Office of the Common Interest Community Ombudsman Determinations | 2025-2026

Va. Code § 54.1-2354.4(A) and 18 Va. Admin. Code § 48-70-40 – Association Complaint Process

Va. Code §55.1-1817 – Method of Association Member Communications

Va. Code § 55.1-1816 – Board Meetings – Availability of Agenda

Va. Code § 55.1-1825 – Special Assessments/Additional Assessments

Va. Code §§ 55.1-1939 and 1945 – Production of Records

Va. Code § 55.1-1950 – Communications among Association Members

Va. Code § 55.1-1950(B) – Request for Notice of Meetings

Va. Code § 55.1-1825 – Authority to levy additional assessments and borrow funds/capital components.

Va. Code § 55.1-1826 – Annual Budget; reserve study, and reserves for capital components.

Va. Code § 55.1-1828 – Compliance with lawful provisions of POAA and declaration.

Va. Code §§ 55.1-1939 and 1949 – Notice and attendance of Board meetings by unit owners.

18 Va. Admin. Code § 48-70-50 (9-11) – Contents of a Board’s Final Decision.

Va. Code §§ 55.1-1816 and 55.1-1807 – Meetings and notice of meetings

18 Va. Admin. Code § 48-70-50 – Contents of association’s final decision.

Va. Code § 55.1-1945 - Availability of Association meeting minutes

§ 55.1-1949 - Open meeting requirements; Executive sessions

Va. Code § 55.1-1955 - Repair Responsibility for Common Areas

Va. Code § 55.1-1816 - Applicability of the POAA to an Association governed by the VCA

Va. Code § 55.1-1819 - Association adoption and enforcement of rules  

Va. Code § 55.1-1805 - Charges and fees related to common area usage

Va. Code § 55.1-1802 - Real estate tax attributable to common area  

Va. Code § 55.1-1819 - Association adoption and enforcement of rules; due process requirements

18 Va. Admin. Code § 48-70-50 - Sufficiency of Association response

Va. Code § 55.1-1807 - Rights of Association Members

Va. Code § 55.1-1815 - Access to books and records; Association withholding documents from inspection which concern pending or probable litigation

Va. Code § 55.1-1816 - Open meeting requirements; Executive sessions

Va. Code § 55.1-1828 - Association compliance with governing documents 

Va. Code § 55.1-1816 - Open Meetings, allowance for public comment 

Va. Code § 55.1-1817 - Reasonable, effective, and free communication methods 

Va. Code § 55.1-1826 - Requirement to make budget available to membership

Va. Code § 55.1-1959 - Association enforcement authority of rules and regulations regarding common elements

18 Va. Admin Code § 48-70-50 - Sufficiency of Association Response

Va. Code § 55.1-1945 - Access to books and records

Va. Code § 55.1-1949 - Open meeting requirements

Va. Code § 55.1-1965 - Statutorily-mandated contents of Reserve Study

Va. Code § 55.1-1943 - Control of condominium by declarant

Va. Code § 55.1-1949 - Association meeting notice requirements

Va. Code § 55.1-1965 - Annual Budget; requirement to create budget and make budget or summary available prior to the start of fiscal year

Va. Code § 55.1-1815 - Access to books and records for a proper purpose

Va. Code § 55.1-1816 - Meeting notice requirements

Va. Code § 55.1-1828 - Compliance with declaration

18 Va. Admin Code § 48-70-50 - Sufficiency of Association response

Va. Code § 55.1-1815 - Books and records; Adherence to GAAP

18 Va. Admin Code § 48-70-50 - Sufficiency of Association response

Va. Code § 55.1-1945 - Examination of books and records

Va. Code § 55.1-1949 - Open Meeting and meeting notice requirements

Va. Code § 55.1-1949 - Open meeting and meeting notice requirements

Va. Code § 55.1-1950 - Reasonable, effective, and free communication methods

Va. Code § 55.1-1815 - Meeting Notice requirements

Va. Code § 55.1-1816 - Open meeting requirements; Furnishing of Agenda packet/ material requirements

Va. Code § 55.1-1815 - Meeting Notice requirements

Va. Code § 55.1-1816 - Open meeting requirements

18 Va. Admin Code § 48-70-50 - Sufficiency of Association response

Va. Code § 55.1-1815 - Access to books and records

Va. Code § 55.1-1826 - Reserve study requirements

Va. Code § 55.1-1815 - Access to books and records; Good standing

18 Va. Admin Code § 48-70-50 - Sufficiency of Association response

Va. Code § 55.1-1805 - Fees and assessments 

Va. Code § 55.1-1816 - Executive sessions; availability of meeting agenda packet

Va. Code § 55.1-1824 - Assessments and late fees

Va. Code § 55.1-1825 - Authority to levy additional assessments

Va. Code § 55.1-1826 - Association budget and reserve study

Va. Code § 55.1-1945 - Association responsibility for maintenance and repair of common elements and other expenses

18 Va. Admin Code § 48-70-50 - Sufficiency of Association response

Va. Code § 54.1-2354.3 (see also 18 Va. Admin Code § 48-70-10) - Sufficiency of Association response

Va. Code § 55.1-1939 - Rights of Association members

Va. Code § 55.1-1945 - Examination of books and records; What constitutes a record; permissibility of fees for examination of books and records; permissibility of non-disclosure-agreements

Va. Code § 55.1-1949 - Open meeting requirements; Meeting notice requirements; Meeting minutes

Va. Code § 55.1-1950 - Reasonable, effective, and free communication methods; Member-to-member communication; moderation of member-to-member speech by Association

Va. Code § 55.1-1955 - Party responsibility for maintenance and repairs

18 Va. Admin Code § 48-70-50 - Sufficiency of Association response