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(ii) a statement of receipts and expenditures from the date of the recording of the association documents to the end of the regular accounting period immediately succeeding the first election of the board of directors by the lot owners, not to exceed 60 days after the date of the election, such statement being prepared in an accurate and complete manner, utilizing the accrual method of accounting; (iii) the number of lots subject to the declaration; (iv) the number of lots that may be subject to the declaration upon completion of development; (v) a copy of the latest available approved plans and specifications for all improvements in the project or as-built plans if available; (vi) all association insurance policies that are currently in force; (vii) written unexpired warranties of the contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and manufacturers, if any, relative to all common area improvements, including stormwater facilities; (viii) any contracts in which the association is a contracting party; (ix) a list of manufacturers of paints, roofing materials, and other similar materials if specified for use on the association property; (x) the number of members of the board of directors and number of such directors appointed by the declarant together with names and contact information of members of the board of directors; and (xi) an inventory and description of stormwater facilities located on the common area or which otherwise serve the development and for which the association has, or subsequently may have, maintenance, repair, or replacement responsibility, together with the requirements for maintenance thereof.\n\t\tThe requirement for delivery of stormwater facility information required by clause (xi) shall be deemed satisfied by delivery to the association of a final site plan or final construction drawings showing stormwater facilities as approved by a local government jurisdiction and applicable recorded easements or agreements, if any, containing requirements for the maintenance, repair, or replacement of the stormwater facilities.\n\t\tIf the association is managed by a common interest community manager in which the declarant, or its principals, has no pecuniary interest or management role, then such common interest community manager shall have the responsibility to provide the documents and information required by clauses (i), (ii), (vi), and (viii).","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":224534,"text":"Unless previously provided to the board of directors of the association, once the majority of the members of the board of directors other than the declarant are owners of improved lots in the association and the declarant no longer holds a majority of the votes in the association, the declarant shall provide to the board of directors or its designated agent the following: (i) all association books and records held by or controlled by the declarant, including minute books and rules and regulations and all amendments to such rules and regulations that may have been promulgated; 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This law was first created in 1996. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 618<\/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 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 2008, chapters 851<\/a> and 871<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 671<\/a>; in 2019, chapters 712<\/a> and 724<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":246495,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61475,"identifier":"55.1-1804","token":"55.1\/IV\/18\/1\/55.1-1804","url":"\/55.1-1804\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1804\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/18\/1\/55.1-1804","dublin_core":{"Title":"Documents to be provided by declarant upon transfer of control","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1804","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Unless previously provided to the board of directors<\/span> of the association<\/span>, once the majority of the members of the board of directors<\/span> other than the declarant<\/span> are owners of improved lots<\/span> in the association<\/span> and the declarant<\/span> no longer holds a majority of the votes in the association<\/span>, the declarant<\/span> shall provide to the board of directors<\/span> or its designated agent the following: (i) all association<\/span> books and records held by or controlled by the declarant<\/span>, including minute books and rules and regulations and all amendments to such rules and regulations that may have been promulgated; (ii) a statement of receipts and expenditures from the date of the recording of the association<\/span> documents to the end of the regular accounting period immediately succeeding the first election of the board of directors<\/span> by the lot owners<\/span>, not to exceed 60 days after the date of the election, such statement being prepared in an accurate and complete manner, utilizing the accrual method of accounting; (iii) the number of lots<\/span> subject to the declaration<\/span>; (iv) the number of lots<\/span> that may be subject to the declaration<\/span> upon completion of development<\/span>; (v) a copy of the latest available approved plans and specifications for all improvements in the project or as-built plans if available; (vi) all association<\/span> insurance policies that are currently in force; (vii) written unexpired warranties of the contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and manufacturers, if any, relative to all common area<\/span> improvements, including stormwater facilities; (viii) any contracts<\/span> in which the association<\/span> is a contracting party<\/span>; (ix) a list of manufacturers of paints, roofing materials<\/span>, and other similar materials<\/span> if specified for use on the association<\/span> property; (x) the number of members of the board of directors<\/span> and number of such directors appointed by the declarant<\/span> together with names and contact information of members of the board of directors<\/span>; and (xi) an inventory and description of stormwater facilities located on the common area<\/span> or which otherwise serve the development<\/span> and for which the association<\/span> has, or subsequently may have, maintenance, repair, or replacement responsibility, together with the requirements for maintenance thereof.\n\t\tThe requirement for delivery of stormwater facility information required by clause (xi) shall be deemed satisfied by delivery to the association<\/span> of a final site plan or final construction drawings showing stormwater facilities as approved by a local government jurisdiction<\/span> and applicable recorded easements or agreements, if any, containing requirements for the maintenance, repair, or replacement of the stormwater facilities.\n\t\tIf the association<\/span> is managed by a common interest community<\/span> manager<\/span> in which the declarant<\/span>, or its principals, has no pecuniary interest or management role, then such common interest community<\/span> manager<\/span> shall have the responsibility to provide the documents and information required by clauses (i), (ii), (vi), and (viii).<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDOCUMENTS TO BE PROVIDED BY DECLARANT UPON TRANSFER OF CONTROL (\u00a7 55.1-1804)\n\nUnless previously provided to the board of directors of the association, once\nthe majority of the members of the board of directors other than the declarant\nare owners of improved lots in the association and the declarant no longer holds\na majority of the votes in the association, the declarant shall provide to the\nboard of directors or its designated agent the following: (i) all association\nbooks and records held by or controlled by the declarant, including minute books\nand rules and regulations and all amendments to such rules and regulations that\nmay have been promulgated; (ii) a statement of receipts and expenditures from\nthe date of the recording of the association documents to the end of the regular\naccounting period immediately succeeding the first election of the board of\ndirectors by the lot owners, not to exceed 60 days after the date of the\nelection, such statement being prepared in an accurate and complete manner,\nutilizing the accrual method of accounting; (iii) the number of lots subject to\nthe declaration; (iv) the number of lots that may be subject to the declaration\nupon completion of development; (v) a copy of the latest available approved\nplans and specifications for all improvements in the project or as-built plans\nif available; (vi) all association insurance policies that are currently in\nforce; (vii) written unexpired warranties of the contractors, subcontractors,\nsuppliers, and manufacturers, if any, relative to all common area improvements,\nincluding stormwater facilities; (viii) any contracts in which the association\nis a contracting party; (ix) a list of manufacturers of paints, roofing\nmaterials, and other similar materials if specified for use on the association\nproperty; (x) the number of members of the board of directors and number of such\ndirectors appointed by the declarant together with names and contact information\nof members of the board of directors; and (xi) an inventory and description of\nstormwater facilities located on the common area or which otherwise serve the\ndevelopment and for which the association has, or subsequently may have,\nmaintenance, repair, or replacement responsibility, together with the\nrequirements for maintenance thereof.\n\t\tThe requirement for delivery of stormwater facility information required by\nclause (xi) shall be deemed satisfied by delivery to the association of a final\nsite plan or final construction drawings showing stormwater facilities as\napproved by a local government jurisdiction and applicable recorded easements or\nagreements, if any, containing requirements for the maintenance, repair, or\nreplacement of the stormwater facilities.\n\t\tIf the association is managed by a common interest community manager in which\nthe declarant, or its principals, has no pecuniary interest or management role,\nthen such common interest community manager shall have the responsibility to\nprovide the documents and information required by clauses (i), (ii), (vi), and\n(viii).\n\nHISTORY: 1996, c. 618, \u00a7 55-509.2; 2008, cc. 851, 871; 2012, c. 671; 2019, cc.\n712, 724.","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}}