CODE OF VIRGINIA VENDOR’S EQUITABLE LIEN ABOLISHED (§ 55-53) If any person hereafter convey any real estate and the purchase money or any part thereof remain 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. HISTORY: Code 1919, § 5183.