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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>74573</law_id><section_number>55.1-3206</section_number><catch_line>Remedies</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="V">Miscellaneous</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="32">Unfair Real Estate Service Agreement Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> If a <span class="dictionary">real estate service agreement</span> in violation of subsection A of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Prohibited terms" href="/55.1-3202/">55.1-3202</a> is recorded, any person with an interest in the <span class="dictionary">residential real property</span> that is subject to a <span class="dictionary">lien</span> arising from the service agreement may bring an action against the <span class="dictionary">service provider</span> in the <span class="dictionary">circuit</span> <span class="dictionary">court</span> of the county where the <span class="dictionary">residential real property</span> is located to request a determination that the service agreement is void and unenforceable under this chapter. <a id="paragraph-268001" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/55.1-3206/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> If a <span class="dictionary">real estate service agreement</span> that violates subsection A of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Prohibited terms" href="/55.1-3202/">55.1-3202</a> is recorded in the Commonwealth, any <span class="dictionary">party</span> with an interest in the <span class="dictionary">residential real property</span> identified in the service agreement may recover <span class="dictionary">damages</span>, costs, and reasonable attorney fees that may be proved against the <span class="dictionary">service provider</span>. No actual <span class="dictionary">damages</span>, costs, or reasonable attorney fees that are proved against the <span class="dictionary">service provider</span> shall be offset by the consideration paid by the <span class="dictionary">service provider</span> to the owner, buyer, or tenant in connection with the <span class="dictionary">real estate service agreement</span>. <a id="paragraph-268002" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/55.1-3206/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> Nothing in this chapter shall prevent an individual from pursuing any other remedy provided by <span class="dictionary">law</span>. <a id="paragraph-268003" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/55.1-3206/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2024, cc. 328, 362.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
