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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 and subsection E of § 55.1-1920.B\n\nSimultaneously with the recording of plats and plans pursuant to subsection E 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 space and shall allocate to each unit a portion of the undivided interest in the common elements appertaining to that space. Such amendment shall describe or delineate any limited common elements formed out of the convertible space, showing or designating the unit to which each is assigned.C\n\nIf all or any portion of any convertible space is converted into one or more units in accordance with this section, the declarant shall prepare and execute, and record simultaneously with the amendment to the declaration, an amendment to the bylaws. The amendment to the bylaws shall reallocate votes in the unit owners’ association, rights to future common profits, and liabilities for future common expenses not specially assessed, all as in the case of the subdivision of a unit in accordance with subsection D of § 55.1-1933.D\n\nAny convertible space not converted in accordance with the provisions of this section, or any portion of such convertible space not so converted, shall be treated for all purposes as a single unit until and unless it is so converted, and the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed applicable to any such convertible space, or portion of such convertible space, as though the same were a unit.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":250424,"text":"The declarant may convert all or any portion of any convertible space into one or more units or common elements, including 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 and subsection E of § 55.1-1920.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":250425,"text":"Simultaneously with the recording of plats and plans pursuant to subsection E 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 space and shall allocate to each unit a portion of the undivided interest in the common elements appertaining to that space. Such amendment shall describe or delineate any limited common elements formed out of the convertible space, 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":250426,"text":"If all or any portion of any convertible space is converted into one or more units in accordance with this section, the declarant shall prepare and execute, and record simultaneously with the amendment to the declaration, an amendment to the bylaws. The amendment to the bylaws shall reallocate votes in the unit owners’ association, rights to future common profits, and liabilities for future common expenses not specially assessed, all as in the case of the subdivision of a unit in accordance with subsection D of § 55.1-1933.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":250427,"text":"Any convertible space not converted in accordance with the provisions of this section, or any portion of such convertible space not so converted, shall be treated for all purposes as a single unit until and unless it is so converted, and the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed applicable to any such convertible space, or portion of such convertible space, as though the same were a unit.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"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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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 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 1999, chapter 560<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":55215,"section_number":"55.1-1900","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1900\/"},{"id":83554,"section_number":"55.1-1933","catch_line":"Subdivision of units","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1933\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":74270,"section_number":"55.1-1920","catch_line":"Contents of plats and plans","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1920\/"}],"permalink":{"id":246729,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69213,"identifier":"55.1-1925","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/2\/55.1-1925","url":"\/55.1-1925\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1925\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/2\/55.1-1925","dublin_core":{"Title":"Conversion of convertible spaces","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1925","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 space<\/span> into one or more units<\/span> or common elements, including 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 and subsection E 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 E 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 space<\/span> and shall allocate to each unit<\/span> a portion of the undivided interest in the common elements appertaining to that space. Such amendment shall describe or delineate any limited common elements<\/span> formed out of the convertible space<\/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> If all or any portion of any convertible space<\/span> is converted into one or more units<\/span> in accordance with this section, the declarant<\/span> shall prepare and execute, and record simultaneously with the amendment to the declaration, an amendment to the bylaws. The amendment to the bylaws shall reallocate votes in the unit owners<\/span>’ association, rights to future common profits, and liabilities for future common expenses<\/span> not specially assessed, all as in the case of the subdivision of a unit in accordance with subsection D of § 55.1-1933<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Any convertible space<\/span> not converted in accordance with the provisions of this section, or any portion of such convertible space<\/span> not so converted, shall be treated for all purposes as a single unit until and unless it is so converted, and the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed applicable to any such convertible space<\/span>, or portion of such convertible space<\/span>, as though the same were a unit. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONVERSION OF CONVERTIBLE SPACES (\u00a7 55.1-1925)\n\nA. The declarant may convert all or any portion of any convertible space into\none or more units or common elements, including limited common elements, subject\nto any restrictions and limitations that the condominium instruments may\nspecify. Any such conversion shall be deemed to have occurred at the time of the\nrecordation of appropriate instruments pursuant to subsection B and subsection E\nof § 55.1-1920.\n\nB. Simultaneously with the recording of plats and plans pursuant to subsection E\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 space and\nshall allocate to each unit a portion of the undivided interest in the common\nelements appertaining to that space. Such amendment shall describe or delineate\nany limited common elements formed out of the convertible space, showing or\ndesignating the unit to which each is assigned.\n\nC. If all or any portion of any convertible space is converted into one or more\nunits in accordance with this section, the declarant shall prepare and execute,\nand record simultaneously with the amendment to the declaration, an amendment to\nthe bylaws. The amendment to the bylaws shall reallocate votes in the unit\nowners’ association, rights to future common profits, and liabilities for\nfuture common expenses not specially assessed, all as in the case of the\nsubdivision of a unit in accordance with subsection D of § 55.1-1933.\n\nD. Any convertible space not converted in accordance with the provisions of this\nsection, or any portion of such convertible space not so converted, shall be\ntreated for all purposes as a single unit until and unless it is so converted,\nand the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed applicable to any such\nconvertible space, or portion of such convertible space, as though the same were\na unit.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 416, \u00a7 55-79.62; 1999, c. 560; 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}}