# Property damage · Virginia — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Property damage · Virginia, limitation period is five years; when the clock starts is after the cause of action accrues; how the statute describes it is Every action for injury to property, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Property damage _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Virginia _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** five years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** Every action for injury to property _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** after the cause of action accrues _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> B. Every action for injury to property, including actions by a parent or guardian of an infant against a tort-feasor for expenses of curing or attempting to cure such infant from the result of a personal injury or loss of services of such infant, shall be brought within five years after the cause of action accrues.

## Source

- https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title8.01/chapter4/section8.01-243/

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).