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Virginia Laws Affecting Churches - Restated, J. Rodney Johnson Jan 1982

Virginia Laws Affecting Churches - Restated, J. Rodney Johnson

University of Richmond Law Review

Twenty-five years ago, the late William T. Muse, then Dean of the University of Richmond School of Law, observed that although there was considerable law in Virginia relating to churches this law was widely scattered throughout the statutes and the cases. To remedy this state of affairs, Dean Muse wrote a concise but complete summary of these laws. In the quarter-century that has elapsed since Dean Muse's article was published, Virginia has adopted a new constitution, many church-related statutes have been enacted and a number of church-related cases have been decided, some of which have refined established principles and others …


In Re Cheeseman: A Judicial Revision Of Virginia's Homestead Exemption Laws, Henry N. Ware Jr. Jan 1982

In Re Cheeseman: A Judicial Revision Of Virginia's Homestead Exemption Laws, Henry N. Ware Jr.

University of Richmond Law Review

The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 was the first major revision of federal bankruptcy law in over forty years. An important goal of the Act is to provide the debtor with a "meaningful fresh start." To that end, the Bankruptcy Act provides liberalized allowances in amounts and types of property that a debtor may hold exempt from creditors in an insolvency proceeding. Under section 522 subsection (b) of the Act, however, a state is permitted to "opt out" of the federal exemption scheme and prescribe under its own law the exemptions a debtor may claim. Virginia is among those states …


Legal Education In Virginia 1779-1979; Land Use Law: Issues For The Eighties, Lewis T. Booker, Susanne L. Shilling Jan 1982

Legal Education In Virginia 1779-1979; Land Use Law: Issues For The Eighties, Lewis T. Booker, Susanne L. Shilling

University of Richmond Law Review

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Condominium Conversion Lease Extensions For Elderly And Disabled Tenants: Is Virginia's New Law A Panacea?, Thomas A. Louthan Jan 1982

Condominium Conversion Lease Extensions For Elderly And Disabled Tenants: Is Virginia's New Law A Panacea?, Thomas A. Louthan

University of Richmond Law Review

Rental housing has been converted to condominiums at an increasingly rapid rate in recent years. Between 1970 and 1979, approximately 366,000 rental units were converted to condominiums or cooperatives nationwide. In Virginia, the City of Alexandria witnessed 7,173 conversions between 1973 and 1982; and Fairfax County experienced 5,113 conversions from 1974 to 1980. Arlington County experienced approximately 700 conversions per year from 1972 to 1978 and 1,400 per year since January, 1979.