                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

INSTITUTION OF CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS (§ 25.1-313)

The authorized condemnor shall institute condemnation proceedings with respect
to property described in a certificate within 100 days of the recordation of the
certificate if (i) the authorized condemnor and the owner or owners of property
taken or damaged by the authorized condemnor are unable to agree as to the
compensation, if any, attributable to such taking or damage or (ii) such
agreement cannot be obtained because the owners or one or more of them are under
a disability, are unknown, or cannot with reasonable diligence be found within
the Commonwealth. However, this section shall not require the institution of
condemnation proceedings if they have been instituted prior to the recordation
of such certificate. The authorized condemnor and the property owner may
mutually agree to delay the institution of condemnation proceedings by written
agreement between the parties or counsel for the parties.

HISTORY: 2003, c. 940; 2017, c. 593; 2025, c. 617.