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The clerk shall record and index such lien as provided in \u00a7 43-4.1 and shall charge such fees as are provided by law. Such lien shall be released as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 55.1-339 through 55.1-345 upon payment by the co-owner of his contributions.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":249539,"text":"All co-owners are bound to contribute pro rata toward the expenses of administration and of maintenance and repairs of the general common elements, and, in the appropriate case, of the limited common elements of the building, and toward any other expenses lawfully agreed upon by the council of co-owners.\n\t\tIf a co-owner fails to contribute his share as provided in this section, the manager or board of directors of the council of co-owners, or in a proper case, an aggrieved co-owner, may maintain an action at law on behalf of the council of co-owners to recover sums due for damages or in equity for injunctive relief.\n\t\tNo co-owner shall be exempt from contributing toward such expenses by waiver or nonuse of the use or enjoyment of the common elements, both general and limited, or by abandonment of the apartment belonging to him.\n\t\tSuch contributions may be determined and a lien, as the master deed may provide upon default in the payment of any such contribution, may be perfected by filing in the clerk’s office in which the master deed is recorded a memorandum showing the name of the delinquent co-owner, the name of the council of co-owners as claimant of the lien, the amount of the claim, and a description of the property on which a lien is claimed verified by oath of the agent of the council of co-owners. The clerk shall record and index such lien as provided in \u00a7 43-4.1 and shall charge such fees as are provided by law. 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This law was first created in 1962. 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 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 1966, chapter 683; in 1973, chapter 375; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69261,"section_number":"55.1-2015","catch_line":"Payment of assessments upon conveyance of apartment; priority","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2015\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":66257,"section_number":"43-4.1","catch_line":"Liens to be recorded in deed books and indexed in general index of deeds","order_by":null,"url":"\/43-4.1\/"},{"id":82066,"section_number":"55.1-339","catch_line":"Release of deed of trust or other lien","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-339\/"},{"id":78458,"section_number":"55.1-345","catch_line":"Recordation of certificate of satisfaction, etc., required when release of lien recorded","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-345\/"}],"permalink":{"id":247079,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68924,"identifier":"55.1-2014","token":"55.1\/IV\/20\/3\/55.1-2014","url":"\/55.1-2014\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2014\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/20\/3\/55.1-2014","dublin_core":{"Title":"Contributions by co-owners","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2014","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

All co-owners are bound to contribute pro rata toward the expenses of administration and of maintenance and repairs of the general common elements, and, in the appropriate case, of the limited common elements<\/span> of the building, and toward any other expenses lawfully agreed upon by the council of co-owners<\/span>.\n\t\tIf a co-owner<\/span> fails to contribute his share as provided in this section, the manager or board of directors of the council of co-owners<\/span>, or in a proper case, an aggrieved co-owner<\/span>, may maintain an action at law<\/span> on behalf of the council of co-owners<\/span> to recover sums due for damages<\/span> or in equity<\/span> for injunctive relief.\n\t\tNo co-owner<\/span> shall be exempt from contributing toward such expenses by waiver<\/span> or nonuse of the use or enjoyment of the common elements, both general and limited, or by abandonment of the apartment<\/span> belonging to him.\n\t\tSuch contributions may be determined and a lien<\/span>, as the master deed<\/span> may provide upon default<\/span> in the payment of any such contribution, may be perfected by filing in the clerk’s office in which the master deed<\/span> is recorded a memorandum<\/span> showing the name of the delinquent co-owner<\/span>, the name of the council of co-owners<\/span> as claimant of the lien<\/span>, the amount of the claim, and a description of the property<\/span> on which a lien<\/span> is claimed verified by oath<\/span> of the agent of the council of co-owners<\/span>. The clerk shall record and index such lien<\/span> as provided in \u00a7 43-4.1<\/a> and shall charge such fees as are provided by law<\/span>. Such lien<\/span> shall be released as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 55.1-339<\/a> through 55.1-345<\/a> upon payment by the co-owner<\/span> of his contributions.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCONTRIBUTIONS BY CO-OWNERS (\u00a7 55.1-2014)\n\nAll co-owners are bound to contribute pro rata toward the expenses of\nadministration and of maintenance and repairs of the general common elements,\nand, in the appropriate case, of the limited common elements of the building,\nand toward any other expenses lawfully agreed upon by the council of co-owners.\n\t\tIf a co-owner fails to contribute his share as provided in this section, the\nmanager or board of directors of the council of co-owners, or in a proper case,\nan aggrieved co-owner, may maintain an action at law on behalf of the council of\nco-owners to recover sums due for damages or in equity for injunctive relief.\n\t\tNo co-owner shall be exempt from contributing toward such expenses by waiver\nor nonuse of the use or enjoyment of the common elements, both general and\nlimited, or by abandonment of the apartment belonging to him.\n\t\tSuch contributions may be determined and a lien, as the master deed may\nprovide upon default in the payment of any such contribution, may be perfected\nby filing in the clerk’s office in which the master deed is recorded a\nmemorandum showing the name of the delinquent co-owner, the name of the council\nof co-owners as claimant of the lien, the amount of the claim, and a description\nof the property on which a lien is claimed verified by oath of the agent of the\ncouncil of co-owners. The clerk shall record and index such lien as provided in\n\u00a7 43-4.1 and shall charge such fees as are provided by law. Such lien shall be\nreleased as provided in \u00a7\u00a7 55.1-339 through 55.1-345 upon payment by the\nco-owner of his contributions.\n\nHISTORY: 1962, c. 627, \u00a7 13, \u00a7 55-79.13; 1966, c. 683; 1973, c. 375; 2019, c.\n712.","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}}