# Va. Code Ann. § 55.1-305: Enjoyment of easement

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_T55.1_SI_C3_A1_S55.1-305

## Section

- **Citation:** Va. Code Ann. § 55.1-305
- **Heading:** Enjoyment of easement
- **Jurisdiction:** Virginia
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Virginia Code / Title 55.1 / Subtitle I / Chapter 3 / Article 1 / Section 55.1-305

## Text

Unless otherwise provided for in the terms of an easement, the owner of a dominant estate shall not use an easement in a way that is not reasonably consistent with the uses contemplated by the grant of the easement, and the owner of the servient estate shall not engage in an activity or cause to be present any objects either upon the burdened land or immediately adjacent to such land that unreasonably interferes with the enjoyment of the easement by the owner of the dominant estate. For the purposes of this section, "object" does not include any fence, electric fence, cattle guard, gate, or division fence adjacent to such easement as those terms are defined in §§ 55.1-2800 through 55.1-2826 . Any violation of this section may be deemed a private nuisance, provided, however, that the remedy for a violation of this section shall not in any manner impair the right to any other relief that may be applicable at law or in equity.

2003, c. 774 , § 55-50.1; 2007, c. 931 ; 2019, c. 712 .

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