{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-1600","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 55.1-1600","heading":"Form of a lease","body":"A lease may be made in a form substantially similar to the following: \"This lease, made the ____ day of ______, in the year ____, between (herein insert the names of parties), witnesseth: that the said ______ does (or do) demise unto the said ______, his personal representative and assigns, all (here describe the property) from the ____ day of ______, for the term of ______, thence ensuing, yielding therefor during the said term the rent of (here state the rent and mode of payment). Witness the following signature (or signatures).\"Code 1919, § 5165; Code 1950, § 55-57; 2019, cc. 11, 49, 712.","path":["Title 55.1. Property and Conveyances","Subtitle III. Rental Conveyances","Chapter 16. Leases"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/55.1-1600/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:29Z","sha256":"47f8b1ac823bed0b162fc61b44facc8f033f49d6ecd3e6e63315d817e687da60","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-1505","next":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-1601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}