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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>80116</law_id><section_number>8.2A-529</section_number><catch_line>Lessor&amp;#8217;s action for the rent</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>8.2A-523</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="8.2A">Commercial Code &#x2014; Leases</unit><unit label="part" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="5">Default</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="C">Default by Lessee</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> After <span class="dictionary">default</span> by the lessee under the lease <span class="dictionary">contract</span> of the type described in subsection (1) of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Lessor's remedies" href="/8.2A-523/">8.2A-523</a> or subdivision (3) (a) of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Lessor's remedies" href="/8.2A-523/">8.2A-523</a> or, if agreed, after other <span class="dictionary">default</span> by the lessee, if the lessor complies with subsection (2) of this section, the lessor may recover from the lessee as <span class="dictionary">damages</span>: <a id="paragraph-286869" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.2A-529/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="1a" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">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 (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Risk of loss" href="/8.2A-219/">8.2A-219</a>), (i) accrued and unpaid rent as of the date of entry of <span class="dictionary">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 <span class="dictionary">damages</span> allowed under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Lessor's incidental damages" href="/8.2A-530/">8.2A-530</a>, less expenses saved in consequence of the lessee&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">default</span>; and <a id="paragraph-286870" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.2A-529/#1a"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="1b" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">b.</span> For goods identified to the lease <span class="dictionary">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 <span class="dictionary">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 <span class="dictionary">damages</span> allowed under &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Lessor's incidental damages" href="/8.2A-530/">8.2A-530</a>, less expenses saved in consequence of the lessee&#x2019;s <span class="dictionary">default</span>. <a id="paragraph-286871" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.2A-529/#1b"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">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 <span class="dictionary">contract</span> and are in the lessor&#x2019;s control. <a id="paragraph-286872" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.2A-529/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> The lessor may dispose of the goods at any time before collection of the <span class="dictionary">judgment</span> for <span class="dictionary">damages</span> obtained pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. If the <span class="dictionary">disposition</span> is before the end of the remaining lease term of the lease agreement, the lessor&#x2019;s recovery against the lessee for <span class="dictionary">damages</span> will be governed by &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Lessor's rights to dispose of goods" href="/8.2A-527/">8.2A-527</a> or &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Lessor's damages for nonacceptance or repudiation" href="/8.2A-528/">8.2A-528</a>, and the lessor will cause an appropriate credit to be provided against a <span class="dictionary">judgment</span> for <span class="dictionary">damages</span> to the extent that the amount of the <span class="dictionary">judgment</span> exceeds the recovery available pursuant to &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Lessor's rights to dispose of goods" href="/8.2A-527/">8.2A-527</a> or &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Lessor's damages for nonacceptance or repudiation" href="/8.2A-528/">8.2A-528</a>. <a id="paragraph-286873" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.2A-529/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Payment of the <span class="dictionary">judgment</span> for <span class="dictionary">damages</span> obtained pursuant to subsection (1) of this section entitles the lessee to use and <span class="dictionary">possession</span> of the goods not then disposed of for the remaining lease term of the lease agreement. <a id="paragraph-286874" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.2A-529/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="5"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> After a lessee has wrongfully rejected or revoked acceptance of goods, has failed to pay rent then due, or has repudiated (&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Anticipatory repudiation" href="/8.2A-402/">8.2A-402</a>), a lessor who is held not entitled to rent under this section shall nevertheless be awarded <span class="dictionary">damages</span> for nonacceptance under &#xA7;&#xA7; <a class="law" title="Lessor's rights to dispose of goods" href="/8.2A-527/">8.2A-527</a> and <a class="law" title="Lessor's damages for nonacceptance or repudiation" href="/8.2A-528/">8.2A-528</a>. <a id="paragraph-286875" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/8.2A-529/#5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1991, c. 536.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
