{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-3204","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 55.1-3204","heading":"Recording prohibited","body":"A. No service provider shall submit a real estate service agreement that violates subsection A of § 55.1-3202 to the circuit court or a state or local agency for recording. Any such submission 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.).B. A real estate service agreement that violates subsection A of § 55.1-3202, or a notice or memorandum thereof, is void and unenforceable and shall not operate as a lien, encumbrance, or security interest. No owner or buyer shall be required to record any document voiding a real estate service agreement that is in violation of subsection A of § 55.1-3202, or notice or memorandum thereof, recorded in violation of this section.C. Notwithstanding subsection A, no recorded real estate service agreement that is in violation of subsection A of § 55.1-3202 may provide actual or constructive notice of a lien arising from the service agreement to any party interested in the residential real property identified in the service agreement.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/55.1-3204/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:29Z","sha256":"a37aeba7924c7e621b9bada5a7cb234b7fe9f35f344bd9ef151aeb609908af90","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-3203","next":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-3205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}