                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EFFECT OF VIOLATION ON RIGHTS OF ACTION; ATTORNEY FEES; ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES
(§ 55.1-2169)

A. If a declarant or any other person subject to this chapter fails to comply
with any provision of this chapter or any provision of the declaration or
bylaws, any person or class of persons adversely affected by the failure to
comply has a claim for appropriate relief. Punitive damages may be awarded for a
willful failure to comply with this chapter. The court, in an appropriate case,
may award reasonable attorney fees.

B. A declaration may provide for the arbitration of disputes or other means of
alternative dispute resolution. Any such arbitration held in accordance with
this subsection shall be consistent with the provisions of this chapter and
Chapter 21 (&#xA7; 8.01-577 et seq.) of Title 8.01. The place of any such
arbitration or alternative dispute resolution shall be held in the county or
city in which the development is located or as mutually agreed by the parties.

HISTORY: 1982, c. 277, § 55-492; 1993, c. 849; 2019, c. 712.