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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>58027</law_id><section_number>59.1-331</section_number><catch_line>Resale of memberships</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="59.1">Trade and Commerce</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="25">Virginia Membership Camping Act</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="3">Protection of Purchasers</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> In the event of the resale of a membership by a <span class="dictionary">purchaser</span> who is neither a <span class="dictionary">membership camping operator</span> nor any other <span class="dictionary">person</span> who is in the business of <span class="dictionary">offering</span> for sale or transfer the rights under existing <span class="dictionary">membership camping contracts</span> for a fee, such <span class="dictionary">purchaser</span> (hereinafter in this section called &#x201C;owner&#x201D;) shall furnish to the new <span class="dictionary">purchaser</span> before the execution of any instrument of conveyance a copy of the <span class="dictionary">membership camping contract</span> and a certificate containing: <a id="paragraph-212539" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-331/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A1" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> A statement disclosing any right of first refusal or other restraint on transfer of the membership. <a id="paragraph-212540" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-331/#A1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A2" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> A statement setting forth the amount of the periodic payments which are required by the contract including any amounts currently due and payable. <a id="paragraph-212541" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-331/#A2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A3" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> That the <span class="dictionary">membership camping operator</span> may have a valid reason for not transferring the contract to the new <span class="dictionary">purchaser</span>. <a id="paragraph-212542" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-331/#A3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A4" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> That there may have been changes in the rules or regulations concerning the rights and obligations of the <span class="dictionary">membership camping operator</span> or <span class="dictionary">purchasers</span>, including changes with respect to <span class="dictionary">membership fees, dues, and assessments</span>, or that some <span class="dictionary">campgrounds</span> or facilities may have been withdrawn. <a id="paragraph-212543" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-331/#A4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="A5" class="indent-1"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Any other <span class="dictionary">material</span> changes or risks to the <span class="dictionary">purchaser</span> known to the owner. <a id="paragraph-212544" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-331/#A5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The <span class="dictionary">membership camping operator</span> within ten days after receipt of a written request by an owner, shall furnish the owner with a written certificate containing the information necessary to enable the owner to comply with subdivisions 1 and 2 of subsection A of this section. An owner providing such certificate pursuant to subsection A is not liable to the <span class="dictionary">purchaser</span> for any erroneous information provided by the <span class="dictionary">membership camping operator</span> and included in the certificate. The <span class="dictionary">membership camping operator</span> is not liable to either the owner or the new <span class="dictionary">purchaser</span> for any information not provided by him. <a id="paragraph-212545" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/59.1-331/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1985, c. 409; 1992, c. 545.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
