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VA Code § 55.1-1973 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Virginia Condominium Act|§ 55.1-1973. Rental of units

A. Except as expressly authorized in this chapter or in the condominium instruments or as otherwise provided by law, no unit owners' association shall:1. Condition or prohibit the rental of a unit to a tenant by a unit owner or make an assessment or impose a charge except as provided in § 55.1-1904;2. Charge a rental fee, application fee, or other processing fee of any kind in excess of $50 during the term of any lease;3. Charge an annual or monthly rental fee or any other fee not expressly authorized in § 55.1-1904;4. Require the unit owner to use a lease or an addendum to the lease prepared by the unit owners' association;5. Charge any deposit from the unit owner or the tenant of the unit owner; or6. Have the authority to evict a tenant of any unit owner or to require any unit owner to execute a power of attorney authorizing the unit owners' association to so evict. However, if the unit owner designates a person licensed under the provisions of § 54.1-2106.1 as the unit owner's authorized representative with respect to any lease, the unit owners' association shall recognize such representation without a formal power of attorney, provided that the unit owners' association is given a written authorization signed by the unit owner designating such representative. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subdivision, the requirements of § 55.1-1953 and the condominium instruments shall be satisfied before any such representative may exercise a vote on behalf of a unit owner as a proxy.B. The unit owners' association may require the unit owner to provide the unit owners' association with the names and contact information of the tenants and authorized occupants under such lease and of any authorized agent of the unit owner and vehicle information for such tenants or authorized occupants. The unit owners' association may require the unit owner to provide the unit owners' association with the tenant's acknowledgment of and consent to any rules and regulations of the unit owners' association.C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to units owned by the unit owners' association.2015, c. 277, § 55-79.87:1; 2016, c. 471; 2019, c. 712.
VA Code § 55.1-1974 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Virginia Condominium Act|§ 55.1-1974. Limitations on dispositions of units

Unless exempt by § 55.1-1972:1. No declarant may offer or dispose of any interest in a condominium unit located in the Commonwealth, nor offer or dispose of in the Commonwealth any interest in a condominium unit located outside of the Commonwealth prior to the time the condominium including such unit is registered in accordance with this chapter.2. No declarant may dispose of any interest in a condominium unit unless he delivers to the purchaser a current public offering statement by the time of such disposition and such disposition is expressly and without qualification or condition subject to cancellation by the purchaser within five calendar days from the contract date of the disposition or delivery of the current public offering statement, whichever is later. If the purchaser elects to cancel, he may do so by notice of such cancellation hand-delivered or sent by United States mail, return receipt requested, to the declarant. Such cancellation shall be without penalty, and any deposit made by the purchaser shall be promptly refunded in its entirety.3. The purchaser's right to cancel the purchase contract pursuant to subdivision 2 shall be set forth on the first page of the purchase contract in boldface print of not less than 12-point type.4. The prospective purchaser may cancel a nonbinding reservation agreement by written notice, hand-delivered or sent by United States mail, return receipt requested, to the declarant or to any sales agent of the declarant at any time prior to the formation of a contract for the sale or lease of a condominium unit or an interest in such unit. Such agreement shall not contain any provision for waiver or any other provision in derogation of the rights of the prospective purchaser as contemplated by this section, nor shall any such provision be a part of any ancillary agreement.1974, c. 416, § 55-79.88; 1975, c. 415; 1988, c. 15; 2014, c. 215; 2019, c. 712; 2020, c. 592.
VA Code § 55.1-1977 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Virginia Condominium Act|§ 55.1-1977. Inquiry and examination

Upon receipt of an application for registration, the Common Interest Community Board shall conduct an examination of the material submitted to determine that:1. The declarant can convey or cause to be conveyed the units offered for disposition if the purchaser complies with the terms of the offer;2. There is reasonable assurance that all proposed improvements will be completed as represented;3. The advertising material and the general promotional plan are not false or misleading and comply with the standards prescribed by the Common Interest Community Board in its regulations and afford full and fair disclosure;4. The declarant has not, or if a corporation its officers and principals have not, been convicted of a crime involving condominium unit dispositions or any aspect of the land sales business in the Commonwealth, United States, or any other state or foreign country within the past 10 years and has not been subject to any injunction or administrative order restraining a false or misleading promotional plan involving land dispositions;5. The public offering statement requirements of this chapter have been satisfied; and6. All other requirements of this chapter and the Common Interest Community Board's regulations have been satisfied.1974, c. 416, § 55-79.91; 1988, c. 15; 2019, c. 712.
VA Code § 55.1-1978 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Virginia Condominium Act|§ 55.1-1978. Notice of filing and registration

A. Upon receipt of the application for registration, the Common Interest Community Board shall issue a notice of filing to the applicant within five business days. In the case of receipt of an application for a condominium that is a conversion condominium, the Common Interest Community Board shall also issue within five business days a notice of filing to the chief administrative officer of the county or city in which the proposed condominium is located, and the notice shall include the name and address of the applicant and the name and address or location of the proposed condominium. Within 60 days from the date of the notice of filing, the Common Interest Community Board shall enter an order registering the condominium or rejecting the registration. If no order of rejection is entered within 60 days from the date of notice of filing, the condominium shall be deemed registered unless the applicant has consented in writing to a delay.B. If the Common Interest Community Board affirmatively determines, upon inquiry and examination, that the requirements of this chapter and the Common Interest Community Board's regulations have been met, it shall enter an order registering the condominium and shall designate the form of the public offering statement.C. If the Common Interest Community Board determines upon inquiry and examination that any of the requirements of this chapter and the Common Interest Community Board's regulations have not been met, the Common Interest Community Board shall notify the applicant that the application for registration must be corrected in the particulars specified within 20 days. If the requirements are not met within the time allowed, the Common Interest Community Board shall enter an order rejecting the registration, and such order shall include the findings of fact upon which the order is based. The order rejecting the registration shall not become effective for 20 days after issuance of the order. During this 20-day period, the applicant may petition for reconsideration and shall be entitled to a hearing to correct the particulars specified in the Common Interest Community Board's notice. Such order of rejection shall not take effect, in any event, until such time as the hearing, once requested, is given to the applicant.1974, c. 416, § 55-79.92; 1985, c. 107; 1988, c. 15; 2006, c. 726; 2019, c. 712.
VA Code § 55.1-1979 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Virginia Condominium Act|§ 55.1-1979. Annual report by declarant

The declarant shall file a report in the form prescribed by the regulations of the Common Interest Community Board within 30 days of each anniversary date of the order registering the condominium. The report shall reflect any material changes in information contained in the original application for registration.1974, c. 416, § 55-79.93; 1975, c. 415; 1988, c. 15; 2012, cc. 481, 797; 2019, c. 712.
VA Code § 55.1-1980 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Virginia Condominium Act|§ 55.1-1980. Annual report by unit owners' association

The unit owners' association shall file an annual report in a form and at such time as prescribed by regulations of the Common Interest Community Board. The filing of the annual report required by this section shall begin upon the termination of the declarant control period pursuant to § 55.1-1943. The annual report shall be accompanied by a fee in an amount established by the Common Interest Community Board, which shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Common Interest Community Management Information Fund established pursuant to § 54.1-2354.2.1993, c. 958, § 55-79.93:1; 2008, cc. 851, 871; 2009, c. 557; 2012, cc. 481, 797; 2019, cc. 391, 712.
VA Code § 55.1-1981 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Virginia Condominium Act|§ 55.1-1981. Termination of registration

A. In the event that all of the units in the condominium have been disposed of and that all periods for conversion or expansion have expired, the Common Interest Community Board shall issue an order terminating the registration of the condominium.B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Common Interest Community Board may administratively terminate the registration of a condominium if:1. The declarant has not filed an annual report in accordance with § 55.1-1979 for three or more consecutive years; or2. The declarant's registration with the State Corporation Commission, if applicable, has not been active for five or more consecutive years.2012, cc. 481, 797, § 55-79.93:2; 2019, c. 712.
VA Code § 55.1-1984 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Virginia Condominium Act|§ 55.1-1984. Declarant to deliver declaration to purchaser

The declarant shall within 10 days of recordation of the condominium instruments as provided for in §§ 55.1-1907 and 55.1-1911 forward to each purchaser at his last known address by first-class mail, return receipt requested, an exact copy of the recorded declaration and bylaws.1974, c. 416, § 55-79.96; 2019, c. 712.
VA Code § 55.1-1985 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Virginia Condominium Act|§ 55.1-1985. Investigations and proceedings

A. Whenever the Common Interest Community Board receives a written complaint that appears to state a valid claim, the Common Interest Community Board shall make necessary public or private investigations in accordance with law within or outside of the Commonwealth to determine whether any declarant or its agents, employees, or other representatives have violated or are about to violate this chapter or any Common Interest Community Board regulation or order, or to aid in the enforcement of this chapter or in the prescribing of Common Interest Community Board regulations and forms. The Common Interest Community Board may also in like manner and with like authority investigate written complaints against persons other than the declarant or its agents, employees, or other representatives.B. For the purpose of any investigation or proceeding under this chapter, the Common Interest Community Board or any officer designated by regulation may administer oaths or affirmations and upon its own motion or upon request of any party shall subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence, and require the production of any matter that is relevant to the investigation, including the existence, description, nature, custody, condition, and location of any books, documents, or other tangible things and the identity and location of persons having knowledge of relevant facts or any other matter reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of material evidence.C. Upon failure to obey a subpoena or to answer questions propounded by the investigating officer and upon reasonable notice to all persons affected by such failure, the Common Interest Community Board may apply to the Circuit Court of the County of Henrico for an order compelling compliance.1974, c. 416, § 55-79.99; 1993, c. 198; 2011, c. 605; 2019, c. 712.
VA Code § 55.1-1986 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Virginia Condominium Act|§ 55.1-1986. Cease and desist orders

A. The Common Interest Community Board may issue an order requiring a person to cease and desist from any of the unlawful practices enumerated in subdivisions 1 through 5 and to take such affirmative action as in the judgment of the Common Interest Community Board will carry out the purposes of this chapter if the Common Interest Community Board determines after notice and hearing that such person has:1. Violated any provision of this chapter;2. Directly or through an agent or employee knowingly engaged in any false, deceptive, or misleading advertising, promotional, or sales methods to offer or dispose of a unit;3. Made any substantial change in the plan of disposition and development of the condominium subsequent to the order of registration without notifying the Common Interest Community Board;4. Disposed of any units that have not been registered with the Common Interest Community Board; or5. Violated any lawful order or regulation of the Common Interest Community Board.B. If the Common Interest Community Board makes a finding of fact in writing that the public interest will be irreparably harmed by delay in issuing an order, it may issue a temporary order to cease and desist or to take such affirmative action as may be deemed appropriate by the Common Interest Community Board. Prior to issuing the temporary order, the Common Interest Community Board shall give notice of the proposal to issue a temporary order to the person. Every temporary order shall include in its terms a provision that upon request a hearing will be held promptly to determine whether it becomes permanent.1974, c. 416, § 55-79.100; 1975, c. 415; 2019, cc. 467, 712.
VA Code § 55.1-1987 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Virginia Condominium Act|§ 55.1-1987. Revocation of registration

A. A registration may be revoked by the Common Interest Community Board after notice and hearing upon a written finding of fact in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) that the declarant has:1. Failed to comply with the terms of a cease and desist order;2. Been convicted in any court subsequent to the filing of the application for registration for a crime involving fraud, deception, false pretenses, misrepresentation, false advertising, or dishonest dealing in real estate transactions;3. Disposed of, concealed, or diverted any funds or assets of any person so as to defeat the rights of unit purchasers;4. Failed faithfully to perform any stipulation or agreement made with the Common Interest Community Board as an inducement to grant any registration, to reinstate any registration, or to approve any promotional plan or public offering statement; or5. Made intentional misrepresentations or concealed material facts in an application for registration.B. If the Common Interest Community Board finds after notice and a hearing that the developer has been guilty of a violation for which revocation could be ordered, it may issue a cease and desist order instead.1974, c. 416, § 55-79.101; 2019, c. 712.
VA Code § 55.1-1988 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Virginia Condominium Act|§ 55.1-1988. Judicial review

Proceedings for judicial review shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.).1974, c. 416, § 55-79.102; 1996, c. 573; 2019, c. 712.
VA Code § 55.1-1989 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Virginia Condominium Act|§ 55.1-1989. Penalties

Any person who willfully violates any provision of § 55.1-1972, 55.1-1974, 55.1-1975, 55.1-1976, 55.1-1979, 55.1-1982, or 55.1-1983 or any regulation adopted under or order issued pursuant to § 55.1-1971, or any person who willfully in an application for registration makes any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact is guilty of a misdemeanor and may be fined not less than $1,000 or double the amount of gain from the transaction, whichever is the larger, but not more than $50,000, or he may be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both, for each offense.1974, c. 416, § 55-79.103; 2019, c. 712.
VA Code § 55.1-1993 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Virginia Condominium Act|§ 55.1-1993. Properties subject to more than one declaration

If the unit is subject to more than one declaration, the unit owners' association or its common interest community manager may charge the fee authorized by § 55.1-1992 for each of the applicable associations, provided, however, that no association shall charge an inspection fee unless the association has architectural control over the unit.2008, cc. 851, 871, § 55-79.97:2; 2019, c. 712.
VA Code § 55.1-1994 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Virginia Condominium Act|§ 55.1-1994. Requests by settlement agents

A. The settlement agent may request a financial update from the preparer of the resale certificate. The preparer of the resale certificate shall, upon request from the settlement agent, provide the settlement agent with written escrow instructions directing the amount of any funds to be paid from the settlement proceeds to the association or the common interest community manager. There shall be no fees charged for a response by the association or its common interest community manager to a request from the settlement agent for written escrow instructions; however, a fee may be charged for a financial update pursuant to this chapter.B. The settlement agent, when transmitting funds to the unit owners' association or the common interest community manager, shall, unless otherwise directed in writing, provide the preparer of the resale certificate with (i) the complete record name of the seller, (ii) the address of the subject unit, (iii) the complete name of the purchaser, (iv) the date of settlement, and (v) a brief explanation of the application of any funds transmitted or by providing a copy of a settlement statement, unless otherwise prohibited.2008, cc. 851, 871, § 55-79.97:3; 2019, c. 712.
VA Code § 55.1-1995 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 19 - Virginia Condominium Act|§ 55.1-1995. Exceptions to disclosure requirements

A. The resale certificate required by this article need not be provided in the case of:1. A disposition of a unit by gift;2. A disposition of a unit pursuant to court order if the court so directs;3. A disposition of a unit by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure; or4. A disposition of a unit by a sale at auction when the resale certificate was made available as part of the auction package for prospective purchasers prior to the auction.B. In any transaction in which a resale certificate is required and a trustee acts as the seller in the sale or resale of a unit, the trustee shall obtain the resale certificate from the unit owners' association and provide the resale certificate to the purchaser.1974, c. 416, § 55-79.97; 1975, c. 415; 1978, cc. 234, 290; 1983, c. 60; 1984, cc. 29, 103; 1990, c. 662; 1991, c. 497; 1994, c. 172; 1997, c. 222; 1998, cc. 32, 454, 463; 1999, c. 263; 2001, c. 556; 2002, cc. 459, 509; 2005, c. 415; 2007, cc. 696, 712, 854, 910; 2008, cc. 851, 871; 2011, c. 334; 2013, cc. 357, 492; 2014, c. 216; 2015, c. 277; 2016, c. 471; 2017, cc. 393, 406; 2018, c. 70; 2019, c. 712.
VA Code § 55.1-2001 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 20 - Horizontal Property Act|§ 55.1-2001. Property taxes assessed on individual apartments

Property taxes assessed by the Commonwealth or by any locality shall be assessed on and collected on the individual apartments and not on the property as a whole, or on the common elements.1962, c. 627, § 14, § 55-79.14; 1966, c. 683; 2019, c. 712.
VA Code § 55.1-2002 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 20 - Horizontal Property Act|§ 55.1-2002. Chapter additional and supplemental

The provisions of this chapter shall be in addition and supplemental to all other provisions of law, provided that wherever the application of the provisions of this chapter conflict with the application of such other provisions, this chapter shall prevail.1962, c. 627, § 32, § 55-79.32; 2019, c. 712.
VA Code § 55.1-2003 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 20 - Horizontal Property Act|§ 55.1-2003. Establishment of horizontal property regime

A. A horizontal property regime is established when a developer, the sole owner, or the co-owners of one or more buildings record a master deed or lease, which includes the particulars enumerated in § 55.1-2008.B. Pursuant to § 55.1-1901, this chapter is superseded by the Virginia Condominium Act (§ 55.1-1900 et seq.) as of July 1, 1974. No new developments may be established under the provisions of this chapter after that date.1962, c. 627, § 3, § 55-79.3; 1966, c. 683; 2019, c. 712.
VA Code § 55.1-2004 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 20 - Horizontal Property Act|§ 55.1-2004. Partition

A. The common elements, both general and limited, shall remain undivided. No apartment owner, or any other person, shall bring any action or other proceeding for partition or division of the co-ownership of the common elements as provided under § 55.1-2007.B. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed as a limitation on partition by the owners of one or more apartments in a horizontal property regime as to the individual ownership of such apartment or apartments without terminating the regime or as to the ownership of property outside the regime, provided that upon partition of any such individual apartment it shall be sold as an entity and shall not be partitioned in kind.1966, c. 683, § 55-79.34; 2019, c. 712.
VA Code § 55.1-2005 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 20 - Horizontal Property Act|§ 55.1-2005. Apartments subject to individual titles and interests; recording; transfer of garage unit

Once the property is established as a horizontal property regime, an apartment in the building is a separate parcel of real property and may be individually conveyed and encumbered, independent of the other apartments in the building, and the corresponding individual titles and interests shall be recordable. A garage unit sold to a co-owner as a limited common element may be sold or transferred by him to another co-owner in the same horizontal property regime independently of and separately from his apartment.1962, c. 627, § 4, § 55-79.4; 1966, c. 683; 1973, c. 375; 2019, c. 712.
VA Code § 55.1-2006 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances|Chapter 20 - Horizontal Property Act|§ 55.1-2006. Joint or common ownership

Any apartment may be jointly or commonly owned by more than one person.1962, c. 627, § 5, § 55-79.5; 2019, c. 712.