Every deed of release of any estate or interest capable of passing by deed of lease or release shall be as effectual for the purposes expressed in such deed of release, without the execution of a lease, as if the same had been executed.
Va. Code Ann. § 55.1-118, under Chapter 1. Creation and Limitation of Estates..
Va. Code Ann. § 55.1-118
Every deed of release of any estate or interest capable of passing by deed of lease or release shall be as effectual for the purposes expressed in such deed of release, without the execution of a lease, as if the same had been executed.