Management of Cooperatives

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This is Article 3 of the Code of Virginia, titled “Management of Cooperatives.” It is part of Chapter 21 “Virginia Real Estate Cooperative Act”, which is part of Subtitle IV “Common Interest Communities”, which is part of Title 55.1 “Property and Conveyances”.

It’s comprised of the following 23 sections.

§ 55.1-2132 Organization of the association
§ 55.1-2133 Powers of the association
§ 55.1-2133.1 Installation of solar energy collection devices
§ 55.1-2134 Executive board members and officers
§ 55.1-2135 Transfer of special declarant rights
§ 55.1-2136 Termination of contracts and leases of declarant
§ 55.1-2137 Bylaws
§ 55.1-2138 Upkeep of cooperative
§ 55.1-2139 Common elements; notice of pesticide application
§ 55.1-2139.1 Electric vehicle charging stations permitted
§ 55.1-2140 Meetings
§ 55.1-2141 Quorums
§ 55.1-2142 Voting; proxies
§ 55.1-2143 Tort and contract liability
§ 55.1-2144 Conveyance or encumbrance of the cooperative
§ 55.1-2145 Insurance
§ 55.1-2146 Assessments for common expenses
§ 55.1-2147 Annual budget; reserves for capital components
§ 55.1-2148 Remedies for nonpayment of assessments; lien; foreclosure
§ 55.1-2149 Other liens affecting the cooperative
§ 55.1-2150 Limitation of assumption of debt and encumbrances
§ 55.1-2151 Association records
§ 55.1-2152 Association as trustee