

The new timing requirements for the execution Writ of possession, may only issue within that 180-day period. A writ of eviction, previously known as a The date granted by the court, rather than the former one year period. Code §§ 8.01-470, 471 (These statutory citations willĪn order of possession is now only valid for 180 days from Writs of Evictions (Previously referred to as Writs of

Should a landlord attempt the same, the court will dismiss the laterĪction. Later file a subsequent summons for unlawful detainer for those amounts whichĬould have been included in such an amendment. That should a landlord fail to request such amendments, the landlord cannot Initial hearing and further amend the amount sought prior to final disposition Landlords to amend the amount alleged to be due and owing as of the date of the Into evidence a copy of the termination notice ( e.g., 5 Day Notice to Pay or Quit, 21/30 Notice to Correct orĪlready required this, but the Code now standardizes the practice across the States that no order of possession shall be entered unless the landlord submits Jurisdictions which previously experienced backlogs and delayed hearing This serves to expedite the process in favor of landlords in certain Not more than 30 days after the date of filing. Practicable thereafter the Code now requires that the initial hearing be set Return date be set within 21 days of the date of filing, or as soon as The statutory section dealing with summonses for unlawfulĭetainer has been updated in several respects.įirst, while the law had previously only required that the initial Code § 8.01-126 (This statutory citation will remain the same after October

Below is a summary of critical updates of Implement the new statutory numbering system effective October 1, 2019. October 1, 2019, at which time every statutory citation will bear a new numberįorm notice which references statutory citations will need to be revised to Virginia Code’s Title 55 on Property and Conveyances is set to take place on However, a further and complete overhaul of These statutory amendments became effective July 1, 2019. 2019 ushers in a wave of changes to existing Virginia
