Jurisdiction to enforce the lien of a judgment shall be in equity. If it appear to the court that the rents and profits of all real estate subject to the lien will not satisfy the judgment in five years, the court may decree such real estate, or any part thereof, to be sold, and the proceeds applied to the discharge of the judgment.
Va. Code Ann. § 8.01-462
Jurisdiction of equity to enforce lien of judgment; when it may decree sale
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 188 Md. App. 377 - Monarc Construction, Inc. v. Aris Corp. (2009)
Most recently applied in 188 Md. App. 377 - Monarc Construction, Inc. v. Aris Corp. (October 2009)
Code 1950, § 8-391; 1977, c. 617.
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