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Any lack of such compliance shall be grounds for an action to recover sums due, for damages or injunctive relief, or for any other remedy available at law or in equity, maintainable by the unit owners’ association or by its executive board or any managing agent on behalf of such association or, in any proper case, by one or more aggrieved unit owners on their own behalf or as a class action. A unit owners’ association shall have standing to sue in its own name for any claims or actions related to the common elements as provided in subsection B of § 55.1-1956. Except as provided in subsection B, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney fees, costs expended in the matter, and interest on the judgment as provided in § 8.01-382. This section does not preclude an action against the unit owners’ association and authorizes the recovery, by the prevailing party in any such action, of reasonable attorney fees, costs expended in the matter, and interest on the judgment as provided in § 8.01-382 in such actions.B\n\nIn actions against a unit owner for nonpayment of assessments in which the unit owner has failed to pay assessments levied by the unit owners’ association on more than one unit or such unit owner has had legal actions taken against him for nonpayment of any prior assessment and the prevailing party is the association or its executive board or any managing agent on behalf of the association, the prevailing party shall be awarded reasonable attorney fees, costs expended in the matter, and interest on the judgment as provided in subsection A, even if the proceeding is settled prior to judgment. The delinquent unit owner shall be personally responsible for reasonable attorney fees and costs expended in the matter by the unit owners’ association, whether any judicial proceedings are filed.C\n\nThe condominium instruments may provide for arbitration of disputes or other means of alternative dispute resolution. Any such arbitration held in accordance with this subsection shall be consistent with the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 21 (§ 8.01-577 et seq.) of Title 8.01. The place of any such arbitration or alternative dispute resolution shall be in the county or city in which the condominium is located or as mutually agreed by the parties.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":266431,"text":"The declarant, every unit owner, and all those entitled to occupy a unit shall comply with all lawful provisions of this chapter and all provisions of the condominium instruments. Any lack of such compliance shall be grounds for an action to recover sums due, for damages or injunctive relief, or for any other remedy available at law or in equity, maintainable by the unit owners’ association or by its executive board or any managing agent on behalf of such association or, in any proper case, by one or more aggrieved unit owners on their own behalf or as a class action. A unit owners’ association shall have standing to sue in its own name for any claims or actions related to the common elements as provided in subsection B of § 55.1-1956. Except as provided in subsection B, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney fees, costs expended in the matter, and interest on the judgment as provided in § 8.01-382. This section does not preclude an action against the unit owners’ association and authorizes the recovery, by the prevailing party in any such action, of reasonable attorney fees, costs expended in the matter, and interest on the judgment as provided in § 8.01-382 in such actions.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":266432,"text":"In actions against a unit owner for nonpayment of assessments in which the unit owner has failed to pay assessments levied by the unit owners’ association on more than one unit or such unit owner has had legal actions taken against him for nonpayment of any prior assessment and the prevailing party is the association or its executive board or any managing agent on behalf of the association, the prevailing party shall be awarded reasonable attorney fees, costs expended in the matter, and interest on the judgment as provided in subsection A, even if the proceeding is settled prior to judgment. The delinquent unit owner shall be personally responsible for reasonable attorney fees and costs expended in the matter by the unit owners’ association, whether any judicial proceedings are filed.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":266433,"text":"The condominium instruments may provide for arbitration of disputes or other means of alternative dispute resolution. Any such arbitration held in accordance with this subsection shall be consistent with the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 21 (§ 8.01-577 et seq.) of Title 8.01. 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This law was first created in 1974. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 416 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 1974 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1975, chapter 415; in 1993, chapter 667; in 1996, chapter 977<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 758<\/a>; in 2014, chapter 569<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":76819,"section_number":"55.1-1939","catch_line":"Statement of unit owner rights","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1939\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":76691,"section_number":"55.1-1956","catch_line":"Control of common elements","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1956\/"},{"id":63842,"section_number":"8.01-382","catch_line":"Verdict, judgment or decree to fix period at which interest begins; final order; judgment or decree for interest","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-382\/"},{"id":80815,"section_number":"8.01-577","catch_line":"Submission of controversy; agreement to arbitrate; condition precedent to action","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-577\/"}],"permalink":{"id":246689,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74080,"identifier":"55.1-1915","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/2\/55.1-1915","url":"\/55.1-1915\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1915\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/2\/55.1-1915","dublin_core":{"Title":"Compliance with condominium instruments","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1915","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The declarant<\/span>, every unit owner<\/span>, and all those entitled to occupy a unit shall comply with all lawful provisions of this chapter and all provisions of the condominium<\/span> instruments. Any lack of such compliance shall be grounds for an action to recover sums due, for damages<\/span> or injunctive relief, or for any other remedy available at law<\/span> or in equity<\/span>, maintainable by the unit owners<\/span>’ association or by its executive board<\/span> or any managing agent on behalf of such association or, in any proper case, by one or more aggrieved unit owners<\/span> on their own behalf or as a class action<\/span>. A unit owners<\/span>’ association shall have standing to sue in its own name for any claims or actions related to the common elements<\/span> as provided in subsection B of § 55.1-1956<\/a>. Except as provided in subsection B, the prevailing party<\/span> shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney fees, costs expended in the matter, and interest on the judgment<\/span> as provided in § 8.01-382<\/a>. This section does not preclude an action against the unit owners<\/span>’ association and authorizes the recovery, by the prevailing party<\/span> in any such action, of reasonable attorney fees, costs expended in the matter, and interest on the judgment<\/span> as provided in § 8.01-382<\/a> in such actions. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In actions against a unit owner<\/span> for nonpayment of assessments in which the unit owner<\/span> has failed to pay assessments levied by the unit owners<\/span>’ association on more than one unit or such unit owner<\/span> has had legal actions taken against him for nonpayment of any prior assessment and the prevailing party<\/span> is the association or its executive board<\/span> or any managing agent on behalf of the association, the prevailing party<\/span> shall be awarded reasonable attorney fees, costs expended in the matter, and interest on the judgment<\/span> as provided in subsection A, even if the proceeding is settled prior to judgment<\/span>. The delinquent unit owner<\/span> shall be personally responsible for reasonable attorney fees and costs expended in the matter by the unit owners<\/span>’ association, whether any judicial proceedings are filed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The condominium<\/span> instruments may provide for arbitration of disputes or other means of alternative dispute resolution<\/span>. Any such arbitration held in accordance with this subsection shall be consistent with the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 21 (§ 8.01-577<\/a> et seq.) of Title 8.01. The place of any such arbitration or alternative dispute resolution<\/span> shall be in the county or city in which the condominium<\/span> is located or as mutually agreed by the parties. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCOMPLIANCE WITH CONDOMINIUM INSTRUMENTS (\u00a7 55.1-1915)\n\nA. The declarant, every unit owner, and all those entitled to occupy a unit\nshall comply with all lawful provisions of this chapter and all provisions of\nthe condominium instruments. Any lack of such compliance shall be grounds for an\naction to recover sums due, for damages or injunctive relief, or for any other\nremedy available at law or in equity, maintainable by the unit owners’\nassociation or by its executive board or any managing agent on behalf of such\nassociation or, in any proper case, by one or more aggrieved unit owners on\ntheir own behalf or as a class action. A unit owners’ association shall\nhave standing to sue in its own name for any claims or actions related to the\ncommon elements as provided in subsection B of § 55.1-1956. Except as\nprovided in subsection B, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover\nreasonable attorney fees, costs expended in the matter, and interest on the\njudgment as provided in § 8.01-382. This section does not preclude an\naction against the unit owners’ association and authorizes the recovery,\nby the prevailing party in any such action, of reasonable attorney fees, costs\nexpended in the matter, and interest on the judgment as provided in §\n8.01-382 in such actions.\n\nB. In actions against a unit owner for nonpayment of assessments in which the\nunit owner has failed to pay assessments levied by the unit owners’\nassociation on more than one unit or such unit owner has had legal actions taken\nagainst him for nonpayment of any prior assessment and the prevailing party is\nthe association or its executive board or any managing agent on behalf of the\nassociation, the prevailing party shall be awarded reasonable attorney fees,\ncosts expended in the matter, and interest on the judgment as provided in\nsubsection A, even if the proceeding is settled prior to judgment. The\ndelinquent unit owner shall be personally responsible for reasonable attorney\nfees and costs expended in the matter by the unit owners’ association,\nwhether any judicial proceedings are filed.\n\nC. The condominium instruments may provide for arbitration of disputes or other\nmeans of alternative dispute resolution. Any such arbitration held in accordance\nwith this subsection shall be consistent with the provisions of this chapter and\nChapter 21 (§ 8.01-577 et seq.) of Title 8.01. The place of any such\narbitration or alternative dispute resolution shall be in the county or city in\nwhich the condominium is located or as mutually agreed by the parties.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 416, \u00a7 55-79.53; 1975, c. 415; 1993, c. 667; 1996, c. 977;\n2012, c. 758; 2014, c. 569; 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}}