55-50.2 - Utility easements. - Virginia Statutes

§ 55-50.2. Utility easements.

Where an easement, whether appurtenant or gross, is expressly granted by aninstrument recorded on or after July 1, 2006, that imposes on a servienttract of land a covenant to provide an easement in the future for the benefitof utility services, to relocate, construct, or maintain facilities owned bya entity that provides utility services, or pay the cost of such relocation,construction, or maintenance, such covenant shall be deemed for all purposesto touch and concern the servient tract, to run with the servient tract, itssuccessors, and assigns for the benefit of the entity providing utilityservices, its successors, and assigns.

"Utility services" for the purposes of this section, means any products,services and equipment related to energy, telecommunications, water andsewerage.

(2006, c. 795.)