Bank of Hampton Roads v. Power Plant Hotels One, L.L.C.

By Judge Marjorie T. Arrington

This matter is before the Court on Defendants’ Motions for Change of Venue. The Court has considered Defendants’ motions and arguments of counsel. The Court denies Defendants’ motions.

Virginia Code § 8.01-261(3)(b) states in pertinent part: “The following forums are designated as places of preferred venue for the action specified. .. The county or city wherein the subject land, or a part thereof, is situated in ... actions . . . [t]o subject land to a debt.. ..” The question is whether the present action is one in which the Plaintiffs are subjecting land to a…