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This law was first created in 2015. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 286<\/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 2 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 663<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":82116,"section_number":"55.1-1815","catch_line":"Access to association records; association meetings; notice","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1815\/"},{"id":58953,"section_number":"55.1-1816","catch_line":"Meetings of the board of directors","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1816\/"},{"id":77313,"section_number":"55.1-1819","catch_line":"Adoption and enforcement of rules","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1819\/"},{"id":72141,"section_number":"55.1-1828","catch_line":"Compliance with declaration","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1828\/"}],"permalink":{"id":246507,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54855,"identifier":"55.1-1807","token":"55.1\/IV\/18\/1\/55.1-1807","url":"\/55.1-1807\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1807\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/18\/1\/55.1-1807","dublin_core":{"Title":"Statement of lot owner rights","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1807","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every lot owner<\/span> who is a member in good standing of a property owners’ association<\/span> shall have the following rights:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The right of access to all books and records kept by or on behalf of the association<\/span> according to and subject to the provisions of § 55.1-1815<\/a>, including records of all financial transactions; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The right to cast a vote on any matter requiring a vote by the association<\/span>’s membership in proportion to the lot owner<\/span>’s ownership interest, unless the declaration<\/span> provides otherwise; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The right to have notice of any meeting of the board of directors<\/span>, to make a record of any such meeting by audio or visual means, and to participate in any such meeting in accordance with the provisions of subsection G of § 55.1-1815<\/a> and § 55.1-1816<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The right to have (i) notice of any proceeding conducted by the board of directors<\/span> or other tribunal specified in the declaration<\/span> against the lot owner<\/span> to enforce any rule or regulation of the association<\/span> and (ii) the opportunity to be heard and represented by counsel<\/span> at such proceeding, as provided in § 55.1-1819<\/a>, and the right of due process<\/span> in the conduct of that hearing<\/span>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> The right to serve on the board of directors<\/span> if duly elected and a member in good standing of the association<\/span>, unless the declaration<\/span> provides otherwise.\n\t\t\tThe rights enumerated in this section shall be enforceable by any such lot owner<\/span> pursuant to the provisions of § 55.1-1828<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSTATEMENT OF LOT OWNER RIGHTS (\u00a7 55.1-1807)\n\nEvery lot owner who is a member in good standing of a property owners’\nassociation shall have the following rights:\n\n1. The right of access to all books and records kept by or on behalf of the\nassociation according to and subject to the provisions of § 55.1-1815,\nincluding records of all financial transactions;\n\n2. The right to cast a vote on any matter requiring a vote by the\nassociation’s membership in proportion to the lot owner’s ownership\ninterest, unless the declaration provides otherwise;\n\n3. The right to have notice of any meeting of the board of directors, to make a\nrecord of any such meeting by audio or visual means, and to participate in any\nsuch meeting in accordance with the provisions of subsection G of §\n55.1-1815 and § 55.1-1816;\n\n4. The right to have (i) notice of any proceeding conducted by the board of\ndirectors or other tribunal specified in the declaration against the lot owner\nto enforce any rule or regulation of the association and (ii) the opportunity to\nbe heard and represented by counsel at such proceeding, as provided in §\n55.1-1819, and the right of due process in the conduct of that hearing; and\n\n5. The right to serve on the board of directors if duly elected and a member in\ngood standing of the association, unless the declaration provides otherwise.\n\t\t\tThe rights enumerated in this section shall be enforceable by any such lot\nowner pursuant to the provisions of § 55.1-1828.\n\nHISTORY: 2015, c. 286, \u00a7 55-509.3:2; 2018, c. 663; 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}}