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or5\n\nMade intentional misrepresentations or concealed material facts in an application for registration.B\n\nIf the Common Interest Community Board finds after notice and a hearing that the developer has been guilty of a violation for which revocation could be ordered, it may issue a cease and desist order instead.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":282518,"text":"A registration may be revoked by the Common Interest Community Board after notice and hearing upon a written finding of fact in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (\u00a7 2.2-4000 et seq.) that the declarant has:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":282519,"text":"Failed to comply with the terms of a cease and desist order;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":282520,"text":"Been convicted in any court subsequent to the filing of the application for registration for a crime involving fraud, deception, false pretenses, misrepresentation, false advertising, or dishonest dealing in real estate transactions;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":282521,"text":"Disposed of, concealed, or diverted any funds or assets of any person so as to defeat the rights of unit purchasers;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":282522,"text":"Failed faithfully to perform any stipulation or agreement made with the Common Interest Community Board as an inducement to grant any registration, to reinstate any registration, or to approve any promotional plan or public offering statement; 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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 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 2019, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0712\">712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":246997,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78872,"identifier":"55.1-1987","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/4\/55.1-1987","url":"\/55.1-1987\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-1987\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/19\/4\/55.1-1987","dublin_core":{"Title":"Revocation of registration","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-1987","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> A registration may be revoked by the Common Interest Community Board after notice and <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> upon a written <span class=\"dictionary\">finding<\/span> of <span class=\"dictionary\">fact<\/span> in accordance with the Administrative Process Act (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Short title; purpose\" href=\"\/2.2-4000\/\">2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.) that the <span class=\"dictionary\">declarant<\/span> has: <a id=\"paragraph-282518\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/55.1-1987\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Failed to comply with the terms of a cease and desist <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-282519\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/55.1-1987\/#A1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Been convicted in any <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> subsequent to the filing of the application for registration for a <span class=\"dictionary\">crime<\/span> involving <span class=\"dictionary\">fraud<\/span>, deception, <span class=\"dictionary\">false pretenses<\/span>, misrepresentation, false advertising, or dishonest dealing in real estate transactions; <a id=\"paragraph-282520\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/55.1-1987\/#A2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Disposed of, concealed, or diverted any funds or <span class=\"dictionary\">assets<\/span> of any <span class=\"dictionary\">person<\/span> so as to defeat the rights of <span class=\"dictionary\">unit<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">purchasers<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-282521\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/55.1-1987\/#A3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A4\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> Failed faithfully to perform any <span class=\"dictionary\">stipulation<\/span> or agreement made with the Common Interest Community Board as an inducement to grant any registration, to reinstate any registration, or to approve any promotional plan or public offering statement; or <a id=\"paragraph-282522\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/55.1-1987\/#A4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A5\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">5.<\/span> Made intentional misrepresentations or concealed <span class=\"dictionary\">material<\/span> <span class=\"dictionary\">facts<\/span> in an application for registration. <a id=\"paragraph-282523\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/55.1-1987\/#A5\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> If the Common Interest Community Board finds after notice and a <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span> that the developer has been guilty of a violation for which <span class=\"dictionary\">revocation<\/span> could be ordered, it may <span class=\"dictionary\">issue<\/span> a cease and desist <span class=\"dictionary\">order<\/span> instead. <a id=\"paragraph-282524\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/55.1-1987\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREVOCATION OF REGISTRATION (\u00a7 55.1-1987)\n\nA. A registration may be revoked by the Common Interest Community Board after\nnotice and hearing upon a written finding of fact in accordance with the\nAdministrative Process Act (\u00a7 2.2-4000 et seq.) that the declarant has:\n\n   1. Failed to comply with the terms of a cease and desist order;\n\n   2. Been convicted in any court subsequent to the filing of the application for\n   registration for a crime involving fraud, deception, false pretenses,\n   misrepresentation, false advertising, or dishonest dealing in real estate\n   transactions;\n\n   3. Disposed of, concealed, or diverted any funds or assets of any person so as\n   to defeat the rights of unit purchasers;\n\n   4. Failed faithfully to perform any stipulation or agreement made with the\n   Common Interest Community Board as an inducement to grant any registration, to\n   reinstate any registration, or to approve any promotional plan or public\n   offering statement; or\n\n   5. Made intentional misrepresentations or concealed material facts in an\n   application for registration.\n\nB. If the Common Interest Community Board finds after notice and a hearing that\nthe developer has been guilty of a violation for which revocation could be\nordered, it may issue a cease and desist order instead.\n\nHISTORY: 1974, c. 416, \u00a7 55-79.101; 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}}