{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-3202","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 55.1-3202","heading":"Prohibited terms","body":"A. No real estate service agreement that is effective and binding for more than one year from the effective date shall:1. Purport to run with the land or bind future owners of interests in the residential real property identified in the service agreement;2. Allow the service provider to assign or transfer the right to provide services under the service agreement without notice to and written agreement of all parties to the service agreement; or3. Purport to create a lien, encumbrance, or other real property security interest on the residential real property identified in the service agreement.B. Offering a real estate service agreement that violates subsection A to a consumer constitutes a prohibited practice under the provisions of § 59.1-200 and shall be subject to the provisions of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (§ 59.1-196 et seq.). Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent an individual from pursuing any other remedy available by law.2024, cc. 328, 362.","path":["Title 55.1. Property and Conveyances","Subtitle V. Miscellaneous","Chapter 32. Unfair Real Estate Service Agreement Act"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/55.1-3202/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:29Z","sha256":"e6b1405689a12a281a6ddd0361348a611a9b9c68ac470bda4acc9c58e000418c","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-3201","next":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-3203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}