The payment or promise of payment or compensation to a real estate broker does not create a brokerage relationship between any broker, seller, landlord, buyer or tenant.
Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2140, under Chapter 21. Real Estate Brokers, Sales Persons and Rental Location Agents..
Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2140
The payment or promise of payment or compensation to a real estate broker does not create a brokerage relationship between any broker, seller, landlord, buyer or tenant.