(HB2477)

GOVERNOR'S VETO

Pursuant to Article V, Section 6, of the Constitution of Virginia, I veto House Bill 2477, which allows the owner of a dominant and servient estate to grant an appurtenant easement to himself.

The common law doctrine of merger has been recognized by the Commonwealth for centuries. It is unnecessary to alter this long existing and well understood legal principle when there are reasonable alternative solutions to the issue this bill seeks to solve.

Accordingly, I veto this bill.