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This law was first created in 2019. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 511<\/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":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1475407,"object_type":"law","relational_id":369839,"identifier":"55.1-3000","token":"55.1\/V\/30\/55.1-3000","url":"\/55.1-3000\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-3000\/","token":"55.1\/V\/30\/55.1-3000","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-3000","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>

“Notice<\/span>” means notice<\/span> given in writing by either regular mail or hand delivery, with the sender retaining sufficient proof of having given such notice<\/span> in the form of a certificate of service confirming such mailing or hand delivery prepared by the sender.<\/p>

“Option payment<\/span>” means the amount paid by the purchaser<\/span> in a residential executory real estate contract<\/span> in exchange for the right to purchase the property that is the subject of such contract at a specific price within a specified time.<\/p>

“Purchaser<\/span>” means a person who enters into a residential executory real estate contract<\/span>.<\/p>

“Residential executory real estate contract<\/span>” means an installment land contract, lease option contract, or rent-to-own contract by which a purchaser<\/span> acquires any right or interest in real property other than a right of first refusal and occupies or intends to occupy the property as his primary residence.<\/p>

“Vendor<\/span>” means the person who sells, or proposes to sell, real property under a residential executory real estate contract<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 55.1-3000)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\n“Notice” means notice given in writing by either regular mail or\nhand delivery, with the sender retaining sufficient proof of having given such\nnotice in the form of a certificate of service confirming such mailing or hand\ndelivery prepared by the sender.\n\n“Option payment” means the amount paid by the purchaser in a\nresidential executory real estate contract in exchange for the right to purchase\nthe property that is the subject of such contract at a specific price within a\nspecified time.\n\n“Purchaser” means a person who enters into a residential executory\nreal estate contract.\n\n“Residential executory real estate contract” means an installment\nland contract, lease option contract, or rent-to-own contract by which a\npurchaser acquires any right or interest in real property other than a right of\nfirst refusal and occupies or intends to occupy the property as his primary\nresidence.\n\n“Vendor” means the person who sells, or proposes to sell, real\nproperty under a residential executory real estate contract.\n\nHISTORY: 2019, c. 511, \u00a7 55-252.1.","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"}}