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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>369518</law_id><section_number>55.1-2018</section_number><catch_line>Liability of owner</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 id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The liability of the owner of an <span class="dictionary">apartment</span> for pro rata expenses shall be limited to the amounts assessed from time to time in accordance with this chapter, the <span class="dictionary">master deed</span> or lease, or the bylaws. <a id="paragraph-1378346" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/55.1-2018/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The owner of an <span class="dictionary">apartment</span> shall not be personally liable with respect to the <span class="dictionary">negligence</span> of any other <span class="dictionary">co-owner</span> except insofar as the negligent <span class="dictionary">co-owner</span> is acting for the <span class="dictionary">council of co-owners</span>. <a id="paragraph-1378347" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/55.1-2018/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1966, c. 683, &#xA7; 55-79.37; 2019, c. 712.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
