Va. Code § 55.1-356

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session through ch. 845
Section 55.1-356 - Words "with general warranty," "with special warranty," and "with English covenants of title" construed

The words "with general warranty" in the granting part of any deed shall be deemed to be a covenant by the grantor "that he will warrant generally the property hereby conveyed." The words "with special warranty" in the granting part of any deed shall be deemed to be a covenant by the grantor "that he will warrant specially the property hereby conveyed."

The words "with English covenants of title" or words of similar import in the granting part of any deed shall be deemed to be an expression by the grantor of those covenants set out in §§ 55.1-359 through 55.1-362, and in addition thereto the covenant that he is seized in fee simple of the property conveyed.

Va. Code § 55.1-356

Code 1919, § 5173; Code 1950, § 55-70; 1968, c. 257; 2019, c. 712.
Added by Acts 2019 c. 712, § 1, eff. 10/1/2019.