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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>54275</law_id><section_number>38.2-1410</section_number><catch_line>Items not deemed to be prior liens or encumbrances</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="38.2">Insurance</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="14">Investments</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>In construing and applying this title, the following shall not be deemed prior <span class="dictionary">liens</span> or encumbrances: easements; rights-of-way; joint driveways; <span class="dictionary">party</span> wall agreements; current taxes and assessments not delinquent; restrictions as to building, use and occupancy unless there is a right of reentry or forfeiture for violation; instruments reserving mineral, oil, or timber rights; title matters for which the <span class="dictionary">insurer</span> is insured against loss by a title <span class="dictionary">insurer</span>; and leases under which rents are reserved to the owner of the real estate.</p></section></text><history>1983, c. 457, &#xA7; 38.1-217.11; 1986, c. 562.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
