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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>65739</law_id><section_number>55.1-1803</section_number><catch_line>Limitation on certain contracts and leases by declarant</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="55.1">Property and Conveyances</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="IV">Common Interest Communities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="18">Property Owners' Association Act</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="1">General Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> If entered into any time prior to the expiration of the period of <span class="dictionary">declarant</span> control contemplated by the <span class="dictionary">declaration</span>, no <span class="dictionary">contract</span> or lease entered into with the <span class="dictionary">declarant</span> or any entity controlled by the <span class="dictionary">declarant</span>, management <span class="dictionary">contract</span>, or employment <span class="dictionary">contract</span> that is directly or indirectly made by or on behalf of the <span class="dictionary">association</span>, its <span class="dictionary">board of directors</span>, or the <span class="dictionary">lot owners</span> as a group shall be entered into for a period in excess of five years. Any such <span class="dictionary">contract</span> or agreement may be terminated without <span class="dictionary">penalty</span> by the <span class="dictionary">association</span> or its <span class="dictionary">board of directors</span> upon not less than 90 days&#x2019; written notice to the other <span class="dictionary">party</span> given no later than 60 days after the expiration of the period of <span class="dictionary">declarant</span> control contemplated by the <span class="dictionary">declaration</span>. <a id="paragraph-238940" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/55.1-1803/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> If entered into any time prior to the expiration of the period of <span class="dictionary">declarant</span> control contemplated by the <span class="dictionary">declaration</span>, any <span class="dictionary">contract</span> or lease entered into with the <span class="dictionary">declarant</span> or any entity controlled by the <span class="dictionary">declarant</span>, management <span class="dictionary">contract</span>, or employment <span class="dictionary">contract</span> that is directly or indirectly made by or on behalf of the <span class="dictionary">association</span>, its <span class="dictionary">board of directors</span>, or the <span class="dictionary">lot owners</span> as a group may be renewed for periods not in excess of five years; however, at the end of any five-year period, the <span class="dictionary">association</span> or its <span class="dictionary">board of directors</span> may terminate any further renewals or extensions of such <span class="dictionary">contract</span> or lease. <a id="paragraph-238941" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/55.1-1803/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> If entered into at any time prior to the expiration of the period of <span class="dictionary">declarant</span> control contemplated by the <span class="dictionary">declaration</span>, any <span class="dictionary">contract</span>, lease, or agreement, other than those subject to the provisions of subsection A or B, may be entered into by or on behalf of the <span class="dictionary">association</span>, its <span class="dictionary">board of directors</span>, or the <span class="dictionary">lot owners</span> as a group if such <span class="dictionary">contract</span>, lease, or agreement is bona fide and is commercially reasonable to the <span class="dictionary">association</span> at the time entered into under the circumstances. <a id="paragraph-238942" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/55.1-1803/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> This section shall be strictly construed to protect the rights of the <span class="dictionary">lot owners</span>. <a id="paragraph-238943" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/55.1-1803/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2012, c. 671, &#xA7; 55-509.1:1; 2019, c. 712.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
