Va. Code § 8.2A-307: Priority of liens arising by attachment or levy on, security interests in, and other claims to goods

(1) Except as otherwise provided in § 8.2A-306, a creditor of a lessee takes subject to the lease contract.(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section and in §§ 8.2A-306 and 8.2A-308, a creditor of a lessor takes subject to the lease contract unless the creditor holds a lien that attached to the goods before the lease contract became enforceable.(3) Except as otherwise provided in §§ 8.9A-317, 8.9A-321, and 8.9A-323, a lessee takes a leasehold interest subject to a security interest held by a creditor of the lessor.1991, c. 536; 2000, c. 1007.