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That allocation may not be altered without the consent of the proprietary lessees whose units are affected.B\n\nUnless the declaration provides otherwise, a limited common element may be reallocated by an amendment to the declaration executed by the proprietary lessees between or among whose units the reallocation is made. The persons executing the amendment shall provide a copy to the association, which shall record it. The amendment shall be recorded in the names of the parties and the cooperative.C\n\nA common element not previously allocated as a limited common element shall not be so allocated except pursuant to provisions in the declaration made in accordance with subdivision A 7 of § 55.1-2116. 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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":60682,"section_number":"55.1-2116","catch_line":"Contents of declaration","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2116\/"},{"id":62864,"section_number":"55.1-2127","catch_line":"Amendment of declaration","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2127\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":82447,"section_number":"55.1-2113","catch_line":"Unit boundaries","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2113\/"},{"id":60682,"section_number":"55.1-2116","catch_line":"Contents of declaration","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2116\/"}],"permalink":{"id":247191,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84579,"identifier":"55.1-2119","token":"55.1\/IV\/21\/2\/55.1-2119","url":"\/55.1-2119\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2119\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/21\/2\/55.1-2119","dublin_core":{"Title":"Limited common elements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2119","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Except for the limited common elements<\/span> described in subdivisions 2 and 4 of § 55.1-2113<\/a>, the declaration<\/span> shall specify to which of the units<\/span> each limited common element<\/span> is allocated. That allocation may not be altered without the consent of the proprietary lessees<\/span> whose units<\/span> are affected. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Unless the declaration<\/span> provides otherwise, a limited common element<\/span> may be reallocated by an amendment to the declaration<\/span> executed by the proprietary lessees<\/span> between or among whose units<\/span> the reallocation is made. The persons<\/span> executing the amendment shall provide a copy to the association<\/span>, which shall record it. The amendment shall be recorded in the names of the parties and the cooperative<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A common element not previously allocated as a limited common element<\/span> shall not be so allocated except pursuant to provisions in the declaration<\/span> made in accordance with subdivision A 7 of § 55.1-2116<\/a>. The allocations shall be made by amendments to the declaration<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS (\u00a7 55.1-2119)\n\nA. Except for the limited common elements described in subdivisions 2 and 4 of\n§ 55.1-2113, the declaration shall specify to which of the units each\nlimited common element is allocated. That allocation may not be altered without\nthe consent of the proprietary lessees whose units are affected.\n\nB. Unless the declaration provides otherwise, a limited common element may be\nreallocated by an amendment to the declaration executed by the proprietary\nlessees between or among whose units the reallocation is made. The persons\nexecuting the amendment shall provide a copy to the association, which shall\nrecord it. The amendment shall be recorded in the names of the parties and the\ncooperative.\n\nC. A common element not previously allocated as a limited common element shall\nnot be so allocated except pursuant to provisions in the declaration made in\naccordance with subdivision A 7 of § 55.1-2116. The allocations shall be\nmade by amendments to the declaration.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 277, \u00a7 55-445; 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}}