Virginia Code 33.2-709: Consent of landowners.
In the event that some of the landowners do not require compensation and will execute their written consent giving the right-of-way in question, the viewers or the county road engineer or county road manager shall obtain such consent and return it with the report to the local governing body, and such written consent shall operate and have the force and effect of a deed from the landowners of the county for the right-of-way so long as it is used by the public, in case the highway is established, and it shall be recorded in the deed books of the county.
Terms Used In Virginia Code 33.2-709
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Highway: means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way or place open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel in the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 33.2-100
Should any of the landowners require compensation and not unite in such deed, the subsequent proceedings shall be as prescribed in this article.
Code 1950, § 33-145; 1970, c. 322, § 33.1-232; 2014, c. 805.