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This law was first created in 1993. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 956 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. Unfortunately, the 1993 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 2018, chapter 733<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 387<\/a> and 388<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62439,"section_number":"58.1-3284.1","catch_line":"Assessment of lots and open spaces in certain planned development subdivisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3284.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":78030,"section_number":"55.1-1835","catch_line":"Annual report by association","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1835\/"},{"id":62439,"section_number":"58.1-3284.1","catch_line":"Assessment of lots and open spaces in certain planned development subdivisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-3284.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":246487,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85587,"identifier":"55.1-1802","token":"55.1\/IV\/18\/1\/55.1-1802","url":"\/55.1-1802\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1802\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/18\/1\/55.1-1802","dublin_core":{"Title":"Developer to register and file annual report; payment of real estate taxes attributable to the common area","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1802","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Unless control of the association<\/span> has been transferred to the members, the developer shall register the association<\/span> with the Common Interest Community<\/span> Board within 30 days after recordation of the declaration<\/span> and thereafter shall ensure that the report required pursuant to § 55.1-1835<\/a> and any required update has been filed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Upon the transfer of the common area<\/span> to the association<\/span>, the developer shall pay all real estate taxes attributable to the open or common space as defined in § 58.1-3284.1<\/a> through the date of the transfer to the association<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEVELOPER TO REGISTER AND FILE ANNUAL REPORT; PAYMENT OF REAL ESTATE TAXES\nATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMMON AREA (\u00a7 55.1-1802)\n\nA. Unless control of the association has been transferred to the members, the\ndeveloper shall register the association with the Common Interest Community\nBoard within 30 days after recordation of the declaration and thereafter shall\nensure that the report required pursuant to § 55.1-1835 and any required\nupdate has been filed.\n\nB. Upon the transfer of the common area to the association, the developer shall\npay all real estate taxes attributable to the open or common space as defined in\n§ 58.1-3284.1 through the date of the transfer to the association.\n\nHISTORY: 1993, c. 956, \u00a7 55-509.1; 2018, c. 733; 2019, c. 712; 2023, cc. 387,\n388.","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}}