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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a unit owners’ association from using assessments, charges, or fees to pay the unit owners’ association’s contractual or other legal obligations in the exercise of the unit owners’ association’s duties and responsibilities. The Common Interest Community Board may assess a monetary penalty for a violation of this section against any (a) unit owners’ association pursuant to \u00a7 54.1-2351 or (b) common interest community manager pursuant to \u00a7 54.1-2349 and may issue a cease and desist order pursuant to \u00a7 54.1-2352.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":259123,"text":"Except as expressly authorized in this chapter, in the condominium instruments, or as otherwise provided by law, no unit owners’ association may impose a charge against one or more but less than all unit owners unless the charge is (i) authorized under \u00a7 55.1-1964, (ii) a fee for services provided, or (iii) a fee expressly authorized by \u00a7 55.1-2316. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a unit owners’ association from using assessments, charges, or fees to pay the unit owners’ association’s contractual or other legal obligations in the exercise of the unit owners’ association’s duties and responsibilities. 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This law was first created in 2015. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 277<\/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 4 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 2019, chapter 712<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 592<\/a>; in 2023, chapters 387<\/a> and 388<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 685<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61023,"section_number":"55.1-1973","catch_line":"Rental of units","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1973\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":75397,"section_number":"54.1-2349","catch_line":"Powers and duties of the Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2349\/"},{"id":75527,"section_number":"54.1-2351","catch_line":"General powers and duties of Board concerning associations","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2351\/"},{"id":78745,"section_number":"54.1-2352","catch_line":"Cease and desist orders","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2352\/"},{"id":86524,"section_number":"55.1-1964","catch_line":"Liability for common expenses; late fees; additional assessment; authority to borrow","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1964\/"},{"id":57622,"section_number":"55.1-2316","catch_line":"Resale certificate; fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2316\/"}],"permalink":{"id":246643,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71923,"identifier":"55.1-1904","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/1\/55.1-1904","url":"\/55.1-1904\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1904\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/1\/55.1-1904","dublin_core":{"Title":"Association charges","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1904","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Except as expressly authorized in this chapter, in the condominium<\/span> instruments, or as otherwise provided by law<\/span>, no unit owners<\/span>’ association may impose a charge against one or more but less than all unit owners<\/span> unless the charge is (i) authorized under \u00a7 55.1-1964<\/a>, (ii) a fee for services provided, or (iii) a fee expressly authorized by \u00a7 55.1-2316<\/a>. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a unit owners<\/span>’ association from using assessments, charges, or fees to pay the unit owners<\/span>’ association’s contractual or other legal obligations in the exercise of the unit owners<\/span>’ association’s duties and responsibilities. The Common Interest Community Board may assess a monetary penalty<\/span> for a violation of this section against any (a) unit owners<\/span>’ association pursuant to \u00a7 54.1-2351<\/a> or (b) common interest community manager<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 54.1-2349<\/a> and may issue<\/span> a cease and desist order<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 54.1-2352<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nASSOCIATION CHARGES (\u00a7 55.1-1904)\n\nExcept as expressly authorized in this chapter, in the condominium instruments,\nor as otherwise provided by law, no unit owners’ association may impose a\ncharge against one or more but less than all unit owners unless the charge is\n(i) authorized under \u00a7 55.1-1964, (ii) a fee for services provided, or (iii) a\nfee expressly authorized by \u00a7 55.1-2316. Nothing in this chapter shall be\nconstrued to prevent a unit owners’ association from using assessments,\ncharges, or fees to pay the unit owners’ association’s contractual\nor other legal obligations in the exercise of the unit owners’\nassociation’s duties and responsibilities. The Common Interest Community\nBoard may assess a monetary penalty for a violation of this section against any\n(a) unit owners’ association pursuant to \u00a7 54.1-2351 or (b) common\ninterest community manager pursuant to \u00a7 54.1-2349 and may issue a cease and\ndesist order pursuant to \u00a7 54.1-2352.\n\nHISTORY: 2015, c. 277, \u00a7 55-79.42:1; 2019, c. 712; 2020, c. 592; 2023, cc. 387,\n388; 2024, c. 685.","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}}