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All costs associated with the control, management, and operation of the time-share estate project during the developer control period shall belong to the developer, except for time-share estate occupancy expenses that shall, if required by the developer in the time-share instrument, be allocated only to and paid by time-share estate owners other than the developer. Nothing shall preclude the developer, during the developer control period and at any time after the lapse of a purchaser’s right of cancellation and without regard to the recordation of the deed, provided that the deed has been delivered to the purchaser or the purchaser’s agent, from collecting an annual or specially assessed charge from each time-share estate owner for the payment of the time-share estate occupancy expenses by way of a maintenance fee. However, any such funds received and not spent, or any other funds received and allocated to the benefit of the association, shall be transferred to the association by the developer at the termination of the developer control period.B\n\nExcept to the extent that the purchase contract or time-share instrument expressly provides otherwise, fee simple title to the common elements shall be transferred to the time-share estate owners’ association, free of charge, no later than at such time as the developer (i) transfers to purchasers legal or equitable ownership of at least 90 percent of the time-share estates, excluding any reacquisitions by the developer; (ii) is no longer the beneficiary on deeds of trust secured on at least 20 percent of the time-share estates; or (iii) has completed all of the promised common elements and facilities that the time-share estate project comprises, whichever occurs last. The developer may make such transfer when the period has ended for a phase or portion of the time-share estate project. The transfer required of the developer by this subsection shall not exonerate the developer from the responsibility of completion of the promised and incomplete common elements once the transfer occurs. Upon transfer of the time-share project or portion to the association, the developer control period for such project or portion of such project shall terminate.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":249307,"text":"The time-share instrument for a time-share estate program shall provide for a developer control period. All costs associated with the control, management, and operation of the time-share estate project during the developer control period shall belong to the developer, except for time-share estate occupancy expenses that shall, if required by the developer in the time-share instrument, be allocated only to and paid by time-share estate owners other than the developer. Nothing shall preclude the developer, during the developer control period and at any time after the lapse of a purchaser’s right of cancellation and without regard to the recordation of the deed, provided that the deed has been delivered to the purchaser or the purchaser’s agent, from collecting an annual or specially assessed charge from each time-share estate owner for the payment of the time-share estate occupancy expenses by way of a maintenance fee. 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This law was first created in 1981. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 462 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 1981 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 10 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 1985, chapter 517; in 1989, chapter 637; in 1991, chapter 704; in 1993, chapter 842; in 1994, chapter 580<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 460<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 543<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 376<\/a>; in 2013, chapters 259<\/a> and 327<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":61697,"section_number":"55.1-2201","catch_line":"Applicability","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2201\/"},{"id":83628,"section_number":"55.1-2211","catch_line":"Time-share estate owners' association control liens","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2211\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":247515,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68868,"identifier":"55.1-2210","token":"55.1\/IV\/22\/2\/55.1-2210","url":"\/55.1-2210\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2210\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/22\/2\/55.1-2210","dublin_core":{"Title":"Developer control in time-share estate program","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2210","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The time-share instrument<\/span> for a time-share estate program<\/span> shall provide for a developer control period<\/span>. All costs associated with the control, management, and operation of the time-share estate project<\/span> during the developer control period<\/span> shall belong to the developer, except for time-share estate occupancy expenses<\/span> that shall, if required by the developer in the time-share instrument<\/span>, be allocated only to and paid by time-share estate owners<\/span> other than the developer. Nothing shall preclude the developer, during the developer control period<\/span> and at any time after the lapse of a purchaser<\/span>’s right of cancellation and without regard to the recordation of the deed<\/span>, provided that the deed<\/span> has been delivered to the purchaser<\/span> or the purchaser<\/span>’s agent, from collecting an annual or specially assessed charge from each time-share estate owner<\/span> for the payment of the time-share estate occupancy expenses<\/span> by way of a maintenance fee. However, any such funds received and not spent, or any other funds received and allocated to the benefit of the association<\/span>, shall be transferred to the association<\/span> by the developer at the termination of the developer control period<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Except to the extent that the purchase contract<\/span> or time-share instrument<\/span> expressly provides otherwise, fee simple title to the common elements<\/span> shall be transferred to the time-share estate owners<\/span>’ association<\/span>, free of charge, no later than at such time as the developer (i) transfers<\/span> to purchasers<\/span> legal or equitable<\/span> ownership of at least 90 percent of the time-share estates<\/span>, excluding any reacquisitions by the developer; (ii) is no longer the beneficiary on deeds<\/span> of trust secured on at least 20 percent of the time-share estates<\/span>; or (iii) has completed all of the promised common elements<\/span> and facilities that the time-share estate project comprises, whichever occurs last. The developer may make such transfer<\/span> when the period has ended for a phase or portion of the time-share estate project. The transfer<\/span> required of the developer by this subsection shall not exonerate the developer from the responsibility of completion of the promised and incomplete common elements<\/span> once the transfer<\/span> occurs. Upon transfer<\/span> of the time-share project<\/span> or portion to the association<\/span>, the developer control period<\/span> for such project or portion of such project shall terminate. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEVELOPER CONTROL IN TIME-SHARE ESTATE PROGRAM (\u00a7 55.1-2210)\n\nA. The time-share instrument for a time-share estate program shall provide for a\ndeveloper control period. All costs associated with the control, management, and\noperation of the time-share estate project during the developer control period\nshall belong to the developer, except for time-share estate occupancy expenses\nthat shall, if required by the developer in the time-share instrument, be\nallocated only to and paid by time-share estate owners other than the developer.\nNothing shall preclude the developer, during the developer control period and at\nany time after the lapse of a purchaser’s right of cancellation and\nwithout regard to the recordation of the deed, provided that the deed has been\ndelivered to the purchaser or the purchaser’s agent, from collecting an\nannual or specially assessed charge from each time-share estate owner for the\npayment of the time-share estate occupancy expenses by way of a maintenance fee.\nHowever, any such funds received and not spent, or any other funds received and\nallocated to the benefit of the association, shall be transferred to the\nassociation by the developer at the termination of the developer control period.\n\nB. Except to the extent that the purchase contract or time-share instrument\nexpressly provides otherwise, fee simple title to the common elements shall be\ntransferred to the time-share estate owners’ association, free of charge,\nno later than at such time as the developer (i) transfers to purchasers legal or\nequitable ownership of at least 90 percent of the time-share estates, excluding\nany reacquisitions by the developer; (ii) is no longer the beneficiary on deeds\nof trust secured on at least 20 percent of the time-share estates; or (iii) has\ncompleted all of the promised common elements and facilities that the time-share\nestate project comprises, whichever occurs last. The developer may make such\ntransfer when the period has ended for a phase or portion of the time-share\nestate project. The transfer required of the developer by this subsection shall\nnot exonerate the developer from the responsibility of completion of the\npromised and incomplete common elements once the transfer occurs. Upon transfer\nof the time-share project or portion to the association, the developer control\nperiod for such project or portion of such project shall terminate.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 462, \u00a7 55-369; 1985, c. 517; 1989, c. 637; 1991, c. 704;\n1993, c. 842; 1994, c. 580; 1998, c. 460; 2001, c. 543; 2008, c. 376; 2013, cc.\n259, 327; 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}}