A. The declaration shall allocate an ownership interest in the association a fraction or percentage of the common expenses of the association and a portion of the votes in the association, or to each cooperative interest in the cooperative, and state the formulas used to establish those allocations. Those allocations shall not discriminate in favor of cooperative interests owned by the declarant or an affiliate of the declarant.
B. If units may be added to or withdrawn from the cooperative, the declaration shall state the formulas to be used to reallocate the allocated interests among all cooperative interests included in the cooperative after the addition or withdrawal.
C. The declaration may provide (i) that different allocations of votes shall be made to the cooperative interests on particular matters specified in the declaration, (ii) for cumulative voting only for the purpose of electing members of the executive board, and (iii) for class voting on specified issues affecting the class if necessary to protect valid interests of the class. No declarant shall utilize cumulative or class voting for the purpose of evading any limitation imposed on declarants by this chapter, nor shall cooperative interests constitute a class because they are owned by a declarant.
D. Except for minor variations due to rounding, the sum of the common expense liabilities allocated at any time to all the cooperative interests must equal one if stated as a fraction or 100 percent if stated as a percentage. In the event of a discrepancy between an allocated interest and the result derived from application of the pertinent formula, the allocated interest prevails.
E. Any purported conveyance, encumbrance, judicial sale, or other voluntary or involuntary transfer of the ownership interest in the association made without the possessory interest in the unit to which that interest is related is void.
1982, c. 277, § 55-444; 2019, c. 712.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances
Chapter 21 - Virginia Real Estate Cooperative Act
§ 55.1-2102. Variation by agreement
§ 55.1-2103. Property classification of cooperative interests; taxation
§ 55.1-2104. Applicability of local ordinances, regulations, and building codes; local authority
§ 55.1-2106. General principles of law applicable
§ 55.1-2107. Construction against implicit repeal
§ 55.1-2108. Uniformity of application and construction
§ 55.1-2109. Unconscionable agreement or term of contract
§ 55.1-2110. Obligation of good faith
§ 55.1-2111. Remedies to be liberally administered
§ 55.1-2112. Creation of cooperative ownership
§ 55.1-2114. Construction and validity of declaration and bylaws
§ 55.1-2115. Description of units
§ 55.1-2116. Contents of declaration
§ 55.1-2117. Leasehold cooperatives
§ 55.1-2118. Allocation of ownership interests, votes, and common expense liabilities
§ 55.1-2119. Limited common elements
§ 55.1-2120. Exercise of development rights
§ 55.1-2121. Alterations of units
§ 55.1-2122. Relocation of boundaries between adjoining units
§ 55.1-2123. Subdivision of units
§ 55.1-2124. Easement for encroachments
§ 55.1-2125. Use for sales purposes
§ 55.1-2127. Amendment of declaration
§ 55.1-2128. Termination of cooperative ownership
§ 55.1-2129. Rights of secured lenders
§ 55.1-2130. Master associations
§ 55.1-2131. Merger or consolidation of cooperatives
§ 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
§ 55.1-2138. Upkeep of cooperative
§ 55.1-2139. Common elements; notice of pesticide application
§ 55.1-2139.1. Electric vehicle charging stations permitted
§ 55.1-2143. Tort and contract liability
§ 55.1-2144. Conveyance or encumbrance of the cooperative
§ 55.1-2146. Assessments for common expenses
§ 55.1-2147. Annual budget; reserves for capital components
§ 55.1-2148. Remedies for nonpayment of assessments
§ 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
§ 55.1-2153. Applicability; waiver
§ 55.1-2154. Liability for public offering statement; requirements
§ 55.1-2155. Public offering statement; general provisions
§ 55.1-2156. Public offering statement; cooperatives subject to development rights
§ 55.1-2157. Public offering statement; time-shares
§ 55.1-2158. Public offering statement; cooperatives containing conversion building
§ 55.1-2159. Public offering statement; cooperative securities
§ 55.1-2160. Purchaser's right to cancel
§ 55.1-2161. Resales of cooperative interests
§ 55.1-2162. Escrow of deposits
§ 55.1-2164. Conversion buildings
§ 55.1-2165. Express warranties of quality
§ 55.1-2166. Implied warranties of quality
§ 55.1-2167. Exclusion or modification of implied warranties of quality
§ 55.1-2168. Statute of limitations for warranties
§ 55.1-2169. Effect of violation on rights of action; attorney fees; arbitration of disputes
§ 55.1-2170. Labeling of promotional material
§ 55.1-2171. Declarant's obligation to complete and restore
§ 55.1-2172. Substantial completion of units
§ 55.1-2173. Common Interest Community Board
§ 55.1-2174. General powers and duties of the Common Interest Community Board
§ 55.1-2175. Registration required
§ 55.1-2176. Application for registration; approval of uncompleted unit
§ 55.1-2177. Receipt of application; order or registration
§ 55.1-2178. Cease and desist order
§ 55.1-2179. Revocation of registration
§ 55.1-2180. Investigative powers of the Common Interest Community Board
§ 55.1-2181. Annual report and amendments
§ 55.1-2182. Annual report by associations
§ 55.1-2183. Common Interest Community Board regulation of public offering statement