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Subcommittee approves clarification on condemning-authority title reports after Virginia Beach testimony
Summary
House Bill 1690 narrows the documents a condemning authority must provide to property owners when acquiring land: testimony and city counsel said current expansive reading of a 60-year requirement causes delays and excessive work; the substitute was adopted and the bill reported 7–1.
Delegate Converse Fowler presented House Bill 1690 to the Veil Law Subcommittee. The bill clarifies the meaning of the phrase "all documents" in the 60-year title history used by condemning authorities under Virginia Code § 25.1-204(Part D), so that the condemning authority need provide the pertinent documents that identify current…
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