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In the case of receipt of an application for a condominium that is a conversion condominium, the Common Interest Community Board shall also issue within five business days a notice of filing to the chief administrative officer of the county or city in which the proposed condominium is located, and the notice shall include the name and address of the applicant and the name and address or location of the proposed condominium. Within 60 days from the date of the notice of filing, the Common Interest Community Board shall enter an order registering the condominium or rejecting the registration. If no order of rejection is entered within 60 days from the date of notice of filing, the condominium shall be deemed registered unless the applicant has consented in writing to a delay.B\n\nIf the Common Interest Community Board affirmatively determines, upon inquiry and examination, that the requirements of this chapter and the Common Interest Community Board’s regulations have been met, it shall enter an order registering the condominium and shall designate the form of the public offering statement.C\n\nIf the Common Interest Community Board determines upon inquiry and examination that any of the requirements of this chapter and the Common Interest Community Board’s regulations have not been met, the Common Interest Community Board shall notify the applicant that the application for registration must be corrected in the particulars specified within 20 days. If the requirements are not met within the time allowed, the Common Interest Community Board shall enter an order rejecting the registration, and such order shall include the findings of fact upon which the order is based. The order rejecting the registration shall not become effective for 20 days after issuance of the order. During this 20-day period, the applicant may petition for reconsideration and shall be entitled to a hearing to correct the particulars specified in the Common Interest Community Board’s notice. Such order of rejection shall not take effect, in any event, until such time as the hearing, once requested, is given to the applicant.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":270831,"text":"Upon receipt of the application for registration, the Common Interest Community Board shall issue a notice of filing to the applicant within five business days. 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If the requirements are not met within the time allowed, the Common Interest Community Board shall enter an order rejecting the registration, and such order shall include the findings of fact upon which the order is based. The order rejecting the registration shall not become effective for 20 days after issuance of the order. During this 20-day period, the applicant may petition for reconsideration and shall be entitled to a hearing to correct the particulars specified in the Common Interest Community Board’s notice. 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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 4 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 1985, chapter 107; in 1988, chapter 15; in 2006, chapter 726<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84290,"section_number":"55.1-1943","catch_line":"Control of condominium by declarant","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1943\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":246961,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75453,"identifier":"55.1-1978","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/4\/55.1-1978","url":"\/55.1-1978\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1978\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/4\/55.1-1978","dublin_core":{"Title":"Notice of filing and registration","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1978","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Upon receipt of the application for registration, the Common Interest Community Board shall issue<\/span> a notice of filing to the applicant within five business days. In the case of receipt of an application for a condominium that is a conversion condominium<\/span>, the Common Interest Community Board shall also issue<\/span> within five business days a notice of filing to the chief administrative officer<\/span> of the county or city in which the proposed condominium is located, and the notice shall include the name and address of the applicant and the name and address or location of the proposed condominium. Within 60 days from the date of the notice of filing, the Common Interest Community Board shall enter an order<\/span> registering the condominium or rejecting the registration. If no order<\/span> of rejection is entered within 60 days from the date of notice of filing, the condominium shall be deemed registered unless the applicant has consented in writing to a delay. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If the Common Interest Community Board affirmatively determines, upon inquiry and examination, that the requirements of this chapter and the Common Interest Community Board’s regulations have been met, it shall enter an order<\/span> registering the condominium and shall designate the form of the public offering statement. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If the Common Interest Community Board determines upon inquiry and examination that any of the requirements of this chapter and the Common Interest Community Board’s regulations have not been met, the Common Interest Community Board shall notify the applicant that the application for registration must be corrected in the particulars specified within 20 days. If the requirements are not met within the time allowed, the Common Interest Community Board shall enter an order<\/span> rejecting the registration, and such order<\/span> shall include the findings<\/span> of fact<\/span> upon which the order<\/span> is based. The order<\/span> rejecting the registration shall not become effective for 20 days after issuance of the order<\/span>. During this 20-day period, the applicant may petition<\/span> for reconsideration and shall be entitled to a hearing<\/span> to correct the particulars specified in the Common Interest Community Board’s notice. Such order<\/span> of rejection shall not take effect, in any event, until such time as the hearing<\/span>, once requested, is given to the applicant. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nNOTICE OF FILING AND REGISTRATION (\u00a7 55.1-1978)\n\nA. Upon receipt of the application for registration, the Common Interest\nCommunity Board shall issue a notice of filing to the applicant within five\nbusiness days. In the case of receipt of an application for a condominium that\nis a conversion condominium, the Common Interest Community Board shall also\nissue within five business days a notice of filing to the chief administrative\nofficer of the county or city in which the proposed condominium is located, and\nthe notice shall include the name and address of the applicant and the name and\naddress or location of the proposed condominium. Within 60 days from the date of\nthe notice of filing, the Common Interest Community Board shall enter an order\nregistering the condominium or rejecting the registration. If no order of\nrejection is entered within 60 days from the date of notice of filing, the\ncondominium shall be deemed registered unless the applicant has consented in\nwriting to a delay.\n\nB. If the Common Interest Community Board affirmatively determines, upon inquiry\nand examination, that the requirements of this chapter and the Common Interest\nCommunity Board’s regulations have been met, it shall enter an order\nregistering the condominium and shall designate the form of the public offering\nstatement.\n\nC. If the Common Interest Community Board determines upon inquiry and\nexamination that any of the requirements of this chapter and the Common Interest\nCommunity Board’s regulations have not been met, the Common Interest\nCommunity Board shall notify the applicant that the application for registration\nmust be corrected in the particulars specified within 20 days. If the\nrequirements are not met within the time allowed, the Common Interest Community\nBoard shall enter an order rejecting the registration, and such order shall\ninclude the findings of fact upon which the order is based. The order rejecting\nthe registration shall not become effective for 20 days after issuance of the\norder. During this 20-day period, the applicant may petition for reconsideration\nand shall be entitled to a hearing to correct the particulars specified in the\nCommon Interest Community Board’s notice. Such order of rejection shall\nnot take effect, in any event, until such time as the hearing, once requested,\nis given to the applicant.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 416, \u00a7 55-79.92; 1985, c. 107; 1988, c. 15; 2006, c. 726;\n2019, 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}}