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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the requirements of \u00a7 13.1-849 of the Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act (\u00a7 13.1-801 et seq.) and the association&#8217;s declaration, bylaws, and articles of incorporation shall be satisfied before any such representative may exercise a vote on behalf of a lot owner as a proxy.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":293331,"text":"Except as expressly authorized in this chapter or in the declaration or as otherwise provided by law, no association shall require any lot owner to execute a formal power of attorney if the lot owner designates a person licensed under the provisions of \u00a7 54.1-2106.1 as the lot owner&#8217;s authorized representative, and the association shall recognize such representation without a formal power of attorney, provided that the association is given a written authorization that includes the designated representative&#8217;s name, contact information, and license number and the lot owner&#8217;s signature. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the requirements of \u00a7 13.1-849 of the Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act (\u00a7 13.1-801 et seq.) and the association&#8217;s declaration, bylaws, and articles of incorporation shall be satisfied before any such representative may exercise a vote on behalf of a lot owner as a proxy.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14602,"edition_id":1,"name":"Operation and Management of Association","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13840,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:48:50","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:48:50","permalink":{"id":246517,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14602,"identifier":"3","token":"55.1\/IV\/18\/3","url":"\/55.1\/IV\/18\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13840,"edition_id":1,"name":"Property Owners' Association Act","identifier":"18","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12914,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:46:02","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:46:02","permalink":{"id":246475,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13840,"identifier":"18","token":"55.1\/IV\/18","url":"\/55.1\/IV\/18\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12914,"edition_id":1,"name":"Common Interest Communities","identifier":"IV","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12707,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:01","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:01","permalink":{"id":246473,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12914,"identifier":"IV","token":"55.1\/IV","url":"\/55.1\/IV\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12707,"edition_id":1,"name":"Property and Conveyances","identifier":"55.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":244769,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12707,"identifier":"55.1","token":"55.1","url":"\/55.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":82116,"structure_id":14602,"section_number":"55.1-1815","catch_line":"Access to association records; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0851\">851<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?081+ful+CHAP0871\">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 8 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 2010, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?101+ful+CHAP0165\">165<\/a>; in 2014, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?141+ful+CHAP0216\">216<\/a>; in 2016, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?161+ful+CHAP0471\">471<\/a>; in 2017, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0387\">387<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0405\">405<\/a>; in 2018, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?181+ful+CHAP0226\">226<\/a>; in 2019, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0712\">712<\/a>; in 2022, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0065\">65<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?221+ful+CHAP0066\">66<\/a>; in 2023, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0387\">387<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?231+ful+CHAP0388\">388<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":65878,"section_number":"55.1-1806","catch_line":"Rental of lots","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1806\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":76305,"section_number":"13.1-801","catch_line":"Short title","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-801\/"},{"id":65933,"section_number":"13.1-849","catch_line":"Quorum and voting requirements for voting groups","order_by":null,"url":"\/13.1-849\/"},{"id":65670,"section_number":"54.1-2106.1","catch_line":"Licenses required","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2106.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":246559,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81871,"identifier":"55.1-1823","token":"55.1\/IV\/18\/3\/55.1-1823","url":"\/55.1-1823\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1823\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/18\/3\/55.1-1823","dublin_core":{"Title":"Designation of authorized representative","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1823","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Except as expressly authorized in this chapter or in the <span class=\"dictionary\">declaration<\/span> or as otherwise provided by <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>, no <span class=\"dictionary\">association<\/span> shall require any <span class=\"dictionary\">lot owner<\/span> to execute a formal <span class=\"dictionary\">power of attorney<\/span> if the <span class=\"dictionary\">lot owner<\/span> designates a person licensed under the provisions of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Licenses required\" href=\"\/54.1-2106.1\/\">54.1-2106.1<\/a> as the <span class=\"dictionary\">lot owner<\/span>&#8217;s authorized representative, and the <span class=\"dictionary\">association<\/span> shall recognize such representation without a formal <span class=\"dictionary\">power of attorney<\/span>, provided that the <span class=\"dictionary\">association<\/span> is given a written authorization that includes the designated representative&#8217;s name, contact information, and license number and the <span class=\"dictionary\">lot owner<\/span>&#8217;s signature. 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