{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-41.1-16","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 41.1-16","heading":"Sale of wastelands; proceeding by citizen resident; motion and deposit for costs; parties; copy of plat","body":"Any citizen, resident of this Commonwealth, who has reason to believe that there are waste and unappropriated lands in this Commonwealth (not being excluded under § 41.1-3 from grant), shall have the right to file a proceeding in the name of the county or city seeking the sale and disposition of such land. The venue for such a proceeding shall be as specified in subdivision 3 of § 8.01-261. The proceeding shall be instituted by motion signed by the party who institutes the proceeding, or on his behalf, and shall be accompanied with a deposit to cover the costs of the proceeding but in no event to exceed $100. Each landowner adjoining the tract in question shall be made a party to the proceedings.He shall file with the motion a copy of a plat prepared by a licensed land surveyor giving the metes and bounds of the land alleged to be waste and unappropriated. A copy of the motion and plat shall be served upon each of the landowners adjoining the tract in question.Code 1950, § 41-84; 1952, c. 185; 1970, c. 291; 1977, c. 624; 1995, c. 850.","path":["Title 41.1. LAND OFFICE"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/41.1-16/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:16:14Z","sha256":"13694813d5eaded89301671b209bb2a991b262e297720f57ae949234e6a67509","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-41.1-15","next":"us-va/va.-code-41.1-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}