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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>64251</law_id><section_number>55.1-2234</section_number><catch_line>Developer&amp;#8217;s obligation to complete</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>55.1-2230</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> The <span class="dictionary">developer</span> shall complete all promised and incomplete <span class="dictionary">units</span> and <span class="dictionary">common elements</span> being offered and described in the <span class="dictionary">time-share instrument</span> and the <span class="dictionary">public offering statement</span>. The <span class="dictionary">developer</span> shall be excused for any period of delay in the completion of such promised <span class="dictionary">units</span> and <span class="dictionary">common elements</span> when delayed, hindered, or prevented from doing so by causes beyond the <span class="dictionary">developer</span>&#x2019;s control, which shall include (i) labor disputes not caused by the <span class="dictionary">developer</span>; (ii) riots; (iii) civil commotion or insurrection; (iv) war or warlike operations; (v) governmental restrictions, regulations, or control; (vi) inability to obtain any <span class="dictionary">materials</span> or services; (vii) fire or other casualties; (viii) acts of God; or (ix) forces not under the control or supervision of the <span class="dictionary">developer</span>. <a id="paragraph-233892" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/55.1-2234/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The <span class="dictionary">developer</span> shall file with the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> a payment and performance <span class="dictionary">bond</span> in the sum equal to 100 percent of the estimated cost of completing all promised and incomplete <span class="dictionary">units</span> and <span class="dictionary">common elements</span> comprising the <span class="dictionary">time-share project</span> described in the <span class="dictionary">time-share instrument</span> and the <span class="dictionary">public offering statement</span>. Such <span class="dictionary">bond</span> shall be conditioned upon the completion of such <span class="dictionary">units</span> and <span class="dictionary">common elements</span> in conformity with the plans and specifications for such improvements. The <span class="dictionary">bond</span> shall be with a <span class="dictionary">surety</span> company authorized to do business in the Commonwealth. The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> may accept cash or an irrevocable letter of credit in lieu of the <span class="dictionary">bond</span> required by this section. The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall be the sole determiner of the form, amount, content, obligee, and conditions of the letter of credit. Should it become necessary for the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> to call upon the letter of credit in <span class="dictionary">order</span> to assure completion of the improvements, the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall have the authority to <span class="dictionary">petition</span> a <span class="dictionary">court</span> of competent <span class="dictionary">jurisdiction</span> to appoint a receiver to administer such completion. <a id="paragraph-233893" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/55.1-2234/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1981, c. 462, &#xA7; 55-386; 1983, c. 59; 1985, c. 517; 1994, c. 580; 1998, c. 460; 2019, c. 712.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
