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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 748<\/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.<\/p>","references":[{"id":372601,"section_number":"58.1-810","catch_line":"What other deeds not taxable","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-810\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":349996,"section_number":"17.1-228","catch_line":"Recording releases of deeds of trust, partial releases of deeds of trust, court ordered releases, or other liens or assignments in cities and counties using microfilm","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-228\/"},{"id":360862,"section_number":"36-96.6","catch_line":"Certain restrictive covenants void; instruments containing such covenants","order_by":null,"url":"\/36-96.6\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1471995,"object_type":"law","relational_id":369837,"identifier":"55.1-300.1","token":"55.1\/I\/3\/1\/55.1-300.1","url":"\/55.1-300.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-300.1\/","token":"55.1\/I\/3\/1\/55.1-300.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certificate of Release of Certain Prohibited Covenants","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-300.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any restrictive covenant prohibited by subsection A of \u00a7 36-96.6<\/a> may be released by the owner of real property subject to such covenant by recording a Certificate of Release of Certain Prohibited Covenants. The real property owner may record such certificate (i) prior to recordation of a deed conveying real property to a purchaser or (ii) when such real property owner discovers that such prohibited covenant exists and chooses to affirmatively release the same. Such certificate may be prepared without assistance of an attorney, but shall conform substantially to the following Certificate of Release of Certain Prohibited Covenants form:<\/p>

“CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OF CERTAIN PROHIBITED COVENANTS<\/p>

Place of Record: ________<\/p>

Date of Instrument containing prohibited covenant(s): ____<\/p>

Instrument Type: __________<\/p>

Deed Book ____ Page ___ or Plat Book ____ Page___<\/p>

Name(s) of Grantor(s): ________<\/p>

Name(s) of Current Owner(s): ________<\/p>

Real Property Description: ________<\/p>

Brief<\/span> Description of Prohibited Covenant: ________<\/p>

The covenant contained in the above-mentioned instrument is released from the above-described real property to the extent that it contains terms purporting to restrict the ownership or use of the property as prohibited by subsection A of \u00a7 36-96.6<\/a>.<\/p>

The undersigned is\/are the legal owner(s) of the property described herein.<\/p>

Given under my\/our hand(s) this ____ day of ____ , 20__.<\/p>

________<\/p>

________<\/p>

(Current Owners)<\/p>

Commonwealth of Virginia,<\/p>

County\/City of ______ to wit:<\/p>

Subscribed, sworn to, and acknowledged before me by ______ this ____ day of ____, 20__.<\/p>

My Commission Expires: ______<\/p>

________<\/p>

NOTARY PUBLIC<\/p>

Notary Registration Number: ______<\/p>

The clerk shall satisfy the requirements of \u00a7 17.1-228<\/a>.”<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OF CERTAIN PROHIBITED COVENANTS (\u00a7 55.1-300.1)\n\nAny restrictive covenant prohibited by subsection A of \u00a7 36-96.6 may be\nreleased by the owner of real property subject to such covenant by recording a\nCertificate of Release of Certain Prohibited Covenants. The real property owner\nmay record such certificate (i) prior to recordation of a deed conveying real\nproperty to a purchaser or (ii) when such real property owner discovers that\nsuch prohibited covenant exists and chooses to affirmatively release the same.\nSuch certificate may be prepared without assistance of an attorney, but shall\nconform substantially to the following Certificate of Release of Certain\nProhibited Covenants form:\n\n“CERTIFICATE OF RELEASE OF CERTAIN PROHIBITED COVENANTS\n\nPlace of Record: ________\n\nDate of Instrument containing prohibited covenant(s): ____\n\nInstrument Type: __________\n\nDeed Book ____ Page ___ or Plat Book ____ Page___\n\nName(s) of Grantor(s): ________\n\nName(s) of Current Owner(s): ________\n\nReal Property Description: ________\n\nBrief Description of Prohibited Covenant: ________\n\nThe covenant contained in the above-mentioned instrument is released from the\nabove-described real property to the extent that it contains terms purporting to\nrestrict the ownership or use of the property as prohibited by subsection A of\n\u00a7 36-96.6.\n\nThe undersigned is\/are the legal owner(s) of the property described herein.\n\nGiven under my\/our hand(s) this ____ day of ____ , 20__.\n\n________\n\n________\n\n(Current Owners)\n\nCommonwealth of Virginia,\n\nCounty\/City of ______ to wit:\n\nSubscribed, sworn to, and acknowledged before me by ______ this ____ day of\n____, 20__.\n\nMy Commission Expires: ______\n\n________\n\nNOTARY PUBLIC\n\nNotary Registration Number: ______\n\nThe clerk shall satisfy the requirements of \u00a7 17.1-228.”\n\nHISTORY: 2020, c. 748.","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"}}