{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-10.1-1014","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 10.1-1014","heading":"Validity","body":"A conservation easement is valid even though:1. It is not appurtenant to an interest in real property;2. It can be or has been assigned to another holder;3. It is not of a character that has been recognized traditionally at common law;4. It imposes a negative burden;5. It imposes affirmative obligations upon the owner of an interest in the burdened property or upon the holder;6. The benefit does not touch or concern real property; or7. There is no privity of estate or of contract.Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a conservation easement may be created, conveyed, recorded, assigned, released, modified, terminated, or otherwise altered or affected in the same manner as other easements.1988, cc. 720, 891.","path":["Title 10.1. CONSERVATION","Subtitle I. ACTIVITIES ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION","Chapter 10.1. VIRGINIA CONSERVATION EASEMENT ACT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/10.1-1014/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:13:59Z","sha256":"f3a0f4d24060763f34a06dd46ad028da3b77629c272cc84a8c4ac0b6834e4dbd","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-10.1-1013","next":"us-va/va.-code-10.1-1015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}