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This law was first created in 1966. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 683 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. Unfortunately, the 1966 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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 2019, chapter 712<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1474097,"object_type":"law","relational_id":369518,"identifier":"55.1-2018","token":"55.1\/IV\/20\/3\/55.1-2018","url":"\/55.1-2018\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/55.1-2018\/","token":"55.1\/IV\/20\/3\/55.1-2018","dublin_core":{"Title":"Liability of owner","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 55.1-2018","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The liability of the owner of an apartment<\/span> for pro rata expenses shall be limited to the amounts assessed from time to time in accordance with this chapter, the master deed<\/span> or lease, or the bylaws. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The owner of an apartment<\/span> shall not be personally liable with respect to the negligence<\/span> of any other co-owner<\/span> except insofar as the negligent co-owner<\/span> is acting for the council of co-owners<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIABILITY OF OWNER (\u00a7 55.1-2018)\n\nA. The liability of the owner of an apartment for pro rata expenses shall be\nlimited to the amounts assessed from time to time in accordance with this\nchapter, the master deed or lease, or the bylaws.\n\nB. The owner of an apartment shall not be personally liable with respect to the\nnegligence of any other co-owner except insofar as the negligent co-owner is\nacting for the council of co-owners.\n\nHISTORY: 1966, c. 683, \u00a7 55-79.37; 2019, c. 712.","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"}}