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If more than one of the multiple proprietary lessees are present, the votes allocated to that cooperative interest may be cast only in accordance with the agreement of a majority in interest of the multiple proprietary lessees, unless the declaration expressly provides otherwise. There is majority agreement if any one of the multiple proprietary lessees casts the votes allocated to that cooperative interest without protest being made promptly to the person presiding over the meeting by any of the other proprietary lessees of the cooperative interest.B\n\nVotes allocated to a cooperative interest may be cast pursuant to a proxy duly executed by a proprietary lessee. If there is more than one proprietary lessee of a unit, each proprietary lessee of the unit may vote or register protest to the casting of votes by the other proprietary lessees of the unit through a duly executed proxy. A proprietary lessee may not revoke a proxy given pursuant to this section except by actual notice of revocation to the person presiding over a meeting of the association. A proxy is void if it is not dated or purports to be revocable without notice. A proxy terminates one year after its date, unless a shorter term is specified.C\n\nIf the declaration requires that votes on specified matters affecting the cooperative be cast by lessees other than proprietary lessees of leased units: (i) the provisions of subsections A and B apply to lessees as if they were proprietary lessees; (ii) proprietary lessees who have leased their units to other persons may not cast votes on those specified matters; and (iii) lessees are entitled to notice of meetings, access to records, and other rights respecting those matters as if they were proprietary lessees. Proprietary lessees must also be given notice, in the manner provided in § 55.1-2140, of all meetings at which such lessees may be entitled to vote.D\n\nAll votes allocated to a cooperative interest owned by the association shall be deemed present for quorum purposes at all duly called meetings of the association and shall be deemed cast in the same proportions as the votes cast by proprietary lessees, other than the association.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":247860,"text":"If only one of the multiple proprietary lessees of a unit is present at a meeting of the association, he is entitled to cast all the votes allocated to the cooperative interest of which that unit is a part. If more than one of the multiple proprietary lessees are present, the votes allocated to that cooperative interest may be cast only in accordance with the agreement of a majority in interest of the multiple proprietary lessees, unless the declaration expressly provides otherwise. There is majority agreement if any one of the multiple proprietary lessees casts the votes allocated to that cooperative interest without protest being made promptly to the person presiding over the meeting by any of the other proprietary lessees of the cooperative interest.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":247861,"text":"Votes allocated to a cooperative interest may be cast pursuant to a proxy duly executed by a proprietary lessee. If there is more than one proprietary lessee of a unit, each proprietary lessee of the unit may vote or register protest to the casting of votes by the other proprietary lessees of the unit through a duly executed proxy. A proprietary lessee may not revoke a proxy given pursuant to this section except by actual notice of revocation to the person presiding over a meeting of the association. A proxy is void if it is not dated or purports to be revocable without notice. A proxy terminates one year after its date, unless a shorter term is specified.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":247862,"text":"If the declaration requires that votes on specified matters affecting the cooperative be cast by lessees other than proprietary lessees of leased units: (i) the provisions of subsections A and B apply to lessees as if they were proprietary lessees; (ii) proprietary lessees who have leased their units to other persons may not cast votes on those specified matters; and (iii) lessees are entitled to notice of meetings, access to records, and other rights respecting those matters as if they were proprietary lessees. Proprietary lessees must also be given notice, in the manner provided in § 55.1-2140, of all meetings at which such lessees may be entitled to vote.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"D"},"3":{"id":247863,"text":"All votes allocated to a cooperative interest owned by the association shall be deemed present for quorum purposes at all duly called meetings of the association and shall be deemed cast in the same proportions as the votes cast by proprietary lessees, other than the association.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":15093,"edition_id":1,"name":"Management of Cooperatives","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":13509,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:52:06","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:52:06","permalink":{"id":247243,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15093,"identifier":"3","token":"55.1\/IV\/21\/3","url":"\/55.1\/IV\/21\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":13509,"edition_id":1,"name":"Virginia Real Estate Cooperative Act","identifier":"21","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12914,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:45:06","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:45:06","permalink":{"id":247109,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13509,"identifier":"21","token":"55.1\/IV\/21","url":"\/55.1\/IV\/21\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12914,"edition_id":1,"name":"Common Interest Communities","identifier":"IV","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12707,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:01","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:01","permalink":{"id":246473,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12914,"identifier":"IV","token":"55.1\/IV","url":"\/55.1\/IV\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12707,"edition_id":1,"name":"Property and Conveyances","identifier":"55.1","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:49","permalink":{"id":244769,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12707,"identifier":"55.1","token":"55.1","url":"\/55.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":79353,"structure_id":15093,"section_number":"55.1-2132","catch_line":"Organization of the association","url":"\/55.1-2132\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/21\/3\/55.1-2132","metadata":false},{"id":74016,"structure_id":15093,"section_number":"55.1-2133","catch_line":"Powers of the association","url":"\/55.1-2133\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/21\/3\/55.1-2133","metadata":false},{"id":74697,"structure_id":15093,"section_number":"55.1-2133.1","catch_line":"Installation of solar energy collection devices","url":"\/55.1-2133.1\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/21\/3\/55.1-2133.1","metadata":false},{"id":58879,"structure_id":15093,"section_number":"55.1-2134","catch_line":"Executive board members and officers","url":"\/55.1-2134\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/21\/3\/55.1-2134","metadata":false},{"id":74321,"structure_id":15093,"section_number":"55.1-2135","catch_line":"Transfer of special declarant rights","url":"\/55.1-2135\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/21\/3\/55.1-2135","metadata":false},{"id":86214,"structure_id":15093,"section_number":"55.1-2136","catch_line":"Termination of contracts and leases of declarant","url":"\/55.1-2136\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/21\/3\/55.1-2136","metadata":false},{"id":57517,"structure_id":15093,"section_number":"55.1-2137","catch_line":"Bylaws","url":"\/55.1-2137\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/21\/3\/55.1-2137","metadata":false},{"id":74592,"structure_id":15093,"section_number":"55.1-2138","catch_line":"Upkeep of cooperative","url":"\/55.1-2138\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/21\/3\/55.1-2138","metadata":false},{"id":80840,"structure_id":15093,"section_number":"55.1-2139","catch_line":"Common elements; 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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 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 2004, chapter 242<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58552,"section_number":"55.1-2130","catch_line":"Master associations","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2130\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":71613,"section_number":"55.1-2140","catch_line":"Meetings","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2140\/"}],"permalink":{"id":247293,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68455,"identifier":"55.1-2142","token":"55.1\/IV\/21\/3\/55.1-2142","url":"\/55.1-2142\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2142\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/21\/3\/55.1-2142","dublin_core":{"Title":"Voting; proxies","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2142","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If only one of the multiple proprietary lessees<\/span> of a unit<\/span> is present at a meeting of the association<\/span>, he is entitled to cast all the votes allocated to the cooperative interest<\/span> of which that unit<\/span> is a part. If more than one of the multiple proprietary lessees<\/span> are present, the votes allocated to that cooperative interest<\/span> may be cast only in accordance with the agreement of a majority in interest of the multiple proprietary lessees<\/span>, unless the declaration<\/span> expressly provides otherwise. There is majority agreement if any one of the multiple proprietary lessees<\/span> casts the votes allocated to that cooperative interest<\/span> without protest being made promptly to the person<\/span> presiding over the meeting by any of the other proprietary lessees<\/span> of the cooperative interest<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Votes allocated to a cooperative interest<\/span> may be cast pursuant to a proxy duly executed by a proprietary lessee<\/span>. If there is more than one proprietary lessee<\/span> of a unit<\/span>, each proprietary lessee<\/span> of the unit<\/span> may vote or register protest to the casting of votes by the other proprietary lessees<\/span> of the unit<\/span> through a duly executed proxy. A proprietary lessee<\/span> may not revoke a proxy given pursuant to this section except by actual notice of revocation<\/span> to the person<\/span> presiding over a meeting of the association<\/span>. A proxy is void if it is not dated or purports to be revocable without notice. A proxy terminates one year after its date, unless a shorter term is specified. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> If the declaration<\/span> requires that votes on specified matters affecting the cooperative be cast by lessees other than proprietary lessees<\/span> of leased units<\/span>: (i) the provisions of subsections A and B apply to lessees as if they were proprietary lessees<\/span>; (ii) proprietary lessees<\/span> who have leased their units<\/span> to other persons<\/span> may not cast votes on those specified matters; and (iii) lessees are entitled to notice of meetings, access to records, and other rights respecting those matters as if they were proprietary lessees<\/span>. Proprietary lessees<\/span> must also be given notice, in the manner provided in § 55.1-2140<\/a>, of all meetings at which such lessees may be entitled to vote. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> All votes allocated to a cooperative interest<\/span> owned by the association<\/span> shall be deemed present for quorum purposes at all duly called meetings of the association<\/span> and shall be deemed cast in the same proportions as the votes cast by proprietary lessees<\/span>, other than the association<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVOTING; PROXIES (\u00a7 55.1-2142)\n\nA. If only one of the multiple proprietary lessees of a unit is present at a\nmeeting of the association, he is entitled to cast all the votes allocated to\nthe cooperative interest of which that unit is a part. If more than one of the\nmultiple proprietary lessees are present, the votes allocated to that\ncooperative interest may be cast only in accordance with the agreement of a\nmajority in interest of the multiple proprietary lessees, unless the declaration\nexpressly provides otherwise. There is majority agreement if any one of the\nmultiple proprietary lessees casts the votes allocated to that cooperative\ninterest without protest being made promptly to the person presiding over the\nmeeting by any of the other proprietary lessees of the cooperative interest.\n\nB. Votes allocated to a cooperative interest may be cast pursuant to a proxy\nduly executed by a proprietary lessee. If there is more than one proprietary\nlessee of a unit, each proprietary lessee of the unit may vote or register\nprotest to the casting of votes by the other proprietary lessees of the unit\nthrough a duly executed proxy. A proprietary lessee may not revoke a proxy given\npursuant to this section except by actual notice of revocation to the person\npresiding over a meeting of the association. A proxy is void if it is not dated\nor purports to be revocable without notice. A proxy terminates one year after\nits date, unless a shorter term is specified.\n\nC. If the declaration requires that votes on specified matters affecting the\ncooperative be cast by lessees other than proprietary lessees of leased units:\n(i) the provisions of subsections A and B apply to lessees as if they were\nproprietary lessees; (ii) proprietary lessees who have leased their units to\nother persons may not cast votes on those specified matters; and (iii) lessees\nare entitled to notice of meetings, access to records, and other rights\nrespecting those matters as if they were proprietary lessees. Proprietary\nlessees must also be given notice, in the manner provided in § 55.1-2140,\nof all meetings at which such lessees may be entitled to vote.\n\nD. All votes allocated to a cooperative interest owned by the association shall\nbe deemed present for quorum purposes at all duly called meetings of the\nassociation and shall be deemed cast in the same proportions as the votes cast\nby proprietary lessees, other than the association.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 277, \u00a7 55-467; 2004, c. 242; 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}}