A. The resale certificate required by this chapter need not be provided in the case of:

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 55.1-2317

  • Association: means an association created pursuant to the Property Owners' Association Act (§ 55. See Virginia Code 55.1-2307
  • Common interest community: means a condominium created pursuant to the Virginia Condominium Act (§ 55. See Virginia Code 55.1-2307
  • Declarant: means the same as that term is defined in §§ 55. See Virginia Code 55.1-2307
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Purchaser: means the person or entity acquiring the unit. See Virginia Code 55.1-2307
  • Resale certificate: means the information listed in § 55. See Virginia Code 55.1-2307
  • Seller: means the person or entity selling the unit. See Virginia Code 55.1-2307
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Unit: means a condominium unit in a condominium, a cooperative unit in a real estate cooperative, or a lot in a community governed by an association. See Virginia Code 55.1-2307

1. An initial disposition by a declarant;

2. A disposition of a unit by gift;

3. A disposition of a unit pursuant to court order if the court so directs;

4. A disposition of a unit by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure;

5. A disposition of a unit by a sale at auction, when the resale certificate was made available as part of the auction package for prospective purchasers prior to the auction; or

6. A disposition of a unit in a common interest community containing no residential units.

B. In any transaction in which a resale certificate is required and a trustee acts as the seller in the sale or resale of a unit, the trustee shall obtain the resale certificate from the association and provide the resale certificate to the purchaser.

2023, cc. 387, 388.