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This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 277 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 1982 \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 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58909,"section_number":"55.1-2100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2100\/"},{"id":60682,"section_number":"55.1-2116","catch_line":"Contents of declaration","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2116\/"},{"id":84579,"section_number":"55.1-2119","catch_line":"Limited common elements","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2119\/"},{"id":74016,"section_number":"55.1-2133","catch_line":"Powers of the association","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2133\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":247167,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82447,"identifier":"55.1-2113","token":"55.1\/IV\/21\/2\/55.1-2113","url":"\/55.1-2113\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2113\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/21\/2\/55.1-2113","dublin_core":{"Title":"Unit boundaries","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2113","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Except as otherwise provided by the declaration<\/span>:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> If walls, floors, or ceilings are designated as boundaries of a unit<\/span>, all lath, furring, wallboard, plasterboard, plaster, paneling, tiles, wallpaper, paint, and finished flooring and any other materials<\/span> constituting any part of the finished surfaces of such walls, floors, or ceilings are a part of the unit<\/span>, and all other portions of the walls, floors, or ceilings are a part of the common elements<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> If any chute, flue, duct, wire, conduit, bearing wall, bearing column, or other fixture lies partially within and partially outside of the designated boundaries of a unit<\/span>, any portion of such fixture serving only that unit<\/span> is a limited common element<\/span> allocated solely to that unit<\/span>, and any portion of such fixture serving more than one unit<\/span> or any portion of the common elements<\/span> is a part of the common elements<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Subject to the provisions of subdivision 2, all spaces, interior partitions<\/span>, and other fixtures and improvements within the boundaries of a unit<\/span> are a part of the unit<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Any shutters, awnings, window boxes, doorsteps, stoops, porches, balconies, or patios and all exterior doors and windows or other fixtures designed to serve a single unit<\/span>, but located outside the unit<\/span>’s boundaries, are limited common elements<\/span> allocated exclusively to that unit<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUNIT BOUNDARIES (\u00a7 55.1-2113)\n\nExcept as otherwise provided by the declaration:\n\n1. If walls, floors, or ceilings are designated as boundaries of a unit, all\nlath, furring, wallboard, plasterboard, plaster, paneling, tiles, wallpaper,\npaint, and finished flooring and any other materials constituting any part of\nthe finished surfaces of such walls, floors, or ceilings are a part of the unit,\nand all other portions of the walls, floors, or ceilings are a part of the\ncommon elements.\n\n2. If any chute, flue, duct, wire, conduit, bearing wall, bearing column, or\nother fixture lies partially within and partially outside of the designated\nboundaries of a unit, any portion of such fixture serving only that unit is a\nlimited common element allocated solely to that unit, and any portion of such\nfixture serving more than one unit or any portion of the common elements is a\npart of the common elements.\n\n3. Subject to the provisions of subdivision 2, all spaces, interior partitions,\nand other fixtures and improvements within the boundaries of a unit are a part\nof the unit.\n\n4. Any shutters, awnings, window boxes, doorsteps, stoops, porches, balconies,\nor patios and all exterior doors and windows or other fixtures designed to serve\na single unit, but located outside the unit’s boundaries, are limited\ncommon elements allocated exclusively to that unit.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 277, \u00a7 55-439; 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}}