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unincorporated association, except as modified by this section.B\n\nUnless a master association is acting in the capacity of an association described in § 55.1-2132, it may exercise the powers set forth in subdivision A 2 of § 55.1-2133 only to the extent expressly permitted in the declarations of the cooperatives that are part of the master association or expressly described in the delegations of power from those cooperatives to the master association.C\n\nIf the declaration of any cooperative provides that the executive board may delegate certain powers to a master association, the members of the executive board have no liability for the acts or omissions of the master association with respect to the delegated powers.D\n\nThe rights and responsibilities of proprietary lessees with respect to the association set forth in §§ 55.1-2134, 55.1-2140, 55.1-2141, 55.1-2142, and 55.1-2144 apply in the conduct of the affairs of a master association only to those persons who elect the board of a master association, whether or not those persons are otherwise proprietary lessees within the meaning of this chapter.E\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of subsection F of \u00a7 55.1-2134, with respect to the election of the executive board of an association by all proprietary lessees after the period of declarant control ends, and even if a master association is also an association as described in \u00a7 55.1-2132, the certificate of incorporation or other instrument creating the master association and the declaration of each cooperative, the powers of which are assigned by the declaration or delegated to the master association, may provide that the executive board of the master association must be elected after the period of declarant control in any of the following ways:1\n\nAll proprietary lessees of all cooperatives subject to the master association may elect all members of that executive board.2\n\nAll members of the executive boards of all cooperatives subject to the master association may elect all members of that executive board.3\n\nAll proprietary lessees of each cooperative subject to the master association may elect specified members of that executive board.4\n\nAll proprietary lessees of the executive board of each cooperative subject to the master association may elect specified members of that executive board.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":214592,"text":"If the declaration provides that any of the powers described in § 55.1-2134 are to be exercised by or may be delegated to a for-profit or nonprofit corporation or unincorporated association that exercises those or other powers on behalf of one or more cooperatives or for the benefit of the proprietary lessees of one or more cooperatives, all provisions of this chapter applicable to associations apply to any such corporation or unincorporated association, except as modified by this 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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\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":79353,"section_number":"55.1-2132","catch_line":"Organization of the association","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2132\/"},{"id":74016,"section_number":"55.1-2133","catch_line":"Powers of the association","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2133\/"},{"id":58879,"section_number":"55.1-2134","catch_line":"Executive board members and officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2134\/"},{"id":71613,"section_number":"55.1-2140","catch_line":"Meetings","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2140\/"},{"id":75116,"section_number":"55.1-2141","catch_line":"Quorums","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2141\/"},{"id":68455,"section_number":"55.1-2142","catch_line":"Voting; proxies","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2142\/"},{"id":83581,"section_number":"55.1-2144","catch_line":"Conveyance or encumbrance of the cooperative","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2144\/"}],"permalink":{"id":247235,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58552,"identifier":"55.1-2130","token":"55.1\/IV\/21\/2\/55.1-2130","url":"\/55.1-2130\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2130\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/21\/2\/55.1-2130","dublin_core":{"Title":"Master associations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2130","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If the declaration<\/span> provides that any of the powers described in § 55.1-2134<\/a> are to be exercised by or may be delegated to a for-profit or nonprofit corporation or unincorporated association<\/span> that exercises those or other powers on behalf of one or more cooperatives<\/span> or for the benefit of the proprietary lessees<\/span> of one or more cooperatives<\/span>, all provisions of this chapter applicable to associations<\/span> apply to any such corporation or unincorporated association<\/span>, except as modified by this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Unless a master association<\/span> is acting in the capacity of an association described in § 55.1-2132<\/a>, it may exercise the powers set forth in subdivision A 2 of § 55.1-2133<\/a> only to the extent expressly permitted in the declarations<\/span> of the cooperatives<\/span> that are part of the master association<\/span> or expressly described in the delegations of power from those cooperatives<\/span> to the master association<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If the declaration<\/span> of any cooperative<\/span> provides that the executive board<\/span> may delegate certain powers to a master association<\/span>, the members of the executive board<\/span> have no liability for the acts or omissions of the master association<\/span> with respect to the delegated powers. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The rights and responsibilities of proprietary lessees<\/span> with respect to the association set forth in §§ 55.1-2134<\/a>, 55.1-2140<\/a>, 55.1-2141<\/a>, 55.1-2142<\/a>, and 55.1-2144<\/a> apply in the conduct of the affairs of a master association<\/span> only to those persons<\/span> who elect the board of a master association<\/span>, whether or not those persons<\/span> are otherwise proprietary lessees<\/span> within the meaning of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection F of \u00a7 55.1-2134<\/a>, with respect to the election of the executive board<\/span> of an association by all proprietary lessees<\/span> after the period of declarant<\/span> control ends, and even if a master association<\/span> is also an association as described in \u00a7 55.1-2132<\/a>, the certificate of incorporation or other instrument creating the master association<\/span> and the declaration<\/span> of each cooperative<\/span>, the powers of which are assigned by the declaration<\/span> or delegated to the master association<\/span>, may provide that the executive board<\/span> of the master association<\/span> must be elected after the period of declarant<\/span> control in any of the following ways: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> All proprietary lessees<\/span> of all cooperatives<\/span> subject to the master association<\/span> may elect all members of that executive board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> All members of the executive boards<\/span> of all cooperatives<\/span> subject to the master association<\/span> may elect all members of that executive board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> All proprietary lessees<\/span> of each cooperative<\/span> subject to the master association<\/span> may elect specified members of that executive board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> All proprietary lessees<\/span> of the executive board<\/span> of each cooperative<\/span> subject to the master association<\/span> may elect specified members of that executive board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nMASTER ASSOCIATIONS (\u00a7 55.1-2130)\n\nA. If the declaration provides that any of the powers described in §\n55.1-2134 are to be exercised by or may be delegated to a for-profit or\nnonprofit corporation or unincorporated association that exercises those or\nother powers on behalf of one or more cooperatives or for the benefit of the\nproprietary lessees of one or more cooperatives, all provisions of this chapter\napplicable to associations apply to any such corporation or unincorporated\nassociation, except as modified by this section.\n\nB. Unless a master association is acting in the capacity of an association\ndescribed in § 55.1-2132, it may exercise the powers set forth in\nsubdivision A 2 of § 55.1-2133 only to the extent expressly permitted in\nthe declarations of the cooperatives that are part of the master association or\nexpressly described in the delegations of power from those cooperatives to the\nmaster association.\n\nC. If the declaration of any cooperative provides that the executive board may\ndelegate certain powers to a master association, the members of the executive\nboard have no liability for the acts or omissions of the master association with\nrespect to the delegated powers.\n\nD. The rights and responsibilities of proprietary lessees with respect to the\nassociation set forth in §§ 55.1-2134, 55.1-2140, 55.1-2141,\n55.1-2142, and 55.1-2144 apply in the conduct of the affairs of a master\nassociation only to those persons who elect the board of a master association,\nwhether or not those persons are otherwise proprietary lessees within the\nmeaning of this chapter.\n\nE. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection F of \u00a7 55.1-2134, with respect\nto the election of the executive board of an association by all proprietary\nlessees after the period of declarant control ends, and even if a master\nassociation is also an association as described in \u00a7 55.1-2132, the certificate\nof incorporation or other instrument creating the master association and the\ndeclaration of each cooperative, the powers of which are assigned by the\ndeclaration or delegated to the master association, may provide that the\nexecutive board of the master association must be elected after the period of\ndeclarant control in any of the following ways:\n\n 1. All proprietary lessees of all cooperatives subject to the master\n association may elect all members of that executive board.\n\n 2. All members of the executive boards of all cooperatives subject to the\n master association may elect all members of that executive board.\n\n 3. All proprietary lessees of each cooperative subject to the master\n association may elect specified members of that executive board.\n\n 4. All proprietary lessees of the executive board of each cooperative subject\n to the master association may elect specified members of that executive board.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 277, \u00a7 55-456; 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}}