{"formats":[{"name":"JSON","format":"json","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-json\/55.1-2003.json"},{"name":"Plain Text","format":"text","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-text\/55.1-2003.txt"},{"name":"XML","format":"xml","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-xml\/55.1-2003.xml"},{"name":"HTML","format":"html","url":"\/downloads\/2025\/code-html\/55.1-2003.html"}],"law_id":74325,"edition_id":1,"section_id":74325,"structure_id":16665,"section_number":"55.1-2003","catch_line":"Establishment of horizontal property regime","history":"1962, c. 627, \u00a7 3, \u00a7 55-79.3; 1966, c. 683; 2019, c. 712.","full_text":"A\n\nA horizontal property regime is established when a developer, the sole owner, or the co-owners of one or more buildings record a master deed or lease, which includes the particulars enumerated in &#xA7; 55.1-2008.B\n\nPursuant to &#xA7; 55.1-1901, this chapter is superseded by the Virginia Condominium Act (&#xA7; 55.1-1900 et seq.) as of July 1, 1974. No new developments may be established under the provisions of this chapter after that date.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":267213,"text":"A horizontal property regime is established when a developer, the sole owner, or the co-owners of one or more buildings record a master deed or lease, which includes the particulars enumerated in &#xA7; 55.1-2008.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":267214,"text":"Pursuant to &#xA7; 55.1-1901, this chapter is superseded by the Virginia Condominium Act (&#xA7; 55.1-1900 et seq.) as of July 1, 1974. 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 627 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 1962 \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 1966, chapter 683; in 2019, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?191+ful+CHAP0712\">712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":74064,"section_number":"55.1-2008","catch_line":"Master deed or lease; recordation; particulars","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2008\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":55215,"section_number":"55.1-1900","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1900\/"},{"id":76143,"section_number":"55.1-1901","catch_line":"Application and construction of chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-1901\/"}],"permalink":{"id":247033,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74325,"identifier":"55.1-2003","token":"55.1\/IV\/20\/2\/55.1-2003","url":"\/55.1-2003\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2003\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/20\/2\/55.1-2003","dublin_core":{"Title":"Establishment of horizontal property regime","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2003","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> A horizontal <span class=\"dictionary\">property<\/span> regime is established when a <span class=\"dictionary\">developer<\/span>, the sole owner, or the <span class=\"dictionary\">co-owners<\/span> of one or more buildings record a <span class=\"dictionary\">master deed<\/span> or lease, which includes the particulars enumerated in &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Master deed or lease; recordation; particulars\" href=\"\/55.1-2008\/\">55.1-2008<\/a>. <a id=\"paragraph-267213\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/55.1-2003\/#A\"><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> Pursuant to &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Application and construction of chapter\" href=\"\/55.1-1901\/\">55.1-1901<\/a>, this chapter is superseded by the Virginia <span class=\"dictionary\">Condominium<\/span> Act (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/55.1-1900\/\">55.1-1900<\/a> et seq.) as of July 1, 1974. No new developments may be established under the provisions of this chapter after that date. <a id=\"paragraph-267214\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/55.1-2003\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nESTABLISHMENT OF HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME (\u00a7 55.1-2003)\n\nA. A horizontal property regime is established when a developer, the sole owner,\nor the co-owners of one or more buildings record a master deed or lease, which\nincludes the particulars enumerated in &#xA7; 55.1-2008.\n\nB. Pursuant to &#xA7; 55.1-1901, this chapter is superseded by the Virginia\nCondominium Act (&#xA7; 55.1-1900 et seq.) as of July 1, 1974. No new\ndevelopments may be established under the provisions of this chapter after that\ndate.\n\nHISTORY: 1962, c. 627, \u00a7 3, \u00a7 55-79.3; 1966, c. 683; 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}}