7796258.01-91Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Civil Remedies And ProcedureActionsPartitionCode 1950, § 8-701; 1977, c. 617.http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/8.01-91//8.01-91/8.01/3/9/8.01-91Any person who, before the partition or sale, was lessee of any of the lands divided or sold, shall hold the same of him to whom such land is allotted or sold on the same term on which by his lease he held it before the partition.section1