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If the parties do not agree on a broker, the court shall appoint a disinterested real estate broker licensed in the Commonwealth to offer the property for sale and shall establish a reasonable commission. The broker shall offer the property for sale in a commercially reasonable manner at a price no lower than the determination of value and on the terms and conditions established by the court, including setting a reasonable time for marketing the property at its court-determined value pursuant to § 8.01-81.1.\n\nC\n\nIf the broker appointed under subsection B obtains within a reasonable time an offer to purchase the property for at least the determination of value:\n\n1\n\nThe broker shall promptly file a report containing (i) a description of the property to be sold to each buyer; (ii) the name of each buyer; (iii) the proposed purchase price; (iv) the terms and conditions of the proposed sale, including the terms of any owner financing; (v) the amounts to be paid to lienholders; (vi) a statement of contractual or other arrangements or conditions of the broker’s commission; and (vii) other material facts relevant to the sale; and\n\n2\n\nThe court shall hold a hearing to approve the same and shall appoint a special commissioner to make the sale and execute the deed pursuant to Article 11 (§ 8.01-96 et seq.).\n\nD\n\nIf the broker appointed under subsection B does not obtain within a reasonable time an offer to purchase the property for at least the determination of value, the court, after a hearing, may:\n\n1\n\nApprove the highest outstanding offer, if any;\n\n2\n\nRedetermine the value of the property and order that the property continue to be offered for an additional period of time; or\n\n3\n\nOrder that the property be sold by sealed bids or at auction.\n\nE\n\nIf the court orders a sale by sealed bids or at auction, the court shall set terms and conditions of such sale by sealed bids or an auction.\n\nF\n\nIf a purchaser is entitled to a share of the proceeds of the sale, the purchaser is entitled to a credit against the price in an amount equal to the purchaser’s share of the proceeds.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1409247,"text":"If the court orders a sale of property in a partition action under the provisions of § 8.01-83, the sale shall be an open-market sale unless the court finds that a sale by sealed bids or at auction would be more economically advantageous and in the best interests of the parties as a group.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1409248,"text":"If the court orders an open-market sale and the parties, not later than 10 days after the entry of the order, agree on a real estate broker licensed in the Commonwealth to offer the property for sale, the court shall appoint the broker and establish a reasonable commission. 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This law was first created in 2020. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 115<\/a> and 193<\/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":377833,"section_number":"8.01-83","catch_line":"Allotment to one or more parties, or sale, in lieu of partition","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-83\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":377827,"section_number":"8.01-81.1","catch_line":"Determination of value","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-81.1\/"},{"id":377833,"section_number":"8.01-83","catch_line":"Allotment to one or more parties, or sale, in lieu of partition","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-83\/"},{"id":377847,"section_number":"8.01-96","catch_line":"Decree for sale; how made; bond of commissioner","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-96\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1508077,"object_type":"law","relational_id":377830,"identifier":"8.01-83.1","token":"8.01\/3\/9\/8.01-83.1","url":"\/8.01-83.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-83.1\/","token":"8.01\/3\/9\/8.01-83.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Open-market sale, sealed bids, or auction","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-83.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If the court orders<\/span> a sale of property in a partition<\/span> action<\/span> under the provisions of § 8.01-83<\/a>, the sale shall be an open-market sale unless the court finds that a sale by sealed<\/span> bids or at auction would be more economically advantageous and in the best interests of the parties as a group. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If the court orders<\/span> an open-market sale and the parties, not later than 10 days after the entry of the order<\/span>, agree on a real estate broker licensed in the Commonwealth to offer the property for sale, the court shall appoint the broker and establish a reasonable commission. If the parties do not agree on a broker, the court shall appoint a disinterested real estate broker licensed in the Commonwealth to offer the property for sale and shall establish a reasonable commission. The broker shall offer the property for sale in a commercially reasonable manner at a price no lower than the determination of value and on the terms and conditions established by the court, including setting a reasonable time for marketing the property at its court-determined value pursuant to § 8.01-81.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If the broker appointed under subsection B obtains within a reasonable time an offer to purchase the property for at least the determination of value: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The broker shall promptly file a report containing (i) a description of the property to be sold to each buyer; (ii) the name of each buyer; (iii) the proposed purchase price; (iv) the terms and conditions of the proposed sale, including the terms of any owner financing; (v) the amounts to be paid to lienholders; (vi) a statement of contractual or other arrangements or conditions of the broker’s commission; and (vii) other material<\/span> facts<\/span> relevant to the sale; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The court shall hold a hearing<\/span> to approve the same and shall appoint a special commissioner to make the sale and execute the deed pursuant to Article 11 (§ 8.01-96<\/a> et seq.). <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> If the broker appointed under subsection B does not obtain within a reasonable time an offer to purchase the property for at least the determination of value, the court, after a hearing<\/span>, may: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Approve the highest outstanding offer, if any; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Redetermine the value of the property and order<\/span> that the property continue to be offered for an additional period of time; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Order<\/span> that the property be sold by sealed<\/span> bids or at auction. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> If the court orders<\/span> a sale by sealed<\/span> bids or at auction, the court shall set terms and conditions of such sale by sealed<\/span> bids or an auction. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> If a purchaser is entitled to a share of the proceeds of the sale, the purchaser is entitled to a credit against the price in an amount equal to the purchaser’s share of the proceeds. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOPEN-MARKET SALE, SEALED BIDS, OR AUCTION (\u00a7 8.01-83.1)\n\nA. If the court orders a sale of property in a partition action under the\nprovisions of § 8.01-83, the sale shall be an open-market sale unless the\ncourt finds that a sale by sealed bids or at auction would be more economically\nadvantageous and in the best interests of the parties as a group.\n\nB. If the court orders an open-market sale and the parties, not later than 10\ndays after the entry of the order, agree on a real estate broker licensed in the\nCommonwealth to offer the property for sale, the court shall appoint the broker\nand establish a reasonable commission. If the parties do not agree on a broker,\nthe court shall appoint a disinterested real estate broker licensed in the\nCommonwealth to offer the property for sale and shall establish a reasonable\ncommission. The broker shall offer the property for sale in a commercially\nreasonable manner at a price no lower than the determination of value and on the\nterms and conditions established by the court, including setting a reasonable\ntime for marketing the property at its court-determined value pursuant to §\n8.01-81.1.\n\nC. If the broker appointed under subsection B obtains within a reasonable time\nan offer to purchase the property for at least the determination of value:\n\n 1. The broker shall promptly file a report containing (i) a description of the\n property to be sold to each buyer; (ii) the name of each buyer; (iii) the\n proposed purchase price; (iv) the terms and conditions of the proposed sale,\n including the terms of any owner financing; (v) the amounts to be paid to\n lienholders; (vi) a statement of contractual or other arrangements or\n conditions of the broker’s commission; and (vii) other material facts\n relevant to the sale; and\n\n 2. The court shall hold a hearing to approve the same and shall appoint a\n special commissioner to make the sale and execute the deed pursuant to Article\n 11 (§ 8.01-96 et seq.).\n\nD. If the broker appointed under subsection B does not obtain within a\nreasonable time an offer to purchase the property for at least the determination\nof value, the court, after a hearing, may:\n\n 1. Approve the highest outstanding offer, if any;\n\n 2. Redetermine the value of the property and order that the property continue\n to be offered for an additional period of time; or\n\n 3. Order that the property be sold by sealed bids or at auction.\n\nE. If the court orders a sale by sealed bids or at auction, the court shall set\nterms and conditions of such sale by sealed bids or an auction.\n\nF. If a purchaser is entitled to a share of the proceeds of the sale, the\npurchaser is entitled to a credit against the price in an amount equal to the\npurchaser’s share of the proceeds.\n\nHISTORY: 2020, cc. 115, 193.","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"}}