{"id":"VA-040","kind":"order","level":"court","jurisdiction":"Virginia","state":"VA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Supreme Court of Virginia","authority":"Va. Code § 17.1-330","instrument":"Amendment to the Eighth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency (suspension of writs of eviction)","title":"Amendment to Eighth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency in Response to COVID-19 Emergency","dateIssued":"2020-08-07","effective":"2020-08-10","end":"2020-09-07","startDate":"2020-08-10","endDate":"2020-09-07","quarters":["2020Q3"],"types":["CRT","OTHER"],"addressees":["all circuit and district courts","landlords","tenants"],"clause":"Effective August 10, 2020, and through September 7, 2020, pursuant to Va. Code § 17.1-330, the issuance of writs of eviction pursuant to unlawful detainer actions is suspended and continued. However, this suspension and continuation shall not apply to writs of eviction in unlawful detainer actions that are unrelated to the failure to pay rent.","enforcement":"Order of the Supreme Court binding on all courts","functions":["PM property management (eviction moratoria)","SV servicing and collections","CT courts"],"notes":"Entered at the Governor\u0027s request; the exhibit includes a dissent contending § 17.1-330 does not authorize a judicial eviction moratorium.","sourceUrl":"https://www.vacourts.gov/news/items/covid/2020_0807_scv_amendment_to_eighth_order.pdf","snapshot":"http://web.archive.org/web/20200809092734/http://www.vacourts.gov/news/items/covid/2020_0807_scv_amendment_to_eighth_order.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":674312,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"VA","url":"/library/VA-040","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/VA-040","citation":"Supreme Court of Virginia, Amendment to the Eighth Order Extending Declaration of Judicial Emergency (suspension of writs of eviction) (Aug. 7, 2020) (Ex. VA-040)","stateName":"Virginia","related":["VA-039"]}