{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2140","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 54.1-2140","heading":"Compensation shall not imply brokerage relationship","body":"The payment or promise of payment or compensation to a real estate broker does not create a brokerage relationship between any broker, seller, landlord, buyer or tenant.1995, cc. 741, 813.","path":["Title 54.1. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","Subtitle II. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS REGULATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION AND BOARDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT","Chapter 21. REAL ESTATE BROKERS, SALES PERSONS AND RENTAL LOCATION AGENTS","Article 3. DUTIES OF REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/54.1-2140/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:24Z","sha256":"147b77c6cd0ea4e3c80fff976dc1a383d2de6df49c96915b9eaf9ab3c8f60720","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2139.2","next":"us-va/va.-code-54.1-2141"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}