A. For the purposes of this section, "utility services" means any products, services, and equipment related to energy, broadband and other communications services, water, and sewerage.
B. Where an easement, whether appurtenant or gross, is expressly granted by an instrument recorded on or after July 1, 2006, that imposes on a servient tract of land a covenant (i) to provide an easement in the future for the benefit of utility services; (ii) to relocate, construct, or maintain facilities owned by an entity that provides utility services; or (iii) to pay the cost of such relocation, construction, or maintenance, such covenant shall be deemed for all purposes to touch and concern the servient tract, to run with the servient tract, its successors, and assigns for the benefit of the entity providing utility services, its successors, and assigns.
2006, c. 795, § 55-50.2; 2019, c. 712; 2020, cc. 1131, 1132.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances
Chapter 3 - Form and Effect of Deeds and Covenants; Liens
§ 55.1-300.1. Certificate of Release of Certain Prohibited Covenants
§ 55.1-302. Construction of generic terms
§ 55.1-303. Appurtenances, etc., included in deed of land
§ 55.1-304. Relocation of easement
§ 55.1-305. Enjoyment of easement
§ 55.1-306.1. Utility easements; expansion of broadband
§ 55.1-307. Public road easements; maintenance and improvements
§ 55.1-308. Private roads; public use; maintenance and improvements
§ 55.1-309. Deeds good between parties
§ 55.1-310. Conveyance of property not owned but subsequently acquired
§ 55.1-311. Vendor's equitable lien abolished
§ 55.1-312. Certain deeds to county real estate validated
§ 55.1-313. Validation of sales, etc., by county courts prior to 1860
§ 55.1-315. Effect of option; recording
§ 55.1-316. Form of deed of trust to secure debts, etc.
§ 55.1-317. Requirements for trustees
§ 55.1-318.1. Effect of amendment to loan document on deed of trust
§ 55.1-319. Priority of residential refinance mortgage over subordinate mortgage
§ 55.1-320. How deed of trust construed; duties, rights, etc., of parties
§ 55.1-321. Notices required before sale by trustee to owners, lienors, etc.; if note lost
§ 55.1-322. Advertisement required before sale by trustee
§ 55.1-323. Contents of advertisements of sale
§ 55.1-324. Powers and duties of trustee in event of sale under or satisfaction of deed of trust
§ 55.1-325. Meaning of phrases that may be included in deed of trust
§ 55.1-326. Evidences of indebtedness placed on equal footing
§ 55.1-327. Sales under deeds of trust that contain no maturity date or provision authorizing sale
§ 55.1-328. Validation of conveyances of real property under trust instrument not authorizing sale
§ 55.1-329. Permissible form for notice of sale under deed of trust
§ 55.1-330. Construction of deeds requiring notice by advertisement in newspaper
§ 55.1-331. Disposition of surplus from trustee's sale after death of grantor
§ 55.1-332. Title to real estate sold not affected by nonlisting of secured notes for taxation
§ 55.1-333. Validation of certain sales made under deeds of trust
§ 55.1-334. Validation of certain sales made under deeds of trust prior to October 1, 1977
§ 55.1-335. Validation of other sales under deeds of trust
§ 55.1-337. Required notice of foreclosure or repossession of manufactured home
§ 55.1-338. Release to person dead inures to successors
§ 55.1-339. Release of deed of trust or other lien
§ 55.1-340. Release by financial institution upon payment of debt placed with it for collection
§ 55.1-341. Partial satisfaction
§ 55.1-342. Permissible form for certificate of satisfaction or certificate of partial satisfaction
§ 55.1-343. Where certificates of satisfaction are to be indexed
§ 55.1-344. Releases made by court; costs and attorney fees
§ 55.1-345. Recordation of certificate of satisfaction, etc., required when release of lien recorded
§ 55.1-348. Document of rescission; effect; liability for wrongful recording
§ 55.1-349. Secured creditor to submit satisfaction for recording; liability for failure
§ 55.1-350. Form and effect of satisfaction
§ 55.1-351. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
§ 55.1-353. Effect of word "covenants."
§ 55.1-354. Effect of covenant of general warranty
§ 55.1-355. Covenant of special warranty
§ 55.1-357. Implied warranties on new homes
§ 55.1-358. Effect of certain transfer fee covenants
§ 55.1-359. Covenant of "right to convey."
§ 55.1-360. Covenant for "quiet possession" and "free from all encumbrances."
§ 55.1-361. Covenant for "further assurances."