{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-619","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 28.2-619","heading":"When leases become vacant","body":"When the Commission finds that a lessee is dead or unknown, and no one claims such property as an heir or assignee, the ground shall become vacant and open to assignment.Code 1950, § 28-124; 1954, c. 352; 1958, c. 183; 1960, c. 517; 1962, c. 406, § 28.1-109(16); 1964, c. 393; 1966, c. 684; 1970, c. 726; 1972, c. 644; 1973, c. 14; 1978, cc. 546, 548; 1980, cc. 34, 609; 1984, c. 259; 1992, c. 836.","path":["Title 28.2. FISHERIES AND HABITAT OF THE TIDAL WATERS","Subtitle II. TIDAL FISHERIES","Chapter 6. PLANTING GROUNDS","Article 2. GENERAL OYSTER-PLANTING GROUNDS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/28.2-619/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:15:19Z","sha256":"9125d7530d7c56b2c63cc4210a3921f08a58be7bf217657cc5342fa1b4ed56fb","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-618","next":"us-va/va.-code-28.2-620"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}