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Any officer who would not be eligible to serve as such were he not a director, officer, partner in, or trustee of such a person, shall be deemed to have disqualified himself from continuing in office if he ceases to have any such affiliation with that person, or if that person would itself have been deemed to have disqualified itself from continuing in such office under subsection A were it a natural person holding such office.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":251191,"text":"If the condominium instruments provide that any officer must be a unit owner, then any such officer who disposes of all of his units in fee shall be deemed to have disqualified himself from continuing in office unless the condominium instruments otherwise provide, or unless he acquires or contracts to acquire another unit in the condominium under terms giving him a right of occupancy effective on or before the termination of his right of occupancy under such disposition.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":251192,"text":"If the condominium instruments provide that any officer must be a unit owner, then notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 1 of § 55.1-1912, the term “unit owner” in such context shall, unless the condominium instruments otherwise provide, be deemed to include any director, officer, partner in, or trustee of any person that is, either alone or in conjunction with another person, a unit owner. Any officer who would not be eligible to serve as such were he not a director, officer, partner in, or trustee of such a person, shall be deemed to have disqualified himself from continuing in office if he ceases to have any such affiliation with that person, or if that person would itself have been deemed to have disqualified itself from continuing in such office under subsection A were it a natural person holding such office.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13236,"edition_id":1,"name":"Management of Condominium","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13018,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:30","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:30","permalink":{"id":246789,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13236,"identifier":"3","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/3","url":"\/55.1\/IV\/19\/3\/","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":75299,"structure_id":13236,"section_number":"55.1-1940","catch_line":"Bylaws to be recorded with declaration; 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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 3 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 2002, chapter 520<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":70994,"section_number":"55.1-1912","catch_line":"Construction of condominium instruments","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1912\/"}],"permalink":{"id":246855,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69473,"identifier":"55.1-1954","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/3\/55.1-1954","url":"\/55.1-1954\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1954\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/3\/55.1-1954","dublin_core":{"Title":"Officers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1954","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If the condominium<\/span> instruments provide that any officer<\/span> must be a unit owner<\/span>, then any such officer<\/span> who disposes of all of his units<\/span> in fee shall be deemed to have disqualified himself from continuing in office unless the condominium<\/span> instruments otherwise provide, or unless he acquires or contracts<\/span> to acquire another unit in the condominium<\/span> under terms giving him a right of occupancy effective on or before the termination of his right of occupancy under such disposition<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If the condominium<\/span> instruments provide that any officer<\/span> must be a unit owner<\/span>, then notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 1 of § 55.1-1912<\/a>, the term “unit owner<\/span>” in such context shall, unless the condominium<\/span> instruments otherwise provide, be deemed to include any director, officer<\/span>, partner in, or trustee of any person<\/span> that is, either alone or in conjunction with another person<\/span>, a unit owner<\/span>. Any officer<\/span> who would not be eligible to serve as such were he not a director, officer<\/span>, partner in, or trustee of such a person<\/span>, shall be deemed to have disqualified himself from continuing in office if he ceases to have any such affiliation with that person<\/span>, or if that person<\/span> would itself have been deemed to have disqualified itself from continuing in such office under subsection A were it a natural person<\/span> holding such office. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nOFFICERS (\u00a7 55.1-1954)\n\nA. If the condominium instruments provide that any officer must be a unit owner,\nthen any such officer who disposes of all of his units in fee shall be deemed to\nhave disqualified himself from continuing in office unless the condominium\ninstruments otherwise provide, or unless he acquires or contracts to acquire\nanother unit in the condominium under terms giving him a right of occupancy\neffective on or before the termination of his right of occupancy under such\ndisposition.\n\nB. If the condominium instruments provide that any officer must be a unit owner,\nthen notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision 1 of § 55.1-1912, the\nterm “unit owner” in such context shall, unless the condominium\ninstruments otherwise provide, be deemed to include any director, officer,\npartner in, or trustee of any person that is, either alone or in conjunction\nwith another person, a unit owner. Any officer who would not be eligible to\nserve as such were he not a director, officer, partner in, or trustee of such a\nperson, shall be deemed to have disqualified himself from continuing in office\nif he ceases to have any such affiliation with that person, or if that person\nwould itself have been deemed to have disqualified itself from continuing in\nsuch office under subsection A were it a natural person holding such office.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 416, \u00a7 55-79.78; 1991, c. 497; 2002, 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}}