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This law was first created in 2019. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 712<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2023, chapters 387<\/a> and 388<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55467,"section_number":"54.1-2345","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2345\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":240423,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64487,"identifier":"54.1-2345.1","token":"54.1\/II\/23.3\/1\/54.1-2345.1","url":"\/54.1-2345.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2345.1\/","token":"54.1\/II\/23.3\/1\/54.1-2345.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certain real estate arrangements and covenants not deemed to constitute a common interest community","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2345.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> An arrangement between the associations<\/span> for two or more common interest communities to share the costs of real estate taxes, insurance premiums, services, maintenance, or improvements of real estate, or other activities specified in their arrangement or declarations<\/span> does not create a separate common interest community<\/span>, or an arrangement between an association<\/span> and the owner of real estate that is not part of a common interest community<\/span> to share the costs of real estate taxes, insurance premiums, services, maintenance, or improvements of real estate, or other activities specified in their arrangement does not create a separate common interest community<\/span>. Assessments against the lots<\/span> in the common interest community<\/span> required by such arrangement shall be included in the periodic budget for the common interest community<\/span>, and the arrangement shall be disclosed in all required public offering statements and resale certificates. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A covenant requiring the owners of separately owned parcels of real estate to share costs or other obligations associated with a party<\/span> wall, driveway, well, or other similar use does not create a common interest community<\/span> unless the owners otherwise agree to create such community. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTAIN REAL ESTATE ARRANGEMENTS AND COVENANTS NOT DEEMED TO CONSTITUTE A COMMON\nINTEREST COMMUNITY (\u00a7 54.1-2345.1)\n\nA. An arrangement between the associations for two or more common interest\ncommunities to share the costs of real estate taxes, insurance premiums,\nservices, maintenance, or improvements of real estate, or other activities\nspecified in their arrangement or declarations does not create a separate common\ninterest community, or an arrangement between an association and the owner of\nreal estate that is not part of a common interest community to share the costs\nof real estate taxes, insurance premiums, services, maintenance, or improvements\nof real estate, or other activities specified in their arrangement does not\ncreate a separate common interest community. Assessments against the lots in the\ncommon interest community required by such arrangement shall be included in the\nperiodic budget for the common interest community, and the arrangement shall be\ndisclosed in all required public offering statements and resale certificates.\n\nB. A covenant requiring the owners of separately owned parcels of real estate to\nshare costs or other obligations associated with a party wall, driveway, well,\nor other similar use does not create a common interest community unless the\nowners otherwise agree to create such community.\n\nHISTORY: 2019, c. 712; 2023, cc. 387, 388.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}