{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-311","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 55.1-311","heading":"Vendor's equitable lien abolished","body":"If any person conveys any real estate and the purchase money or any part thereof remains unpaid at the time of the conveyance, he shall not thereby have a lien for such unpaid purchase money, unless such lien is expressly reserved on the face of the conveyance.Code 1919, § 5183; Code 1950, § 55-53; 2019, c. 712.","path":["Title 55.1. Property and Conveyances","Subtitle I. Property Conveyances","Chapter 3. Form and Effect of Deeds and Covenants; Liens","Article 1. Form and Effect of Deeds; Easements"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/55.1-311/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:29Z","sha256":"822c2396916a55d7e44de1b7997ab6238ec03ff5325192badaeeb80079f7ba40","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-310","next":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-312"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}