asserting the <span class="dictionary">lien</span> and to be added to the amount of the <span class="dictionary">lien</span>. If the amount of such <span class="dictionary">lien</span> and all accrued interest due thereon are paid in full, the <span class="dictionary">locality</span> or other political subdivision asserting the <span class="dictionary">lien</span> shall deliver a certificate evidencing such payment to the person paying the same, and, upon presentation of such certificate, the clerk having record of the <span class="dictionary">lien</span> shall mark the entry of such <span class="dictionary">lien</span> satisfied, for which he shall be entitled to a fee of one dollar, or such other fee as may be specifically provided for such purpose in this title.</p></section></text><history>1994, c. 525, &#xA7; 15.1-37.3:13; 1996, c. 612; 1997, c. 587.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
