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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>83825</law_id><section_number>55.1-1427</section_number><catch_line>How person entitled to lands may be restored to his possession</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="55.1">Property and Conveyances</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Rental Conveyances</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="14">Nonresidential Tenancies</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="5">Miscellaneous Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>If the person entitled to lands subject to a proceeding filed pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Proceedings to establish right of reentry; judgment" href="/55.1-1419/">55.1-1419</a> at the time of reentry made, or having claim to such lands, does not pay the rent and all <span class="dictionary">arrears</span> owed, with interest and all reasonable expenses incurred about such reentry, within one year from the first day of publication pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Written act of reentry to be returned and recorded and certificate of reentry published" href="/55.1-1425/">55.1-1425</a>, he shall be forever barred from all right to the lands. If any <span class="dictionary">party</span> who has the right of <span class="dictionary">possession</span> pays the rent and <span class="dictionary">arrears</span> owed, with interest and expenses pursuant to this section, to the <span class="dictionary">party</span> making reentry, within the required time, he shall be reinstated in his <span class="dictionary">possession</span> to hold as if the reentry had not been made.</p></section></text><history>Code 1919, &#xA7; 5538; Code 1950, &#xA7; 55-247; 2019, c. 712.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
