                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

RECORDING PROHIBITED (§ 55.1-3204)

A. No service provider shall submit a real estate service agreement that
violates subsection A of &#xA7; 55.1-3202 to the circuit court or a state or
local agency for recording. Any such submission constitutes a prohibited
practice under the provisions of &#xA7; 59.1-200 and shall be subject to the
provisions of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (&#xA7; 59.1-196 et seq.).

B. A real estate service agreement that violates subsection A of &#xA7;
55.1-3202, or a notice or memorandum thereof, is void and unenforceable and
shall not operate as a lien, encumbrance, or security interest. No owner or
buyer shall be required to record any document voiding a real estate service
agreement that is in violation of subsection A of &#xA7; 55.1-3202, or notice or
memorandum thereof, recorded in violation of this section.

C. Notwithstanding subsection A, no recorded real estate service agreement that
is in violation of subsection A of &#xA7; 55.1-3202 may provide actual or
constructive notice of a lien arising from the service agreement to any party
interested in the residential real property identified in the service agreement.

HISTORY: 2024, cc. 328, 362.