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Notwithstanding any other provision of this subdivision, the requirements of § 55.1-1953 and the condominium instruments shall be satisfied before any such representative may exercise a vote on behalf of a unit owner as a proxy.B\n\nThe unit owners’ association may require the unit owner to provide the unit owners’ association with the names and contact information of the tenants and authorized occupants under such lease and of any authorized agent of the unit owner and vehicle information for such tenants or authorized occupants. The unit owners’ association may require the unit owner to provide the unit owners’ association with the tenant’s acknowledgment of and consent to any rules and regulations of the unit owners’ association.C\n\nThe provisions of this section shall not apply to units owned by the unit owners’ association.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":223082,"text":"Except as expressly authorized in this chapter or in the condominium instruments or as otherwise provided by law, no unit owners’ association shall:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":223083,"text":"Condition or prohibit the rental of a unit to a tenant by a unit owner or make an assessment or impose a charge except as provided in § 55.1-1904;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":223084,"text":"Charge a rental fee, application fee, or other processing fee of any kind in excess of $50 during the term of any lease;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":223085,"text":"Charge an annual or monthly rental fee or any other fee not expressly authorized in § 55.1-1904;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":223086,"text":"Require the unit owner to use a lease or an addendum to the lease prepared by the unit owners’ association;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"A5"},"5":{"id":223087,"text":"Charge any deposit from the unit owner or the tenant of the unit owner;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"A5","prefix_anchor":"A5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A4","next_prefix":"A6"},"6":{"id":223088,"text":"Have the authority to evict a tenant of any unit owner or to require any unit owner to execute a power of attorney authorizing the unit owners’ association to so evict; or","type":"section","prefixes":["A","6"],"prefix":"6","entire_prefix":"A6","prefix_anchor":"A6","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A5","next_prefix":"A7"},"7":{"id":223089,"text":"Refuse to recognize a person designated by the unit owner as the unit owner’s authorized representative under the provisions of § 55.1-1962. 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This law was first created in 2015. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 277<\/a> 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. 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 2016, chapter 471<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>; in 2022, chapters 65<\/a> and 66<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":71923,"section_number":"55.1-1904","catch_line":"Association charges","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1904\/"},{"id":64764,"section_number":"55.1-1953","catch_line":"Meetings of unit owners' association and executive board; voting by unit owners; proxies","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1953\/"},{"id":78887,"section_number":"55.1-1962","catch_line":"Designation of authorized representative","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1962\/"}],"permalink":{"id":246941,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61023,"identifier":"55.1-1973","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/4\/55.1-1973","url":"\/55.1-1973\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1973\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/4\/55.1-1973","dublin_core":{"Title":"Rental of units","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1973","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Except as expressly authorized in this chapter or in the condominium<\/span> instruments or as otherwise provided by law<\/span>, no unit owners<\/span>’ association shall: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Condition or prohibit the rental of a unit to a tenant by a unit owner<\/span> or make an assessment or impose a charge except as provided in § 55.1-1904<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Charge a rental fee, application fee, or other processing fee of any kind in excess of $50 during the term of any lease; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Charge an annual or monthly rental fee or any other fee not expressly authorized in § 55.1-1904<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Require the unit owner<\/span> to use a lease or an addendum<\/span> to the lease prepared by the unit owners<\/span>’ association; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Charge any deposit from the unit owner<\/span> or the tenant of the unit owner<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Have the authority to evict a tenant of any unit owner<\/span> or to require any unit owner<\/span> to execute a power of attorney<\/span> authorizing the unit owners<\/span>’ association to so evict; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Refuse to recognize a person<\/span> designated by the unit owner<\/span> as the unit owner<\/span>’s authorized representative under the provisions of § 55.1-1962<\/a>. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subdivision, the requirements of § 55.1-1953<\/a> and the condominium<\/span> instruments shall be satisfied before any such representative may exercise a vote on behalf of a unit owner<\/span> as a proxy. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The unit owners<\/span>’ association may require the unit owner<\/span> to provide the unit owners<\/span>’ association with the names and contact information of the tenants and authorized occupants under such lease and of any authorized agent of the unit owner<\/span> and vehicle information for such tenants or authorized occupants. The unit owners<\/span>’ association may require the unit owner<\/span> to provide the unit owners<\/span>’ association with the tenant’s acknowledgment of and consent to any rules and regulations of the unit owners<\/span>’ association. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall not apply to units<\/span> owned by the unit owners<\/span>’ association. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRENTAL OF UNITS (\u00a7 55.1-1973)\n\nA. Except as expressly authorized in this chapter or in the condominium\ninstruments or as otherwise provided by law, no unit owners’ association\nshall:\n\n 1. Condition or prohibit the rental of a unit to a tenant by a unit owner or\n make an assessment or impose a charge except as provided in § 55.1-1904;\n\n 2. Charge a rental fee, application fee, or other processing fee of any kind\n in excess of $50 during the term of any lease;\n\n 3. Charge an annual or monthly rental fee or any other fee not expressly\n authorized in § 55.1-1904;\n\n 4. Require the unit owner to use a lease or an addendum to the lease prepared\n by the unit owners’ association;\n\n 5. Charge any deposit from the unit owner or the tenant of the unit owner;\n\n 6. Have the authority to evict a tenant of any unit owner or to require any\n unit owner to execute a power of attorney authorizing the unit owners’\n association to so evict; or\n\n 7. Refuse to recognize a person designated by the unit owner as the unit\n owner’s authorized representative under the provisions of §\n 55.1-1962. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subdivision, the\n requirements of § 55.1-1953 and the condominium instruments shall be\n satisfied before any such representative may exercise a vote on behalf of a\n unit owner as a proxy.\n\nB. The unit owners’ association may require the unit owner to provide the\nunit owners’ association with the names and contact information of the\ntenants and authorized occupants under such lease and of any authorized agent of\nthe unit owner and vehicle information for such tenants or authorized occupants.\nThe unit owners’ association may require the unit owner to provide the\nunit owners’ association with the tenant’s acknowledgment of and\nconsent to any rules and regulations of the unit owners’ association.\n\nC. The provisions of this section shall not apply to units owned by the unit\nowners’ association.\n\nHISTORY: 2015, c. 277, \u00a7 55-79.87:1; 2016, c. 471; 2019, c. 712; 2022, cc. 65,\n66.","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}}