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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":1473467,"object_type":"law","relational_id":369366,"identifier":"55.1-1702","token":"55.1\/III\/17\/55.1-1702","url":"\/55.1-1702\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1702\/","token":"55.1\/III\/17\/55.1-1702","dublin_core":{"Title":"Compensation to outgoing tenant for preparation of land for crop","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1702","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In the case of an outgoing tenant, those who succeed to the land shall pay such outgoing tenant reasonable compensation for any preparation of such land by the tenant for the purpose of planting a crop if the outgoing tenant, or his personal representative, would have been entitled to emblements had the crop been planted by him.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMPENSATION TO OUTGOING TENANT FOR PREPARATION OF LAND FOR CROP (\u00a7 55.1-1702)\n\nIn the case of an outgoing tenant, those who succeed to the land shall pay such\noutgoing tenant reasonable compensation for any preparation of such land by the\ntenant for the purpose of planting a crop if the outgoing tenant, or his\npersonal representative, would have been entitled to emblements had the crop\nbeen planted by him.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 5542; Code 1950, \u00a7 55-251; 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"}}