The Virginia Real Estate Transaction Recovery Fund: Who Can Claim, the $20,000 Limit and the Steps Before You File

How the Virginia Real Estate Transaction Recovery Fund works: who can claim, what counts as improper or dishonest conduct, the steps and deadlines, and the…

Buying a Tenant-Occupied Home in the Richmond Area: What the Lease Means at Closing, the Security Deposit and Notice

What a buyer inherits when buying a tenant-occupied Richmond-area home: the lease, the security deposit transfer, notice to the tenant, and the sections of the…

Possession Dates and What Stays With a Richmond-Area House: Fixtures, Personal Property and the Walk-Through

What stays with a Richmond-area house and when you get the keys are set by your contract. How to sort fixtures from personal property, write…

Adverse Possession and Boundary Encroachments on a Richmond-Area Home Purchase: What the Code of Virginia Says and What to Check Before You Close

What the Code of Virginia says about the 15-year limit on actions to recover land, how to spot a boundary encroachment before closing a Richmond-area…

How to Read a Water Quality Report When You Buy a Richmond-Area Home: The Table, the Lead Line and What a Report Cannot Tell You

A step-by-step guide to the annual water quality report for Richmond, Henrico and Chesterfield buyers, using the CDC's reading guide and the latest city and…

When a Richmond-Area Purchase Ends Before Closing: How a Broker Must Handle the Deposit Under Virginia Code 54.1-2108.2

What Virginia Code 54.1-2108.2 requires of a broker when a purchase ends before closing: the four ways a deposit can be released, the 15-day notice,…

Who Holds Your Earnest Money in Virginia: What the Code and the Real Estate Board Require of a Broker

What Virginia law and the Real Estate Board require of a broker holding earnest money: the escrow account, the five business banking day deadline, what…

How to Check a Virginia License on DPOR Before You Hire an Agent, Home Inspector or Contractor

How to use the DPOR License Lookup before hiring an agent, home inspector or contractor in Virginia, what the Code of Virginia requires of each,…

Lead Service Lines and Richmond-Area Home Buyers: What the Service Line Inventory Means for an Older House

Water systems had to submit a lead service line inventory by October 16, 2024. Here is what EPA says it means for buyers of older…

Home EV Charging in a Richmond-Area Home: Panel Capacity, Outlets, Permits and What to Check Before You Buy

Level 1 or Level 2? Whether your panel can handle a charger, what an electrician checks, and what the EPA and the Department of Energy's…

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