77314315.2-2208Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Counties, Cities And TownsPowers Of Local GovernmentPlanning, Subdivision Of Land And ZoningGeneral ProvisionsRestraining violations of chapterCode 1950, §§ 15-840, 15-851, 15-969; 1962, c. 407, § 15.1-499; 1997, c. 587; 2008, c. 583.Uscoc of Virginia Rsa 3 v. Montgomery County Bd.7:02-CV-01065245 F. Supp. 2d 8172003-02-24https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2514693/uscoc-of-virginia-rsa-3-v-montgomery-county-bd/ . . . assert a claim under the Virginia Code. Section 15.2-2208 provides for judicial redress of . . . District Court, W.D. Virginiahttp://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/15.2-2208/8.01-268When and how docketed and indexed/8.01-268//15.2-2208/15.2/II/22/1/15.2-220815.2-74415.2-819Any violation or attempted violation of this chapter, or of any regulation adopted hereunder may be restrained, corrected, or abated as the case may be by injunction or other appropriate proceeding.sectionAA1At any time after the filing of an injunction or other appropriate proceeding to restrain, correct, or abate a zoning ordinance violation and where the owner of the real property is a party to such proceeding, the zoning administrator or governing body may record a memorandum of lis pendens pursuant to § 8.01-268. Any memorandum of lis pendens admitted to record in an action to enforce a zoning ordinance shall expire after 180 days. If the local government has initiated an enforcement proceeding against the owner of the real property and such owner subsequently transfers the ownership of the real property to an entity in which the owner holds an ownership interest greater than 50 percent, the pending enforcement proceeding shall continue to be enforced against the owner.sectionBB1