                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

CERTAIN LAND PURCHASED IN NAME OF COMMONWEALTH TO REVERT TO OWNERS, ETC.,
SUBJECT TO LIEN OF DELINQUENT TAXES (§ 58.1-3973)

On June 1, 1973, the title to any real estate purchased by the treasurer of any
county, city, or town in the name of the Commonwealth pursuant to §§ 58-1067
through 58-1072, which are hereby repealed, and not sold by the treasurer
pursuant to such sections shall revert to the former owner, or his heirs,
devisees, successors, and assigns, subject to the lien created by § 58.1-3340.
The liens of such delinquent taxes shall continue to be recorded in the
appropriate clerk&#8217;s office or other office where such liens are
customarily recorded.

HISTORY: Code 1950, § 58-1117.9; 1973, c. 467; 1984, c. 675; 2025, c. 267.