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CHAPTER 683 An Act to amend and reenact § 8.01-471 of the Code of Virginia, relating to time period for issuing writs of possession in unlawful entry and detainer; when returnable. [H 2552] Approved March 28, 1999

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 8.01-471 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 8.01-471. Time period for issuing writs of possession in unlawful entry and detainer; when returnable.

Writs of possession, in case of unlawful entry and detainer, shall be issued within one year from the date of judgment for possession and shall be made returnable within thirty days from the date of issuing the writ. No writ shall issue, however, if, following the entry of judgment, the landlord has accepted rent payments without reservation, as described in § 55-248.34.