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But in the case of any covenant, restriction, limitation, or other representation or commitment in the condominium instruments or in any other agreement requiring the declarant to add all or any portion of the additional land or to withdraw any portion of the withdrawable land, or imposing any obligations with regard to anything that is or is not to be done on such land or with regard to such land, or imposing any obligations with regard to anything that is or is not to be done on or with regard to the condominium or any portion of such condominium, this subsection shall not be construed to nullify, limit, or otherwise affect any such obligation.B\n\nThe declarant shall complete all improvements labeled “NOT YET COMPLETED” on plats recorded pursuant to the requirements of this chapter unless the condominium instruments expressly exempt the declarant from such obligation and shall, in the case of every improvement labeled “NOT YET BEGUN” on such plats, state in the declaration either the extent of the obligation to complete the same or that there is no such obligation.C\n\nTo the extent that damage is inflicted on any part of the condominium by any person utilizing the easements reserved by the condominium instruments or created by §§ 55.1-1928 and 55.1-1929, the declarant together with any person causing the same shall be jointly and severally liable for the prompt repair of such damage and for the restoration of the same to a condition compatible with the remainder of the condominium.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":198547,"text":"No covenants, restrictions, limitations, or other representations or commitments in the condominium instruments with regard to anything that is or is not to be done on the additional land, the withdrawable land, or any portion of either shall be binding as to any portion of either lawfully withdrawn from the condominium or never added to the condominium, except to the extent that the condominium instruments so provide. But in the case of any covenant, restriction, limitation, or other representation or commitment in the condominium instruments or in any other agreement requiring the declarant to add all or any portion of the additional land or to withdraw any portion of the withdrawable land, or imposing any obligations with regard to anything that is or is not to be done on such land or with regard to such land, or imposing any obligations with regard to anything that is or is not to be done on or with regard to the condominium or any portion of such condominium, this subsection shall not be construed to nullify, limit, or otherwise affect any such obligation.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":198548,"text":"The declarant shall complete all improvements labeled “NOT YET COMPLETED” on plats recorded pursuant to the requirements of this chapter unless the condominium instruments expressly exempt the declarant from such obligation and shall, in the case of every improvement labeled “NOT YET BEGUN” on such plats, state in the declaration either the extent of the obligation to complete the same or that there is no such obligation.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":198549,"text":"To the extent that damage is inflicted on any part of the condominium by any person utilizing the easements reserved by the condominium instruments or created by §§ 55.1-1928 and 55.1-1929, the declarant together with any person causing the same shall be jointly and severally liable for the prompt repair of such damage and for the restoration of the same to a condition compatible with the remainder of the condominium.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B"}},"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 1975, chapter 415; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":78900,"section_number":"55.1-1928","catch_line":"Easement to facilitate conversion and expansion","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1928\/"},{"id":84085,"section_number":"55.1-1929","catch_line":"Easement to facilitate sales","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1929\/"}],"permalink":{"id":246749,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54088,"identifier":"55.1-1930","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/2\/55.1-1930","url":"\/55.1-1930\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1930\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/2\/55.1-1930","dublin_core":{"Title":"Declarant’s obligation to complete and restore","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1930","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No covenants, restrictions, limitations, or other representations or commitments in the condominium<\/span> instruments with regard to anything that is or is not to be done on the additional land<\/span>, the withdrawable land<\/span>, or any portion of either shall be binding as to any portion of either lawfully withdrawn from the condominium<\/span> or never added to the condominium<\/span>, except to the extent that the condominium<\/span> instruments so provide. But in the case of any covenant, restriction, limitation, or other representation or commitment in the condominium<\/span> instruments or in any other agreement requiring the declarant<\/span> to add all or any portion of the additional land<\/span> or to withdraw any portion of the withdrawable land<\/span>, or imposing any obligations with regard to anything that is or is not to be done on such land<\/span> or with regard to such land<\/span>, or imposing any obligations with regard to anything that is or is not to be done on or with regard to the condominium<\/span> or any portion of such condominium<\/span>, this subsection shall not be construed to nullify, limit, or otherwise affect any such obligation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The declarant<\/span> shall complete all improvements labeled “NOT YET COMPLETED” on plats recorded pursuant to the requirements of this chapter unless the condominium<\/span> instruments expressly exempt the declarant<\/span> from such obligation and shall, in the case of every improvement labeled “NOT YET BEGUN” on such plats, state in the declaration either the extent of the obligation to complete the same or that there is no such obligation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> To the extent that damage is inflicted on any part of the condominium<\/span> by any person<\/span> utilizing the easements reserved by the condominium<\/span> instruments or created by §§ 55.1-1928<\/a> and 55.1-1929<\/a>, the declarant<\/span> together with any person<\/span> causing the same shall be jointly and severally liable for the prompt repair of such damage and for the restoration of the same to a condition compatible with the remainder of the condominium<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDECLARANT’S OBLIGATION TO COMPLETE AND RESTORE (\u00a7 55.1-1930)\n\nA. No covenants, restrictions, limitations, or other representations or\ncommitments in the condominium instruments with regard to anything that is or is\nnot to be done on the additional land, the withdrawable land, or any portion of\neither shall be binding as to any portion of either lawfully withdrawn from the\ncondominium or never added to the condominium, except to the extent that the\ncondominium instruments so provide. But in the case of any covenant,\nrestriction, limitation, or other representation or commitment in the\ncondominium instruments or in any other agreement requiring the declarant to add\nall or any portion of the additional land or to withdraw any portion of the\nwithdrawable land, or imposing any obligations with regard to anything that is\nor is not to be done on such land or with regard to such land, or imposing any\nobligations with regard to anything that is or is not to be done on or with\nregard to the condominium or any portion of such condominium, this subsection\nshall not be construed to nullify, limit, or otherwise affect any such\nobligation.\n\nB. The declarant shall complete all improvements labeled “NOT YET\nCOMPLETED” on plats recorded pursuant to the requirements of this chapter\nunless the condominium instruments expressly exempt the declarant from such\nobligation and shall, in the case of every improvement labeled “NOT YET\nBEGUN” on such plats, state in the declaration either the extent of the\nobligation to complete the same or that there is no such obligation.\n\nC. To the extent that damage is inflicted on any part of the condominium by any\nperson utilizing the easements reserved by the condominium instruments or\ncreated by §§ 55.1-1928 and 55.1-1929, the declarant together with any\nperson causing the same shall be jointly and severally liable for the prompt\nrepair of such damage and for the restoration of the same to a condition\ncompatible with the remainder of the condominium.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 416, \u00a7 55-79.67; 1975, c. 415; 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}}