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This law was first created in 2008. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 851<\/a> and 871<\/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 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65321,"section_number":"55.1-1800","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1800\/"},{"id":55215,"section_number":"55.1-1900","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1900\/"},{"id":58909,"section_number":"55.1-2100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2100\/"},{"id":56667,"section_number":"55.1-2200","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2200\/"}],"permalink":{"id":240459,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55980,"identifier":"54.1-2354","token":"54.1\/II\/23.3\/1\/54.1-2354","url":"\/54.1-2354\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2354\/","token":"54.1\/II\/23.3\/1\/54.1-2354","dublin_core":{"Title":"Variation by agreement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2354","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Except as expressly provided in this article, provisions of this article may not be varied by agreement, and rights conferred by this article may not be waived. All management agreements entered into by common interest community<\/span> managers<\/span> shall comply with the terms of this article and the provisions of the Property Owners’ Association<\/span> Act (\u00a7 55.1-1800<\/a> et seq.), the Virginia Condominium Act (\u00a7 55.1-1900<\/a> et seq.), the Virginia Real Estate Cooperative Act (\u00a7 55.1-2100<\/a> et seq.), or the Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act (\u00a7 55.1-2200<\/a> et seq.), as applicable.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVARIATION BY AGREEMENT (\u00a7 54.1-2354)\n\nExcept as expressly provided in this article, provisions of this article may not\nbe varied by agreement, and rights conferred by this article may not be waived.\nAll management agreements entered into by common interest community managers\nshall comply with the terms of this article and the provisions of the Property\nOwners’ Association Act (\u00a7 55.1-1800 et seq.), the Virginia Condominium\nAct (\u00a7 55.1-1900 et seq.), the Virginia Real Estate Cooperative Act (\u00a7\n55.1-2100 et seq.), or the Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act (\u00a7 55.1-2200 et\nseq.), as applicable.\n\nHISTORY: 2008, cc. 851, 871; 2019, c. 712.","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}}