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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1473463,"object_type":"law","relational_id":369365,"identifier":"55.1-1701","token":"55.1\/III\/17\/55.1-1701","url":"\/55.1-1701\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1701\/","token":"55.1\/III\/17\/55.1-1701","dublin_core":{"Title":"What rent tenant entitled to emblements to pay","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1701","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The tenant who is entitled to emblements, or his personal representative, shall pay a reasonable rent for the land occupied by the emblements in the same proportion as such land bears in quantity and value to the entire premises. Such rent shall be apportioned among the owners of the reversion, if there is more than one, according to their respective interests.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHAT RENT TENANT ENTITLED TO EMBLEMENTS TO PAY (\u00a7 55.1-1701)\n\nThe tenant who is entitled to emblements, or his personal representative, shall\npay a reasonable rent for the land occupied by the emblements in the same\nproportion as such land bears in quantity and value to the entire premises. Such\nrent shall be apportioned among the owners of the reversion, if there is more\nthan one, according to their respective interests.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 5441; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-250; 2019, c. 712.","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"}}