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This law was first created in 2003. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 575<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2010, chapters 457<\/a> and 620<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":360840,"section_number":"36-96.1","catch_line":"Declaration of policy","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-96.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1467409,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368142,"identifier":"54.1-2343","token":"54.1\/II\/23.2\/54.1-2343","url":"\/54.1-2343\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2343\/","token":"54.1\/II\/23.2\/54.1-2343","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2343","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:<\/p>

“Board<\/span>” means the Fair Housing Board<\/span>.<\/p>

“Fair Housing Law<\/span>” means the provisions of Chapter 5.1 (\u00a7 36-96.1<\/a> et seq.) of Title 36.<\/p>

“Person in the business or activity of selling or renting dwellings<\/span>” means any person who is the owner of any combination of residential dwelling units occupied by five or more families. “Person in the business or activity of selling or renting dwellings<\/span>” shall not include any person involved in the sale of a dwelling or interest therein pursuant to a deed of trust, or in full or partial satisfaction of a debt that was secured by such dwelling or interest therein, or other lien<\/span> on such property.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 54.1-2343)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\n“Board” means the Fair Housing Board.\n\n“Fair Housing Law” means the provisions of Chapter 5.1 (\u00a7 36-96.1\net seq.) of Title 36.\n\n“Person in the business or activity of selling or renting dwellings”\nmeans any person who is the owner of any combination of residential dwelling\nunits occupied by five or more families. “Person in the business or\nactivity of selling or renting dwellings” shall not include any person\ninvolved in the sale of a dwelling or interest therein pursuant to a deed of\ntrust, or in full or partial satisfaction of a debt that was secured by such\ndwelling or interest therein, or other lien on such property.\n\nHISTORY: 2003, c. 575; 2010, cc. 457, 620.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}