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This law was first created in 2000. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 35<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2002, chapter 555<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1436389,"object_type":"law","relational_id":360873,"identifier":"36-99.01","token":"36\/6\/1\/36-99.01","url":"\/36-99.01\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/36-99.01\/","token":"36\/6\/1\/36-99.01","dublin_core":{"Title":"Provisions related to rehabilitation of existing buildings","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 36-99.01","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The General Assembly hereby declares that (i) there is an urgent need to improve the housing conditions of low and moderate income individuals and families, many of whom live in substandard housing, particularly in the older cities of the Commonwealth; (ii) there are large numbers of older residential buildings<\/span> in the Commonwealth, both occupied and vacant, which are in urgent need of rehabilitation and which must be rehabilitated if the State’s citizens are to be housed in decent, sound, and sanitary conditions; and (iii) the application of those building code<\/span> requirements currently in force to housing rehabilitation has sometimes led to the imposition of costly and time-consuming requirements that result in a significant reduction in the amount of rehabilitation activity taking place. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The General Assembly further declares that (i) there is an urgent need to improve the existing condition of many of the Commonwealth’s stock of commercial properties, particularly in older cities; (ii) there are large numbers of older commercial buildings<\/span> in the Commonwealth, both occupied and vacant, that are in urgent need of rehabilitation and that must be rehabilitated if the citizens of the Commonwealth are to be provided with decent, sound and sanitary work spaces; and (iii) the application of the existing building code<\/span> to such rehabilitation has sometimes led to the imposition of costly and time-consuming requirements that result in a significant reduction in the amount of rehabilitation activity taking place. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The Board<\/span> is hereby directed and empowered to make such changes as are necessary to fulfill the intent<\/span> of the General Assembly as expressed in subsections A and B, including, but not limited to amendments to the Building Code<\/span> and adequate training of building officials, enforcement personnel, contractors, and design professionals throughout the Commonwealth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROVISIONS RELATED TO REHABILITATION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS (\u00a7 36-99.01)\n\nA. The General Assembly hereby declares that (i) there is an urgent need to\nimprove the housing conditions of low and moderate income individuals and\nfamilies, many of whom live in substandard housing, particularly in the older\ncities of the Commonwealth; (ii) there are large numbers of older residential\nbuildings in the Commonwealth, both occupied and vacant, which are in urgent\nneed of rehabilitation and which must be rehabilitated if the State’s\ncitizens are to be housed in decent, sound, and sanitary conditions; and (iii)\nthe application of those building code requirements currently in force to\nhousing rehabilitation has sometimes led to the imposition of costly and\ntime-consuming requirements that result in a significant reduction in the amount\nof rehabilitation activity taking place.\n\nB. The General Assembly further declares that (i) there is an urgent need to\nimprove the existing condition of many of the Commonwealth’s stock of\ncommercial properties, particularly in older cities; (ii) there are large\nnumbers of older commercial buildings in the Commonwealth, both occupied and\nvacant, that are in urgent need of rehabilitation and that must be rehabilitated\nif the citizens of the Commonwealth are to be provided with decent, sound and\nsanitary work spaces; and (iii) the application of the existing building code to\nsuch rehabilitation has sometimes led to the imposition of costly and\ntime-consuming requirements that result in a significant reduction in the amount\nof rehabilitation activity taking place.\n\nC. The Board is hereby directed and empowered to make such changes as are\nnecessary to fulfill the intent of the General Assembly as expressed in\nsubsections A and B, including, but not limited to amendments to the Building\nCode and adequate training of building officials, enforcement personnel,\ncontractors, and design professionals throughout the Commonwealth.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, c. 35; 2002, c. 555.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}