{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-78","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 18.2-78","heading":"What not deemed dwelling house","body":"No outhouse, not adjoining a dwelling house, nor under the same roof, although within the curtilage thereof, shall be deemed a part of such dwelling house, within the meaning of this chapter, unless some person usually lodge therein at night.Code 1950, § 18.1-77; 1960, c. 358; 1975, cc. 14, 15.","path":["Title 18.2. CRIMES AND OFFENSES GENERALLY","Chapter 5. CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY","Article 1. ARSON AND RELATED CRIMES"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-78/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:34Z","sha256":"445e636f1a41389e09069425c995a91796cb83859e2b8c30e3a4ec87c4ec8dc1","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-77","next":"us-va/va.-code-18.2-79"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}