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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>369517</law_id><section_number>55.1-2017</section_number><catch_line>Rule against perpetuities; rule restricting unreasonable restraints on alienation</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="120" identifier="55.1">Property and Conveyances</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="4" identifier="IV">Common Interest Communities</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="3" identifier="20">Horizontal Property Act</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="3" identifier="3">Management of Horizontal Property Regimes</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The rules of <span class="dictionary">property</span> <span class="dictionary">law</span> known as the rule against perpetuities and the rule restricting unreasonable restraints on alienation shall not be applied to defeat any of the provisions of this chapter or of any provisions of any <span class="dictionary">master deed</span> or lease, bylaws, or other document executed in accordance with this chapter as to the horizontal <span class="dictionary">property</span> regime. This exemption shall not apply to estates in the individual <span class="dictionary">apartments</span>.</p></section></text><history>1966, c. 683, &#xA7; 55-79.36; 2019, c. 712.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
