In construing and applying this title, the following shall not be deemed prior liens or encumbrances: easements; rights-of-way; joint driveways; party wall agreements; current taxes and assessments not delinquent; restrictions as to building, use and occupancy unless there is a right of reentry or forfeiture for violation; instruments reserving mineral, oil, or timber rights; title matters for which the insurer is insured against loss by a title insurer; and leases under which rents are reserved to the owner of the real estate.
Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-1410
Items not deemed to be prior liens or encumbrances
1983, c. 457, § 38.1-217.11; 1986, c. 562.
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