Virginia Code 55.1-1939: Statement of unit owner rights
Every unit owner who is a member in good standing of a unit owners’ association shall have the following rights:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 55.1-1939
- Condominium: means real property, and any incidents to or interests in such real property, lawfully subject to this chapter by the recordation of condominium instruments pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See Virginia Code 55.1-1900
- Condominium instruments: means , collectively, the declaration, bylaws, and plats and plans recorded pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. See Virginia Code 55.1-1900
- Executive board: means an executive and administrative entity, by whatever name denominated, designated in the condominium instruments as the governing body of the unit owners' association. See Virginia Code 55.1-1900
- Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
- Unit: means a portion of the condominium designed and intended for individual ownership and use. See Virginia Code 55.1-1900
- Unit owner: includes any purchaser of a condominium unit at a foreclosure sale, regardless of whether the deed is recorded in the land records where the unit is located. See Virginia Code 55.1-1900
1. The right of access to all books and records kept by or on behalf of the unit owners’ association according to and subject to the provisions of § 55.1-1945, including records of all financial transactions;
2. The right to cast a vote on any matter requiring a vote by the unit owners’ association membership in proportion to the unit owner’s ownership interest, except to the extent that the condominium instruments provide otherwise;
3. The right to have notice of any meeting of the executive board, to make a record of such meetings by audio or visual means, and to participate in such meeting in accordance with the provisions of § 55.1-1949;
4. The right to have (i) notice of any proceeding conducted by the executive board or other tribunal specified in the condominium instruments against the unit owner to enforce any rule or regulation of the unit owners’ association and (ii) the opportunity to be heard and represented by counsel at the proceeding, as provided in § 55.1-1959, and the right of due process in the conduct of that hearing; and
5. The right to serve on the executive board if duly elected and a member in good standing of the unit owners’ association, except to the extent that the condominium instruments provide otherwise.
The rights enumerated in this section shall be enforceable by any unit owner pursuant to the provisions of § 55.1-1915.