                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS PERMITTED (§ 55.1-1962.1)

A. Except to the extent that the condominium instruments provide otherwise, no
unit owners&#8217; association shall prohibit any unit owner from installing an
electric vehicle charging station for the unit owner&#8217;s personal use within
the boundaries of a unit or limited common element parking space appurtenant to
the unit owned by the unit owner.

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or the condominium
instruments, the unit owners&#8217; association may prohibit a unit owner from
installing an electric vehicle charging station if installation of the electric
vehicle charging station is not technically feasible or reasonably practicable
due to safety risks, structural issues, or engineering conditions.

C. The unit owners&#8217; association may require as a condition of approving
installation of an electric vehicle charging station that the unit owner:

   1. Provide detailed plans and drawings for installation of an electric vehicle
   charging station prepared by a licensed and registered electrical contractor
   or engineer familiar with the installation and core requirements of an
   electric vehicle charging station.

   2. Comply with applicable building codes or recognized safety standards.

   3. Comply with reasonable architectural standards adopted by the unit
   owners&#8217; association that govern the dimensions, placement, or external
   appearance of the electric vehicle charging station.

   4. Pay the costs of installation, maintenance, operation, and use of the
   electric vehicle charging station.

   5. Indemnify and hold the unit owners&#8217; association harmless from any
   claim made by a contractor or supplier pursuant to Title 43.

   6. Pay the cost of removal of the electric vehicle charging station and
   restoration of the area if the unit owner decides there is no longer a need
   for the electric vehicle charging station.

   7. Separately meter, at the unit owner&#8217;s sole expense, the utilities
   associated with such electric vehicle charging station and pay the cost of
   electricity and other associated utilities.

   8. Engage the services of a licensed electrician or engineer familiar with the
   installation and core requirements of an electric vehicle charging station to
   install the electric vehicle charging station.

   9. Obtain and maintain insurance covering claims and defenses of claims
   related to the installation, maintenance, operation, and use of the electric
   vehicle charging station and provide a certificate of insurance naming the
   unit owners&#8217; association as an additional insured on the unit
   owner&#8217;s insurance policy for any claim related to the installation,
   maintenance, operation, or use of the electric vehicle charging station within
   14 days after receiving the unit owners&#8217; association&#8217;s approval to
   install such charging station.

   10. Reimburse the unit owners&#8217; association for any increase in common
   expenses specifically attributable to the electric vehicle charging station
   installation, including the actual cost of any increased insurance premium
   amount, within 14 days&#8217; notice from the unit owners&#8217; association.

D. The conditions imposed pursuant to this section on unit owners for
installation of an electric vehicle charging station shall run with title to the
unit to which the limited common element parking space is appurtenant.

E. Any unit owner installing an electric vehicle charging station in a unit or
on a limited common element parking space appurtenant to the unit owned by the
unit owner shall indemnify and hold the unit owners&#8217; association harmless
from all liability, including reasonable attorney fees incurred by the
association resulting from a claim, arising out of the installation,
maintenance, operation, or use of such electric charging station. A unit
owners&#8217; association may require the unit owner to obtain and maintain
insurance covering claims and defenses of claims related to the installation,
maintenance, operation, or use of the electric vehicle charging station and
require the unit owners&#8217; association to be included as a named insured on
such policy.

HISTORY: 2020, c. 1012.