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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>68443</law_id><section_number>55.1-1827</section_number><catch_line>Deposit of funds; fidelity bond</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="3">Operation and Management of Association</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> All funds deposited with a managing agent shall be handled in a fiduciary capacity and shall be kept in a fiduciary trust account in a federally insured financial institution separate from other <span class="dictionary">assets</span> of the managing agent. The funds shall be the property of the <span class="dictionary">association</span> and shall be segregated for each account in the managing agent&#x2019;s records in a manner that permits the funds to be identified on an individual <span class="dictionary">association</span> basis. <a id="paragraph-247833" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/55.1-1827/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Any <span class="dictionary">association</span> collecting assessments for common expenses shall obtain and maintain a blanket fidelity <span class="dictionary">bond</span> or employee dishonesty insurance policy insuring the <span class="dictionary">association</span> against losses resulting from theft or dishonesty committed by the officers, directors, or persons employed by the <span class="dictionary">association</span> or committed by any managing agent or employees of the managing agent. Such <span class="dictionary">bond</span> or insurance policy shall provide coverage in an amount equal to the lesser of $1 million or the amount of the reserve balances of the <span class="dictionary">association</span> plus one-fourth of the aggregate annual assessment income of such <span class="dictionary">association</span>. The minimum coverage amount shall be $10,000. The <span class="dictionary">board of directors</span> or managing agent may obtain such <span class="dictionary">bond</span> or insurance on behalf of the <span class="dictionary">association</span>. <a id="paragraph-247834" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/55.1-1827/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2007, cc. 696, 712, &#xA7; 55-514.2; 2008, cc. 851, 871; 2019, c. 712.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
