A. Except as otherwise provided in § 55.1-2237, a judicial proceeding where the sufficiency of the time-share instrument, the accuracy of the public offering statement, or validity of any contract of purchase is in issue and a rescission of the contract or damages is sought shall be commenced within two years after the date of the contract of purchase, notwithstanding that the purchaser's terms of payments may extend beyond this period of limitation; however, with respect to the enforcement of provisions in the contract of purchase that require the continued furnishing of services and the reciprocal payments to be made by the purchaser, the period of bringing a judicial proceeding shall continue for a period of two years for each breach.
Rescission of the contract shall not be granted by the court unless (i) the inaccuracy of the public offering statement or the insufficiency of the time-share instrument directly and adversely affected the purchaser's right to participate in the time-share program or to own his time-share or (ii) at the time of the contract, the developer has sold more time-shares than there are time-share units that have been completed or bonded to accommodate such sales. Further, if damages are awarded, the amount of the damages shall be limited to actual damages sustained.
B. If a developer has substantially complied in good faith with the provisions of this chapter, a nonmaterial error or omission shall not be actionable. A nonmaterial error or omission shall not be sufficient to permit a purchaser to cancel a contract after the cancellation period provided by § 55.1-2221 has expired.
1981, c. 462, § 55-383; 2006, c. 653; 2008, c. 376; 2019, c. 712.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 55.1 - Property and Conveyances
Chapter 22 - Virginia Real Estate Time-Share Act
§ 55.1-2202. Administrative agency
§ 55.1-2203. Status of time-share estates with respect to real property interests
§ 55.1-2204. Applicability of local ordinances, regulations, and building codes
§ 55.1-2206. Severability of provisions of time-share instruments
§ 55.1-2207. Time-sharing permitted
§ 55.1-2209. Time-share instrument for time-share estate project
§ 55.1-2210. Developer control in time-share estate program
§ 55.1-2211. Time-share estate owners' association control liens
§ 55.1-2212. Time-share owners' association books and records; meetings; use of email
§ 55.1-2213. Time-share estate owners' association annual report
§ 55.1-2214. Time-share instrument for project
§ 55.1-2216. Termination of certain time-shares
§ 55.1-2217. Public offering statement
§ 55.1-2218. Certain advertising practices regulated
§ 55.1-2219. Exchange programs
§ 55.1-2220. Escrow of deposits; use of corporate surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit
§ 55.1-2221. Purchaser's rights of cancellation
§ 55.1-2222. Possibility of reverter
§ 55.1-2223. Recording and delivery of deed
§ 55.1-2224. Liability limited; liability actions prohibited
§ 55.1-2226. Buyer's Acknowledgment
§ 55.1-2227. Resale of time-shares
§ 55.1-2228. Required resale disclosures
§ 55.1-2231. Statute of limitations; actions; limitation on rescission rights
§ 55.1-2233. Financial records
§ 55.1-2234. Developer's obligation to complete
§ 55.1-2235. Financing of time-share programs
§ 55.1-2236. Purchaser's rights under developer's foreclosure
§ 55.1-2237. Protection of lien holder
§ 55.1-2238. Registration of time-share program required
§ 55.1-2239. Application for registration
§ 55.1-2241. Receipt of application; effectiveness of registration
§ 55.1-2242. Annual report; amendments
§ 55.1-2243. Termination of registration
§ 55.1-2244. Registration required for time-share resellers; exemptions; prohibited practices
§ 55.1-2245. Recordkeeping by resellers
§ 55.1-2246. Alternative purchase; registration
§ 55.1-2247. General powers and duties of Board
§ 55.1-2248. Cancellation of cease and desist order; reinstatement of registration of developer
§ 55.1-2249. Board regulation of public offering statement