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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>80677</law_id><section_number>55.1-2230</section_number><catch_line>Effect of violations on rights of action; attorney fees; prior determination of Common Interest Community Board required for certain violations</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>55.1-2201</reference><reference>55.1-2247</reference></referred_to_by><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="22">Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="3">Protection of Purchasers</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> If a <span class="dictionary">developer</span> or any other <span class="dictionary">person</span> subject to this chapter violates any provision of this chapter or any provision of the <span class="dictionary">time-share instrument</span>, any <span class="dictionary">person</span> or class of <span class="dictionary">persons</span> adversely affected by the violation has a claim for appropriate relief. The <span class="dictionary">court</span> may also award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing <span class="dictionary">party</span>. <a id="paragraph-289151" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/55.1-2230/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Prior to the commencement of any action alleging a failure to comply with the provisions of &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Escrow of deposits; use of corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit" href="/55.1-2220/">55.1-2220</a> or <a class="law" title="Developer's obligation to complete" href="/55.1-2234/">55.1-2234</a>, however, an aggrieved <span class="dictionary">owner</span> shall first seek a determination from the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> as to whether compliance with &#xA7; <a class="law" title="Escrow of deposits; use of corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit" href="/55.1-2220/">55.1-2220</a> or <a class="law" title="Developer's obligation to complete" href="/55.1-2234/">55.1-2234</a> has occurred. The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall make such determination within 120 days of the request for a determination. <a id="paragraph-289152" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/55.1-2230/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1981, c. 462, &#xA7; 55-382; 1985, c. 517; 1998, c. 460; 2008, c. 376; 2019, c. 712.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
