How the Virginia Property Owners' Association Act lets an association record a lien for unpaid assessments, where it ranks, how it is foreclosed and what…
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,…
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 use the DPOR License Lookup before hiring an agent, home inspector or contractor in Virginia, what the Code of Virginia requires of each,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…