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The court may also award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party.B\n\nPrior to the commencement of any action alleging a failure to comply with the provisions of § 55.1-2220 or 55.1-2234, however, an aggrieved owner shall first seek a determination from the Board as to whether compliance with § 55.1-2220 or 55.1-2234 has occurred. The Board shall make such determination within 120 days of the request for a determination.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":289151,"text":"If a developer or any other person subject to this chapter violates any provision of this chapter or any provision of the time-share instrument, any person or class of persons adversely affected by the violation has a claim for appropriate relief. 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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 4 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 1998, chapter 460<\/a>; in 2008, chapter 376<\/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":55034,"section_number":"55.1-2247","catch_line":"General powers and duties of Board","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2247\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":65782,"section_number":"55.1-2220","catch_line":"Escrow of deposits; use of corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2220\/"},{"id":64251,"section_number":"55.1-2234","catch_line":"Developer's obligation to complete","order_by":null,"url":"\/55.1-2234\/"}],"permalink":{"id":247597,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80677,"identifier":"55.1-2230","token":"55.1\/IV\/22\/3\/55.1-2230","url":"\/55.1-2230\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2230\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/22\/3\/55.1-2230","dublin_core":{"Title":"Effect of violations on rights of action; attorney fees; prior determination of Common Interest Community Board required for certain violations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2230","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> If a developer<\/span> or any other person<\/span> subject to this chapter violates any provision of this chapter or any provision of the time-share instrument<\/span>, any person<\/span> or class of persons<\/span> adversely affected by the violation has a claim for appropriate relief. The court<\/span> may also award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Prior to the commencement of any action alleging a failure to comply with the provisions of § 55.1-2220<\/a> or 55.1-2234<\/a>, however, an aggrieved owner<\/span> shall first seek a determination from the Board<\/span> as to whether compliance with § 55.1-2220<\/a> or 55.1-2234<\/a> has occurred. The Board<\/span> shall make such determination within 120 days of the request for a determination. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEFFECT OF VIOLATIONS ON RIGHTS OF ACTION; ATTORNEY FEES; PRIOR DETERMINATION OF\nCOMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY BOARD REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS (\u00a7 55.1-2230)\n\nA. If a developer or any other person subject to this chapter violates any\nprovision of this chapter or any provision of the time-share instrument, any\nperson or class of persons adversely affected by the violation has a claim for\nappropriate relief. The court may also award reasonable attorney fees to the\nprevailing party.\n\nB. Prior to the commencement of any action alleging a failure to comply with the\nprovisions of § 55.1-2220 or 55.1-2234, however, an aggrieved owner shall\nfirst seek a determination from the Board as to whether compliance with §\n55.1-2220 or 55.1-2234 has occurred. The Board shall make such determination\nwithin 120 days of the request for a determination.\n\nHISTORY: 1981, c. 462, \u00a7 55-382; 1985, c. 517; 1998, c. 460; 2008, c. 376;\n2019, 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}}