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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":70660,"section_number":"55.1-2184","catch_line":"Penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2184\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":55380,"section_number":"55.1-2171","catch_line":"Declarant's obligation to complete and restore","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2171\/"}],"permalink":{"id":247425,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55127,"identifier":"55.1-2174","token":"55.1\/IV\/21\/5\/55.1-2174","url":"\/55.1-2174\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2174\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/21\/5\/55.1-2174","dublin_core":{"Title":"General powers and duties of the Common Interest Community Board","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2174","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Common Interest Community Board may adopt, amend<\/span>, and repeal regulations and issue<\/span> orders<\/span> consistent with and in furtherance of the objectives of this chapter, but the Common Interest Community Board shall not intervene in the internal activities of an association<\/span> except to the extent necessary to prevent or cure violations of this chapter. The Common Interest Community Board may prescribe forms and procedures for submitting information to the Common Interest Community Board. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> If it appears that any person<\/span> has engaged, is engaging, or is about to engage in any act or practice in violation of this chapter or any of the Common Interest Community Board’s regulations or orders<\/span>, the Common Interest Community Board without prior administrative proceedings may bring an action in the appropriate court<\/span> to enjoin that act or practice or for other appropriate relief. The Common Interest Community Board is not required to post a bond<\/span> or prove that no adequate remedy at law<\/span> exists. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Common Interest Community Board may intervene in any action involving the powers or responsibilities of a declarant<\/span> in connection with any cooperative<\/span> for which an application for registration is on file. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Common Interest Community Board may accept grants-in-aid from any governmental source and may contract<\/span> with agencies charged with similar functions in this or other jurisdictions<\/span> in furtherance of the objectives of this chapter. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The Common Interest Community Board may cooperate with agencies performing similar functions in this and other jurisdictions<\/span> to develop uniform filing procedures and forms, uniform disclosure standards, and uniform administrative practices and may develop information that may be useful in the discharge of the agency’s duties. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> In issuing any cease and desist order<\/span> or order<\/span> rejecting or revoking registration of a cooperative<\/span>, the Common Interest Community Board shall state the basis for the adverse determination and the underlying facts<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> The Common Interest Community Board, in its sound discretion, may require bonding, escrow of portions of sales proceeds, or other safeguards it may prescribe by its regulations to guarantee completion of all improvements labeled “MUST BE BUILT” pursuant to § 55.1-2171<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY BOARD (\u00a7 55.1-2174)\n\nA. The Common Interest Community Board may adopt, amend, and repeal regulations\nand issue orders consistent with and in furtherance of the objectives of this\nchapter, but the Common Interest Community Board shall not intervene in the\ninternal activities of an association except to the extent necessary to prevent\nor cure violations of this chapter. The Common Interest Community Board may\nprescribe forms and procedures for submitting information to the Common Interest\nCommunity Board.\n\nB. If it appears that any person has engaged, is engaging, or is about to engage\nin any act or practice in violation of this chapter or any of the Common\nInterest Community Board’s regulations or orders, the Common Interest\nCommunity Board without prior administrative proceedings may bring an action in\nthe appropriate court to enjoin that act or practice or for other appropriate\nrelief. The Common Interest Community Board is not required to post a bond or\nprove that no adequate remedy at law exists.\n\nC. The Common Interest Community Board may intervene in any action involving the\npowers or responsibilities of a declarant in connection with any cooperative for\nwhich an application for registration is on file.\n\nD. The Common Interest Community Board may accept grants-in-aid from any\ngovernmental source and may contract with agencies charged with similar\nfunctions in this or other jurisdictions in furtherance of the objectives of\nthis chapter.\n\nE. The Common Interest Community Board may cooperate with agencies performing\nsimilar functions in this and other jurisdictions to develop uniform filing\nprocedures and forms, uniform disclosure standards, and uniform administrative\npractices and may develop information that may be useful in the discharge of the\nagency’s duties.\n\nF. In issuing any cease and desist order or order rejecting or revoking\nregistration of a cooperative, the Common Interest Community Board shall state\nthe basis for the adverse determination and the underlying facts.\n\nG. The Common Interest Community Board, in its sound discretion, may require\nbonding, escrow of portions of sales proceeds, or other safeguards it may\nprescribe by its regulations to guarantee completion of all improvements labeled\n“MUST BE BUILT” pursuant to § 55.1-2171.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 277, \u00a7 55-502; 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}}