# Va. Code Ann. § 36-152: Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T36_C10_S36-152

## Section

- **Citation:** Va. Code Ann. § 36-152
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Virginia Code / Title 36 / Chapter 10 / Section 36-152

## Text

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:

"Board" means the Board of Housing and Community Development.

"Department" means the Department of Housing and Community Development.

"Derelict structures" means residential, commercial or industrial structures which are no longer being used for a place of habitation, business or industry and which are in such poor condition as to cause a blight upon the neighborhood in which any such structure is located.

"Fund" means the Virginia Removal or Rehabilitation of Derelict Structures Fund created by this chapter.

"Local government" or "locality" means any county, city or town in the Commonwealth.

1999, c. 1018 .

## Nearby sections

- [Va. Code Ann. § 36-152 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T36_C10_S36-152.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 36-153 Creation and management of Fund](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T36_C10_S36-153.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 36-154 Audit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T36_C10_S36-154.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 36-155 Grants](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T36_C10_S36-155.md)
- [Va. Code Ann. § 36-156 Reports](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T36_C10_S36-156.md)

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