                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS PERMITTED (§ 55.1-2139.1)

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

B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or the declaration, the
association may prohibit a proprietary lessee from installing an electric
vehicle charging station if installation of the electric vehicle charging
station is not technically feasible or practicable due to safety risks,
structural issues, or engineering conditions.

C. The association may require as a condition of approving installation of an
electric vehicle charging station that the proprietary lessee:

   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 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 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 if the
   proprietary lessee decides there is no longer a need for the electric vehicle
   charging station.

   7. Separately meter, at the proprietary lessee&#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
   association as an additional insured on the proprietary lessee&#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 association&#8217;s approval to install such charging
   station.

   10. Reimburse the 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 association.

D. The conditions imposed pursuant to this section on a proprietary lessee 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 proprietary lessee installing an electric vehicle charging station in a
unit or on a limited common element parking space appurtenant to the unit owned
by the proprietary lessee shall indemnify and hold the 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. An association may require the
proprietary lessee 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 association to be included as
a named insured on such policy.

HISTORY: 2020, c. 1012.