CODE OF VIRGINIA DEFENDANT TO GIVE NOTICE OF CLAIM FOR IMPROVEMENTS (§ 8.01-160) If the defendant intends to claim allowance for improvements made upon the premises by himself or those under whom he claims, he shall file with his pleading a statement of his claim therefor, in case judgment be rendered for the plaintiff. HISTORY: Code 1950, § 8-829; 1954, c. 333; 1977, c. 617.