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All condominium instruments for condominiums created prior to July 1, 1991, are hereby validated notwithstanding that the plats were prerecorded as if in compliance with this section and not recorded with amendments converting convertible land or adding additional land if the plats or subsequent amendments contained the required certifications.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":254408,"text":"Plats and plans previously recorded pursuant to subsections A, B, and C of \u00a7 55.1-1916 may be used in lieu of new plats and plans to satisfy in whole or in part the requirements of subsection B of \u00a7 55.1-1918, subsection B of \u00a7 55.1-1924, or \u00a7 55.1-1926 if certifications of such plats and plans are recorded by the declarant in accordance with subsections A and B of \u00a7 55.1-1920; and if such certifications are recorded, the plats and plans that they certify shall be deemed recorded pursuant to subsection C of \u00a7 55.1-1920 within the meaning of \u00a7\u00a7 55.1-1918, 55.1-1924, and 55.1-1926. All condominium instruments for condominiums created prior to July 1, 1991, are hereby validated notwithstanding that the plats were prerecorded as if in compliance with this section and not recorded with amendments converting convertible land or adding additional land if the plats or subsequent amendments contained the required certifications.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13019,"edition_id":1,"name":"Creation, Alteration, and Termination of Condominiums","identifier":"2","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13018,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:09","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:09","permalink":{"id":246655,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13019,"identifier":"2","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/2","url":"\/55.1\/IV\/19\/2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13018,"edition_id":1,"name":"Virginia Condominium Act","identifier":"19","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12914,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:09","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:09","permalink":{"id":246623,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13018,"identifier":"19","token":"55.1\/IV\/19","url":"\/55.1\/IV\/19\/","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":66133,"structure_id":13019,"section_number":"55.1-1907","catch_line":"How condominium may be created","url":"\/55.1-1907\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/2\/55.1-1907","metadata":false},{"id":60125,"structure_id":13019,"section_number":"55.1-1908","catch_line":"Release of liens","url":"\/55.1-1908\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/2\/55.1-1908","metadata":false},{"id":81423,"structure_id":13019,"section_number":"55.1-1909","catch_line":"Description of condominium units","url":"\/55.1-1909\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/2\/55.1-1909","metadata":false},{"id":85700,"structure_id":13019,"section_number":"55.1-1910","catch_line":"Execution of condominium instruments","url":"\/55.1-1910\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/2\/55.1-1910","metadata":false},{"id":67143,"structure_id":13019,"section_number":"55.1-1911","catch_line":"Recordation of condominium instruments","url":"\/55.1-1911\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/2\/55.1-1911","metadata":false},{"id":70994,"structure_id":13019,"section_number":"55.1-1912","catch_line":"Construction of condominium instruments","url":"\/55.1-1912\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/2\/55.1-1912","metadata":false},{"id":66094,"structure_id":13019,"section_number":"55.1-1913","catch_line":"Complementarity of condominium instruments; 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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 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 1991, chapter 497; in 2019, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0712\">712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":76179,"section_number":"55.1-1916","catch_line":"Contents of declaration","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1916\/"},{"id":74121,"section_number":"55.1-1918","catch_line":"Reallocation of interests in common elements","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1918\/"},{"id":74270,"section_number":"55.1-1920","catch_line":"Contents of plats and plans","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1920\/"},{"id":55789,"section_number":"55.1-1924","catch_line":"Conversion of convertible lands","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1924\/"},{"id":73518,"section_number":"55.1-1926","catch_line":"Expansion of condominium","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1926\/"}],"permalink":{"id":246717,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70504,"identifier":"55.1-1922","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/2\/55.1-1922","url":"\/55.1-1922\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1922\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/2\/55.1-1922","dublin_core":{"Title":"Preliminary recordation of plats and plans","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1922","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Plats and plans previously recorded pursuant to subsections A, B, and C of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Contents of declaration\" href=\"\/55.1-1916\/\">55.1-1916<\/a> may be used in lieu of new plats and plans to satisfy in whole or in part the requirements of subsection B of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Reallocation of interests in common elements\" href=\"\/55.1-1918\/\">55.1-1918<\/a>, subsection B of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Conversion of convertible lands\" href=\"\/55.1-1924\/\">55.1-1924<\/a>, or \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Expansion of condominium\" href=\"\/55.1-1926\/\">55.1-1926<\/a> if certifications of such plats and plans are recorded by the <span class=\"dictionary\">declarant<\/span> in accordance with subsections A and B of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Contents of plats and plans\" href=\"\/55.1-1920\/\">55.1-1920<\/a>; and if such certifications are recorded, the plats and plans that they certify shall be deemed recorded pursuant to subsection C of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Contents of plats and plans\" href=\"\/55.1-1920\/\">55.1-1920<\/a> within the meaning of \u00a7\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Reallocation of interests in common elements\" href=\"\/55.1-1918\/\">55.1-1918<\/a>, <a class=\"law\" title=\"Conversion of convertible lands\" href=\"\/55.1-1924\/\">55.1-1924<\/a>, and <a class=\"law\" title=\"Expansion of condominium\" href=\"\/55.1-1926\/\">55.1-1926<\/a>. All <span class=\"dictionary\">condominium<\/span> instruments for <span class=\"dictionary\">condominiums<\/span> created prior to July 1, 1991, are hereby validated notwithstanding that the plats were prerecorded as if in compliance with this section and not recorded with amendments converting <span class=\"dictionary\">convertible land<\/span> or adding additional land if the plats or subsequent amendments contained the required certifications.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPRELIMINARY RECORDATION OF PLATS AND PLANS (\u00a7 55.1-1922)\n\nPlats and plans previously recorded pursuant to subsections A, B, and C of \u00a7\n55.1-1916 may be used in lieu of new plats and plans to satisfy in whole or in\npart the requirements of subsection B of \u00a7 55.1-1918, subsection B of \u00a7\n55.1-1924, or \u00a7 55.1-1926 if certifications of such plats and plans are\nrecorded by the declarant in accordance with subsections A and B of \u00a7\n55.1-1920; and if such certifications are recorded, the plats and plans that\nthey certify shall be deemed recorded pursuant to subsection C of \u00a7 55.1-1920\nwithin the meaning of \u00a7\u00a7 55.1-1918, 55.1-1924, and 55.1-1926. All condominium\ninstruments for condominiums created prior to July 1, 1991, are hereby validated\nnotwithstanding that the plats were prerecorded as if in compliance with this\nsection and not recorded with amendments converting convertible land or adding\nadditional land if the plats or subsequent amendments contained the required\ncertifications.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 416, \u00a7 55-79.59; 1991, c. 497; 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}}