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Any such conversion shall be deemed to have occurred at the time of the recordation of appropriate instruments pursuant to subsection B of this section and subsection C of § 55.1-1920.B\n\nSimultaneously with the recording of plats and plans pursuant to subsection C of § 55.1-1920, the declarant shall prepare, execute, and record an amendment to the declaration describing the conversion. Such amendment shall assign an identifying number to each unit formed out of a convertible land and shall reallocate undivided interests in the common elements in accordance with subsection B of § 55.1-1918. Such amendment shall describe or delineate any limited common elements formed out of the convertible land, showing or designating the unit to which each is assigned.C\n\nAll convertible lands shall be deemed a part of the common elements except for such portions of such convertible lands as are converted in accordance with the provisions of this section. Until the expiration of the period during which conversion may occur or until actual conversion, whichever occurs first, the declarant alone shall be liable for real estate taxes assessed against the convertible land and any improvements on such convertible land and all other expenses in connection with that real estate, and no other unit owner and no other portion of the condominium shall be subject to a claim for payment of those taxes or expenses, and, unless the declaration provides otherwise, any income or proceeds from the convertible land and any improvements on such convertible land shall inure to the declarant. No such conversion shall occur after 10 years from the recordation of the declaration, or such shorter period of time as the declaration may specify.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":204383,"text":"The declarant may convert all or any portion of any convertible land into one or more units or limited common elements subject to any restrictions and limitations that the condominium instruments may specify. Any such conversion shall be deemed to have occurred at the time of the recordation of appropriate instruments pursuant to subsection B of this section and subsection C of § 55.1-1920.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":204384,"text":"Simultaneously with the recording of plats and plans pursuant to subsection C of § 55.1-1920, the declarant shall prepare, execute, and record an amendment to the declaration describing the conversion. Such amendment shall assign an identifying number to each unit formed out of a convertible land and shall reallocate undivided interests in the common elements in accordance with subsection B of § 55.1-1918. Such amendment shall describe or delineate any limited common elements formed out of the convertible land, showing or designating the unit to which each is assigned.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":204385,"text":"All convertible lands shall be deemed a part of the common elements except for such portions of such convertible lands as are converted in accordance with the provisions of this section. Until the expiration of the period during which conversion may occur or until actual conversion, whichever occurs first, the declarant alone shall be liable for real estate taxes assessed against the convertible land and any improvements on such convertible land and all other expenses in connection with that real estate, and no other unit owner and no other portion of the condominium shall be subject to a claim for payment of those taxes or expenses, and, unless the declaration provides otherwise, any income or proceeds from the convertible land and any improvements on such convertible land shall inure to the declarant. 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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 1986, chapter 324; in 1991, chapter 497; in 1993, chapter 45; in 2012, chapter 520<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":70504,"section_number":"55.1-1922","catch_line":"Preliminary recordation of plats and plans","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1922\/"},{"id":73518,"section_number":"55.1-1926","catch_line":"Expansion of condominium","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1926\/"}],"refers_to":[{"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\/"}],"permalink":{"id":246725,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55789,"identifier":"55.1-1924","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/2\/55.1-1924","url":"\/55.1-1924\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1924\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/2\/55.1-1924","dublin_core":{"Title":"Conversion of convertible lands","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1924","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The declarant<\/span> may convert all or any portion of any convertible land<\/span> into one or more units<\/span> or limited common elements<\/span> subject to any restrictions and limitations that the condominium<\/span> instruments may specify. Any such conversion shall be deemed to have occurred at the time of the recordation of appropriate instruments pursuant to subsection B of this section and subsection C of § 55.1-1920<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Simultaneously with the recording of plats and plans pursuant to subsection C of § 55.1-1920<\/a>, the declarant<\/span> shall prepare, execute, and record an amendment to the declaration describing the conversion. Such amendment shall assign an identifying number<\/span> to each unit<\/span> formed out of a convertible land<\/span> and shall reallocate undivided interests in the common elements in accordance with subsection B of § 55.1-1918<\/a>. Such amendment shall describe or delineate any limited common elements<\/span> formed out of the convertible land<\/span>, showing or designating the unit<\/span> to which each is assigned. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> All convertible lands<\/span> shall be deemed a part of the common elements except for such portions of such convertible lands<\/span> as are converted in accordance with the provisions of this section. Until the expiration of the period during which conversion may occur or until actual conversion, whichever occurs first, the declarant<\/span> alone shall be liable for real estate taxes assessed against the convertible land<\/span> and any improvements on such convertible land<\/span> and all other expenses in connection with that real estate, and no other unit owner<\/span> and no other portion of the condominium<\/span> shall be subject to a claim for payment of those taxes or expenses, and, unless the declaration provides otherwise, any income or proceeds from the convertible land<\/span> and any improvements on such convertible land<\/span> shall inure to the declarant<\/span>. No such conversion shall occur after 10 years from the recordation of the declaration, or such shorter period of time as the declaration may specify. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONVERSION OF CONVERTIBLE LANDS (\u00a7 55.1-1924)\n\nA. The declarant may convert all or any portion of any convertible land into one\nor more units or limited common elements subject to any restrictions and\nlimitations that the condominium instruments may specify. Any such conversion\nshall be deemed to have occurred at the time of the recordation of appropriate\ninstruments pursuant to subsection B of this section and subsection C of §\n55.1-1920.\n\nB. Simultaneously with the recording of plats and plans pursuant to subsection C\nof § 55.1-1920, the declarant shall prepare, execute, and record an\namendment to the declaration describing the conversion. Such amendment shall\nassign an identifying number to each unit formed out of a convertible land and\nshall reallocate undivided interests in the common elements in accordance with\nsubsection B of § 55.1-1918. Such amendment shall describe or delineate any\nlimited common elements formed out of the convertible land, showing or\ndesignating the unit to which each is assigned.\n\nC. All convertible lands shall be deemed a part of the common elements except\nfor such portions of such convertible lands as are converted in accordance with\nthe provisions of this section. Until the expiration of the period during which\nconversion may occur or until actual conversion, whichever occurs first, the\ndeclarant alone shall be liable for real estate taxes assessed against the\nconvertible land and any improvements on such convertible land and all other\nexpenses in connection with that real estate, and no other unit owner and no\nother portion of the condominium shall be subject to a claim for payment of\nthose taxes or expenses, and, unless the declaration provides otherwise, any\nincome or proceeds from the convertible land and any improvements on such\nconvertible land shall inure to the declarant. No such conversion shall occur\nafter 10 years from the recordation of the declaration, or such shorter period\nof time as the declaration may specify.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 416, \u00a7 55-79.61; 1975, c. 415; 1986, c. 324; 1991, c. 497;\n1993, c. 45; 2012, c. 520; 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}}