                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF QUALITY (§ 55.1-2166)

A. A declarant and any person in the business of selling cooperative interests
for his own account warrant that a unit will be in at least as good condition at
the earlier of the time of the conveyance of a cooperative interest or delivery
of possession as it was at the time of contracting, reasonable wear and tear
excepted.

B. A declarant and any person in the business of selling cooperative interests
for his own account impliedly warrant that a unit and the common elements in the
cooperative are suitable for the ordinary uses of real estate of its type and
that any improvements made or contracted for by him or made by any person before
the creation of the cooperative will be:

   1. Free from defective materials; and

   2. Constructed in accordance with applicable law, according to sound
   engineering and construction standards, and in a workmanlike manner.

C. In addition, a declarant and any person in the business of selling
cooperative interests for his own account warrant to a purchaser of a
cooperative interest for a unit that may be used for residential use that an
existing use, continuation of which is contemplated by the parties, does not
violate applicable law at the earlier of the time of conveyance or delivery of
possession.

D. Warranties imposed by this section may be excluded or modified as specified
in &#xA7; 55.1-2167.

E. For purposes of this section, improvements made or contracted for by an
affiliate of a declarant are made or contracted for by the declarant.

F. Any conveyance of a cooperative interest transfers to the purchaser all of
the declarant&#8217;s implied warranties of quality.

HISTORY: 1982, c. 277, § 55-489; 2019, c. 712.