Code of Virginia
Title 36 - Housing

§ 36-7.2. Notice of intent to demolish, liquidate, or otherwise dispose of housing projects - A. Any housing authority required to submit an application to...

§ 36-8. Supplemental nature of chapter - The powers conferred by this chapter shall be in addition...

§ 36-9. Chapter controlling - Insofar as the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with...

§ 36-9.1. Exemptions from applicability of this chapter; conflicts in provisions of law - This chapter shall not be applicable to farm structures as...

§ 36-10. Validation of establishment and organization of housing authorities and their contracts, undertakings, etc. - (1) Organization and establishment. -- The establishment and organization of...

§ 36-11. Appointment and tenure of commissioners; compensation - When the need for an authority to be activated in...

§ 36-11.1. Compensation of commissioners in certain counties - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any county having...

§ 36-11.1:1. Compensation of commissioners generally - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any redevelopment and housing...

§ 36-11.2. Appointment of commissioners in certain cities - Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, whenever...

§ 36-12. Powers vested in commissioners; quorum - The powers of each authority shall be vested in the...

§ 36-13. Selection of chairman and other officers, agents and employees - The governing body of the city or county shall designate...

§ 36-14. Legal counsel - For such legal services as it may require, an authority...

§ 36-15. Delegation of authority - An authority may delegate to one or more of its...

§ 36-16. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1970, c. 463.

§ 36-17. Removal of commissioners - For inefficiency or neglect of duty or misconduct in office,...

§ 36-18. Meetings and residence of commissioners - Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prevent...

§ 36-19. Enumeration of powers - An authority shall constitute a political subdivision of the Commonwealth...

§ 36-19.1. Special provisions; City of Roanoke - Notwithstanding the provisions of § 36-19, an authority established in...

§ 36-19.2. Powers limited by necessity for authority from or approval by governing body; public hearing on proposed budget - A. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 36-19, no authority permitted...

§ 36-19.3. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1960, c. 230.

§ 36-19.4. Referendum prior to making cooperation agreements for public housing projects in the City of Portsmouth - Notwithstanding the provisions of § 36-19, no authority established in...

§ 36-19.5. Additional powers - A. In addition to the powers otherwise granted, an authority...

§ 36-20. Housing research and studies - In addition to all its other powers, an authority may,...

§ 36-21. Housing projects not to be operated for profit - It is hereby declared to be the policy of this...

§ 36-22. Rentals and tenant selection - In the operation or management of housing projects an authority...

§ 36-22.1. Conveyance of streets; no trespass policy - Each housing authority shall adopt a "no trespass" policy designed...

§ 36-23. Housing authority operations in other municipalities - In addition to its other powers, any housing authority may...

§ 36-24. Cooperation of authorities - Any two or more housing authorities may join or cooperate...

§ 36-25. Payments by housing authorities to other bodies - An authority may agree to make such payments to the...

§ 36-26. Aid from federal government - In addition to the powers conferred upon an authority by...

§ 36-27. Eminent domain - A. An authority shall have the right to acquire by...

§ 36-27.01. Plan for alternative housing of persons displaced by condemnation, conversion, etc. - In any condemnation proceeding which involves the taking or conversion...

§ 36-27.1. Damages to leasehold interests in the City of Waynesboro - In considering the damages to be allowed under § 36-27...

§ 36-27.2. Limitations on certain housing authorities; exception - A. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 36-27 and except as...

§ 36-28. Planning, zoning and building laws - All housing projects of an authority shall be subject to...

§ 36-29. Power to issue bonds; liability in general - An authority shall have power to issue bonds from time...

§ 36-30. Form and sale of bonds; presumption of validity - Bonds of an authority shall be authorized by its resolution...

§ 36-31. Provisions of bonds, trust indentures and mortgages - In connection with the issuance of bonds or the incurring...

§ 36-32. Remedies of obligee of authority - An obligee of an authority shall have the right in...

§ 36-33. Additional remedies conferrable by authority - An authority shall have power by its resolution, trust indenture,...

§ 36-34. Housing bonds to be legal investments, legal security and negotiable - The Commonwealth and all public officers, municipal corporations, political subdivisions...

§ 36-35. Contracts and covenants with federal government, etc.; agreements to sell - In any contract or amendatory or superseding contract for a...

§ 36-36. Powers of county and regional housing authorities - County housing authorities and regional housing authorities are specifically empowered...

§ 36-37. Same subject; tenant selection limitations; homestead exemption - A regional or county housing authority shall have power to...

§ 36-38. Housing applications by farmers - The owner of any farm operated, or worked upon, by...

§ 36-39. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2006, c. 784, cl. 2.

§ 36-40. Creation of regional housing authority - If the board of supervisors of each of two or...

§ 36-41. Increasing area of operation of regional housing authority - The area of operation of a regional housing authority shall...

§ 36-42. Decreasing area of operation of regional housing authority - The area of operation of a regional housing authority shall...

§ 36-43. Housing authority for county excluded from regional authority - At any time after a county or counties is excluded...

§ 36-44. Public hearing to create regional authority or change its area of operation, and findings - The board of supervisors of a county shall not adopt...

§ 36-45. Commissioners of regional housing authority - The board of supervisors of each county included in a...

§ 36-46. Powers of regional housing authority - Except as otherwise provided herein, a regional housing authority and...

§ 36-47. Consolidated housing authority - If the governing body of each of two or more...

§ 36-47.1. Compensation of commissioners - The commissioners of any housing authority created for or operating...

§ 36-47.2. Consolidation of two or more housing authorities within same city - If the governing body of any city having two or...

§ 36-48. Creation of Redevelopment Areas - A redevelopment area as defined in § 36-3 may be...

§ 36-48.1. Creation of Conservation Areas - A conservation area as defined in § 36-3 may be...

§ 36-49. Adoption of Redevelopment Plans - A. An authority may adopt a redevelopment plan for a...

§ 36-49.1. Adoption of Conservation Plans - A. An authority may adopt a conservation plan for a...

§ 36-49.1:1. Spot blight abatement authorized; procedure - A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an authority,...

§ 36-49.2. Power to purchase or lease land for certain other redevelopment projects - In addition to the other powers to acquire real property...

§ 36-50. Extension of general powers for actions taken pursuant to a redevelopment plan - In undertaking actions pursuant to a redevelopment plan, an authority...

§ 36-50.1. Extension of general powers for actions taken pursuant to a conservation plan - In implementing a conservation plan, an authority shall have all...

§ 36-51. Redevelopment plans - A. An authority shall not implement any redevelopment plan under...

§ 36-51.1. Requirements for "conservation plan" generally - An authority shall not implement any conservation plan under this...

§ 36-52. Cooperation by localities - Any local government shall have the same rights and powers...

§ 36-52.1. Authority for localities to create conservation or redevelopment areas - A locality has no authority to create conservation or redevelopment...

§ 36-52.2. Acquisition of property prior to adoption of development or conservation plan in certain cities - Whenever the governing body of any city of more than...

§ 36-52.3. Adoption and designation of "rehabilitation area." - A. Whenever it appears to the governing body of any...

§ 36-53. Making property available for conservation or redevelopment - An authority may make land in a conservation or redevelopment...

§ 36-54. Aid from federal government - An authority may borrow money or accept contributions from the...

§ 36-55. Bonds to be legal investments and security - Bonds or other obligations issued by an authority in connection...

§ 36-55.1. In certain counties - § 36-55.1. through 36-55.6. These sections as set forth in...

Chapter 1.1 - Office and State Board of Housing

§ 36-55.7. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1974, c. 668.

Chapter 1.2 - Virginia Housing Development Authority Act

§ 36-55.24. Short title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 36-55.25. Finding and declaration of necessity - It is hereby declared: (i) that there exists within the...

§ 36-55.26. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a...

§ 36-55.27. Virginia Housing Development Authority continued; constituted a public instrumentality - There is hereby continued within the Department of Housing and...

§ 36-55.27:1. Programs and regulations to implement the Consolidated Plan - The HDA shall be responsible for implementing, to the extent...

§ 36-55.28. Appointment and tenure of commissioners; officers; quorum; compensation; liability - A. The powers of HDA shall be vested in the...

§ 36-55.29. Executive director - (a) The commissioners shall employ an executive director who shall...

§ 36-55.30. Powers of HDA generally - The HDA is hereby granted, has and may exercise all...

§ 36-55.30:1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1979, c. 374.

§ 36-55.30:2. Housing revitalization areas; economically mixed projects - A. For the sole purpose of empowering the HDA to...

§ 36-55.30:3. Regulations; adoption procedures - A. The HDA shall have the power to adopt, amend...

§ 36-55.31. Powers relative to making mortgage loans and temporary construction loans to housing sponsors and persons and families of low and moderate income - The HDA shall have all the powers necessary or convenient...

§ 36-55.31:1. Loans for installation of certain energy-saving devices - The Virginia Housing Development Authority shall establish a program of...

§ 36-55.32. Powers relative to purchase and sale to mortgage lenders of mortgage loans; loans to mortgage lenders - The HDA shall have all the powers necessary or convenient...

§ 36-55.33. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1975, c. 536.

§ 36-55.33:1. Mortgage loan terms and conditions - A. All mortgage loans made by HDA pursuant to §...

§ 36-55.33:2. Powers relative to acquisition, development and ownership by HDA of multi-family residential housing - A. HDA shall have all the powers necessary or convenient...

§ 36-55.34. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1975, c. 536.

§ 36-55.34:1. Power to supervise housing sponsors - Subject to such limitations and conditions as may be agreed...

§ 36-55.34:2. Power to enter into agreements with owners of housing developments eligible for federal low-income housing credits - HDA may enter into agreements with the owners of housing...

§ 36-55.35. Terms and conditions of purchase from and sale to mortgage lenders of mortgage loans; loans to mortgage lenders - A. Except in the case of a mortgage loan that,...

§ 36-55.36. Terms and conditions of mortgage insurance - (1) For mortgage payments to be eligible for insurance under...

§ 36-55.36:1. Power to create insurance funds and form corporations for the purpose of insuring HDA mortgage loans - HDA shall have the power to create one or more...

§ 36-55.37. Exemption from taxation - (1) As set forth in the declaration of finding and...

§ 36-55.37:1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1996, c. 298.

§ 36-55.38. Admission and income limitations relative to housing developments - (1) Admission to housing developments financed pursuant to the provisions...

§ 36-55.39. Procedure prior to financing of housing developments undertaken by housing sponsors - A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, HDA is...

§ 36-55.40. Notes and bonds - A. 1. HDA shall have power and is hereby authorized...

§ 36-55.41. Reserve funds and appropriations - A. 1. HDA may create and establish one or more...

§ 36-55.42. Refunding obligations; issuance - HDA may provide for the issuance of refunding obligations for...

§ 36-55.43. Same; sale - Refunding obligations issued as provided in § 36-55.42 may be...

§ 36-55.44. Deposit and investment of moneys of HDA - A. All moneys of HDA except as otherwise authorized or...

§ 36-55.44:1. Swap agreements by HDA authorized - In connection with, or incidental to, the issuance or carrying...

§ 36-55.45. Agreement with Commonwealth - The Commonwealth does hereby pledge to and agree with the...

§ 36-55.46. Commonwealth not liable on notes and bonds - The notes, bonds or other obligations of HDA shall not...

§ 36-55.47. Remedies of noteholders and bondholders - (1) In the event that HDA shall default in the...

§ 36-55.48. Grants from Commonwealth - The Commonwealth may make grants of money or property to...

§ 36-55.49. Notes and bonds as legal investments - The notes and bonds of HDA shall be legal investments...

§ 36-55.50. Liberal construction - Neither this chapter nor anything herein contained is or shall...

§ 36-55.51. Reports - A. HDA shall submit to the Governor within ninety days...

§ 36-55.51:1. Annual audit - An annual audit shall be conducted on the accounts of...

§ 36-55.52. Inconsistent provisions in other laws superseded - Insofar as the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with...

Chapter 1.3 - Allocation Formula for Authorities

§ 36-55.53. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1987, c. 306.

Chapter 1.4 - Low-Income Housing Credit

§ 36-55.63. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2016, c. 305, cl. 2.

Chapter 1.5 - Housing Rehabilitation Zones

§ 36-55.64. Creation of local housing rehabilitation zones - A. Any city, county, or town may establish, by ordinance,...

Chapter 2 - Defense Housing Projects

§ 36-56. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2012, c. 437, cl. 1.

Chapter 3 - Housing Projects for Veterans

§ 36-65. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2012, c. 437, cl. 1.

Chapter 4 - Industrialized Building Safety Law

§ 36-70. Short title - The short title of the law embraced in this chapter...

§ 36-71. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1986, c. 37.

§ 36-71.1. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless a different meaning or...

§ 36-72. Declaration of policy - Industrialized building units and mobile homes, because of the manner...

§ 36-73. Authority of Board to promulgate rules and regulations - The Board shall from time to time promulgate rules and...

§ 36-74. Notice and hearing on rules and regulations - The Board shall comply with all applicable requirements of the...

§ 36-75. Amendment, etc., and annual review of rules and regulations - The Board may modify, amend or repeal any rules or...

§ 36-76. Printing and distribution of rules and regulations - The Administrator shall have printed from time to time, and...

§ 36-77. Rules and regulations to be kept in office of Administrator - A true copy of all rules and regulations adopted and...

§ 36-78. Effective date and application of rules and regulations - No rules or regulations shall be made effective earlier than...

§ 36-79. Effect of label of compliance assurance agency - Any industrialized building shall be deemed to comply with the...

§ 36-80. Modifications to rules and regulations - The Administrator shall have the power upon appeal in specific...

§ 36-81. Application of local ordinances; enforcement of chapter by local authorities - Registered industrialized buildings shall be acceptable in all localities as...

§ 36-82. Right of entry and examination by Administrator; notice of violation - The Administrator shall have the right, at all reasonable hours,...

§ 36-82.1. Appeals - Any person aggrieved by the Department's application of the rules...

§ 36-83. Violation a Class 1 misdemeanor; penalty - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation,...

§ 36-84. Clerical assistants to Administrator; equipment, supplies and quarters - The Administrator may employ such permanent or temporary, clerical, technical...

§ 36-85. Fee for registration seal; use of proceeds - The Board, by rule and regulation, shall establish a fee...

§ 36-85.1. Refund of fee paid for registration seal - Any person or corporation having paid the fee for an...

Chapter 4.1 - Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Law

§ 36-85.2. Short title - The short title of the law embraced in this chapter...

§ 36-85.3. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless a different meaning or...

§ 36-85.4. Applicability of chapter - This chapter shall apply to any manufactured home constructed on...

§ 36-85.5. Enforcement - The Department of Housing and Community Development is designated as...

§ 36-85.6. Federal Standards and Regulations - The Federal Standards shall be the sole standard applicable regarding...

§ 36-85.7. Authority of Board to adopt rules and regulations - The Board shall from time to time adopt, amend, or...

§ 36-85.8. Notice and hearing on rules and regulations - The Board shall comply with all applicable requirements of the...

§ 36-85.9. Printing and distribution of rules and regulations - The Administrator shall have printed and keep in pamphlet form...

§ 36-85.10. Rules and regulations to be kept in office of Department - A true copy of all rules and regulations adopted and...

§ 36-85.11. Application of local ordinances; enforcement of chapter by local authorities - Manufactured homes displaying the certification label as prescribed by the...

§ 36-85.12. Violation; civil and criminal penalties - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation,...

§ 36-85.13. Staff, equipment or supplies - The Administrator may employ permanent or temporary technical, clerical and...

§ 36-85.14. Fees - The Board may establish inspection fees to be paid by...

§ 36-85.15. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2015, c. 709, cl. 2.

Chapter 4.2 - Manufactured Housing Licensing and Transaction Recovery Fund Law

§ 36-85.16. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless a different meaning or...

§ 36-85.16:1. Certified mail; subsequent mail or notices may be sent by regular mail - Whenever in this chapter the Board, the Director, or the...

§ 36-85.17. Manufactured Housing Board created; membership - A. There is hereby created the Virginia Manufactured Housing Board...

§ 36-85.18. Powers and duties of Manufactured Housing Board - The Virginia Manufactured Housing Board shall have the following powers...

§ 36-85.19. License required; penalty - A. It shall be unlawful and constitute the commission of...

§ 36-85.20. Grounds for denying, suspending or revoking license - A. A license may be denied, suspended, or revoked by...

§ 36-85.21. Notice and hearing - The Board shall not suspend, revoke, or deny a license...

§ 36-85.22. Set-up requirements; effect on insurance policies - Manufactured homes shall be set-up in accordance with the Code....

§ 36-85.23. Warranties - Each manufacturer, dealer, and supplier of manufactured homes shall warrant...

§ 36-85.24. Presenting claims for warranties and defects - Whenever a claim for a warranty service or about a...

§ 36-85.25. Warranty service - When a service agreement exists between or among a manufacturer,...

§ 36-85.26. Dealer alterations - A. No alteration or modification shall be made to a...

§ 36-85.27. Determining length of manufactured homes - In any advertisement or other communication regarding the length of...

§ 36-85.28. Limitation on damages; disclosure to buyer - A. If a buyer fails to accept delivery of a...

§ 36-85.29. Inspection of service records - The Board is authorized to inspect the pertinent service records...

§ 36-85.30. Other remedies not excluded - Nothing in this chapter, nor any decision by the Board,...

§ 36-85.31. Recovery fund to be established - A. Each manufactured home manufacturer, dealer, broker and salesperson operating...

§ 36-85.32. Recovery from fund generally - Any person who suffers any loss or damage by any...

§ 36-85.33. Revocation of license upon payment from fund - Upon payment to a claimant from the fund, the Board...

§ 36-85.34. Disciplinary action by Board - The Board may take disciplinary action against any regulant for...

§ 36-85.35. Appeals from decision of the Board - Appeals from a decision of the Board shall be to...

§ 36-85.36. Recovery fund administrative regulations - The Board is authorized to promulgate regulations in accordance with...

Chapter 5 - Virginia Fair Housing Law

§ 36-86. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1991, c. 557.

Chapter 5.1 - Virginia Fair Housing Law

§ 36-96.1. Declaration of policy - A. This chapter shall be known and referred to as...

§ 36-96.1:1. Definitions - For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context requires...

§ 36-96.2. Exemptions - A. Except as provided in subdivision A 3 of §...

§ 36-96.3. Unlawful discriminatory housing practices - A. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory housing practice for...

§ 36-96.3:1. Rights and responsibilities with respect to the use of an assistance animal in a dwelling - A. A person with a disability, or a person associated...

§ 36-96.3:2. Reasonable accommodations; interactive process - A. When a request for a reasonable accommodation establishes that...

§ 36-96.4. Discrimination in residential real estate-related transactions; unlawful practices by lenders, insurers, appraisers, etc.; deposit of state funds in such institutions - A. It is unlawful for any person or other entity,...

§ 36-96.5. Interference with enjoyment of rights of others under this chapter - It shall be an unlawful discriminatory housing practice for any...

§ 36-96.6. Certain restrictive covenants void; instruments containing such covenants - A. Any restrictive covenant and any related reversionary interest, purporting...

§ 36-96.7. Familial status protection not applicable to housing for older persons - A. Nothing in this chapter regarding unlawful discrimination because of...

§ 36-96.8. Powers of Real Estate Board and Fair Housing Board - A. The Real Estate Board and the Fair Housing Board,...

§ 36-96.9. Procedures for receipt or initiation of complaint; notice to parties; filing of answer - A. A complaint under § 36-96.8 shall be filed with...

§ 36-96.10. Procedures for investigation - A. The Board shall commence proceedings with respect to a...

§ 36-96.11. Reasonable cause determination and effect - The Board shall, within 100 days after the filing of...

§ 36-96.12. No reasonable cause determination and effect - If the Board determines that no reasonable cause exists to...

§ 36-96.13. Conciliation - During the period beginning with the filing of such complaint...

§ 36-96.14. Issuance of a charge - Upon failure to resolve a complaint by conciliation and after...

§ 36-96.15. Prompt judicial action - If the Board concludes at any time following the filing...

§ 36-96.16. Civil action by Attorney General upon referral of charge by the Real Estate Board - A. Not later than thirty days after a charge is...

§ 36-96.17. Civil action by Attorney General; matters involving the legality of any local zoning or other land use ordinance; pattern or practice cases; or referral of conciliation agreement for enforcement - A. If the Board determines, after consultation with the Office...

§ 36-96.18. Civil action; enforcement by private parties - A. An aggrieved person may commence a civil action in...

§ 36-96.19. Witness fees - Witnesses summoned by a subpoena under this chapter shall be...

§ 36-96.20. Additional powers of the Real Estate Board; action on real estate licenses - A. In any case in which the Board has received...

§ 36-96.21. Powers of counties, cities and towns - A. Any county, city or town which has any ordinance...

§ 36-96.22. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2015, c. 709, cl. 2

§ 36-96.23. Construction of law - Nothing in this chapter shall abridge the federal Fair Housing...

Chapter 6 - Uniform Statewide Building Code

§ 36-97. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context or subject...

§ 36-98. Board to promulgate Statewide Code; other codes and regulations superseded; exceptions - The Board is hereby directed and empowered to adopt and...

§ 36-98.01. Mechanics' lien agent included on building permit for residential property at request of applicant - In addition to any information required by the Uniform Statewide...

§ 36-98.1. State buildings; exception for certain assets owned by the Department of Transportation - A. The Building Code shall be applicable to all state-owned...

§ 36-98.2. Appeals from decision of Building Official regarding state-owned buildings - Appeals by the involved state agency from the decision of...

§ 36-98.3. Amusement devices - A. The Board shall have the power and duty to...

§ 36-98.4. Agritourism event buildings - The Board shall appoint an Agritourism Event Structure Technical Advisory...

§ 36-99. Provisions of Code; modifications - A. The Building Code shall prescribe building regulations to be...

§ 36-99.01. Provisions related to rehabilitation of existing buildings - A. The General Assembly hereby declares that (i) there is...

§ 36-99.1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1994, c. 895, effective July 1, 1995.

§ 36-99.2. Standards for replacement glass - Any replacement glass installed in buildings constructed prior to the...

§ 36-99.3. Smoke alarms and automatic sprinkler systems in institutions of higher education - A. Buildings at institutions of higher education that contain dormitories...

§ 36-99.4. Smoke alarms in certain juvenile care facilities - Battery operated or AC powered smoke alarm devices shall be...

§ 36-99.5. Smoke alarms for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing - Smoke alarms for persons who are deaf or hard of...

§ 36-99.5:1. Smoke alarms and other fire detection and suppression systems in assisted living facilities, adult day care centers and nursing homes and facilities - A. Battery operated or AC powered smoke alarm devices shall...

§ 36-99.6. Underground and aboveground storage tank inspections - A. The Board of Housing and Community Development shall incorporate,...

§ 36-99.6:1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1994, c. 256.

§ 36-99.6:2. Installation of in-building emergency communication equipment for emergency public safety personnel - The Board of Housing and Community Development shall promulgate regulations...

§ 36-99.6:3. Regulation of HVAC facilities - The Board shall promulgate regulations in accordance with the Administrative...

§ 36-99.7. Asbestos inspection in buildings to be renovated or demolished; exceptions - A. A local building department shall not issue a building...

§ 36-99.8. Skirting - Manufactured homes installed or relocated pursuant to the Building Code...

§ 36-99.9. Standards for fire suppression systems in certain facilities - The Board of Housing and Community Development shall promulgate regulations...

§ 36-99.9:1. Standards for fire suppression systems in hospitals - The Board of Housing and Community Development shall promulgate regulations,...

§ 36-99.10. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1994, c. 187.

§ 36-99.10:1. Standards for installation of acoustical treatment measures in certain buildings and structures - The Board of Housing and Community Development shall promulgate regulations...

§ 36-99.11. Identification of disabled parking spaces by above grade signage - A. All parking spaces reserved for the use of persons...

§ 36-100. Notice and hearings on adoption of Code, amendments and repeals - The adoption, amendment, or repeal of any Code provisions shall...

§ 36-101. Effective date of Code; when local codes may remain in effect - No Code provisions shall be made effective prior to January...

§ 36-102. Modification, amendment or repeal of Code provisions - The Board may modify, amend or repeal any Code provisions...

§ 36-103. Buildings, etc., existing or projected before effective date of Code - Any building or structure, for which a building permit has...

§ 36-104. Code to be printed and furnished on request; true copy - The Department shall have printed from time to time and...

§ 36-105. Enforcement of Code; appeals from decisions of local department; inspection of buildings; inspection warrants; inspection of elevators; issuance of permits - A. Enforcement generally. Enforcement of the provisions of the Building...

§ 36-105.01. Elevator inspections by contract - The inspection of elevators in existing buildings and the enforcement...

§ 36-105.1. Inspection and review of plans of buildings under construction - Inspections of buildings other than state-owned buildings under construction and...

§ 36-105.1:1. Rental inspections; rental inspection districts; exemptions; penalties - A. For purposes of this section: "Dwelling unit" means a...

§ 36-105.2. Expired - Expired.

§ 36-105.3. Security of certain records - Building Code officials shall institute procedures to ensure the safe...

§ 36-105.4. Occupancy standards for residential dwelling units - The owner or managing agent of a residential dwelling unit...

§ 36-105.5. Enforcement of Building Code on Indian reservations - A. Recognizing the unique relationship between the Commonwealth and certain...

§ 36-106. Violation a misdemeanor; civil penalty - A. It shall be unlawful for any owner or any...

§ 36-107. Employment of personnel for administration of chapter - Subject to the provisions of Chapter 29 (§ 2.2-2900 et...

§ 36-107.1. Sale of residential structure with lead-based paint levels exceeding Code standards; penalty - Whenever any property owner has been notified by local building...

§ 36-108. Board continued; members - There is hereby continued, in the Department, the State Building...

§ 36-109. Officers; secretary - The Review Board, under rules adopted by itself, shall elect...

§ 36-110. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1980, c. 728.

§ 36-111. Oath and bonds - Before entering upon the discharge of his duties, each member...

§ 36-112. Meetings - The Review Board shall meet at the call of the...

§ 36-113. Offices - The Review Board shall be furnished adequate space and quarters...

§ 36-114. Board to hear appeals - The Review Board shall have the power and duty to...

§ 36-115. Subpoenas; witnesses; designation of subordinates - In any matter before it on appeal for hearing and...

§ 36-116. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1977, c. 613.

§ 36-117. Record of decisions - A record of all decisions of the Review Board, properly...

§ 36-118. Interpretation of Code; recommendation of modifications - The Review Board shall interpret the provisions of the Building...

§ 36-119. Rules and regulations under § 36-73 not superseded - This chapter shall not amend, supersede, or repeal the rules...

§ 36-119.1. Existing buildings - This chapter shall not supersede provisions of the Fire Prevention...

Chapter 7 - State Board of Housing

§ 36-120. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1977, c. 613.

Chapter 8 - Department of Housing and Community Development

§ 36-131. Definitions - As used in this chapter, the following words and terms...

§ 36-132. Creation of Department; appointment of Director - There is hereby created in the executive department the Department...

§ 36-132.1. Commission on Local Government - The Department shall include the Commission on Local Government, which...

§ 36-133. Director to supervise Department - The Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development...

§ 36-134. General powers of Director - The Director shall have the following general powers: A. To...

§ 36-135. Board of Housing and Community Development; members; terms; chairman; appointment of ad hoc committee - A. The Board of Housing and Community Development within the...

§ 36-136. Meetings of Board - The Board shall meet at least once every three months,...

§ 36-137. Powers and duties of Board; appointment of Building Code Academy Advisory Committee - The Board shall exercise the following powers and duties, and...

§ 36-138. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1980, c. 728.

§ 36-139. Powers and duties of Director - The Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development...

§ 36-139.01. Department to develop form; smoke alarms in rental units - On or before January 1, 2019, the Department, in consultation...

§ 36-139.1. Sale of real property for housing demonstration projects - The Director is authorized to sell surplus real property belonging...

§ 36-139.2. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2007, cc. 647 and 741, cl. 2,...

§ 36-139.5. Power to enter into agreements with owners of housing developments eligible for federal low-income housing credits - The Department may enter into agreements with the owners of...

§ 36-139.5:1. Eligibility for Industrial Site Development Program - The Department, in determining eligibility for the Industrial Site Development...

§ 36-139.6. Additional powers and duties of Director; oversight of planning district commissions - The Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development...

§ 36-139.7. Boundaries of planning districts - A. The Department shall review the boundaries of planning districts...

§ 36-139.8. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2004, c. 872.

§ 36-140. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1995, cc. 732 and 796.

Chapter 8.1 - Live in Our Community Police Housing Program

§ 36-140.1. Expired - Expired.

Chapter 9 - Virginia Housing Trust Fund

§ 36-141. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a...

§ 36-142. Creation and management of Fund - A. There is hereby established in the state treasury a...

§ 36-143. Deposit of money; expenditures; investments - All money transferred to the control of the HDA from...

§ 36-144. Annual audit - An independent certified public accountant selected by the HDA, shall...

§ 36-145. Collection of money due Fund - The HDA is empowered to collect, or to authorize others...

§ 36-146. Loans - Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, money in the...

§ 36-147. Grants - Subject to any restrictions which may apply to the use...

§ 36-148. Pledge of assets to secure bonds of the HDA - The HDA is empowered at any time and from time...

§ 36-148.1. Authorization of funding from HDA - The HDA and the Department of Housing and Community Development,...

§ 36-149. Formation of corporation - For the purposes set forth in §§ 36-141 through 36-148,...

§ 36-150. Reports - On or before December 1 of each year, the Department...

§ 36-151. Liberal construction of chapter - The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to...

Chapter 10 - Virginia Removal or Rehabilitation of Derelict Structures Fund

§ 36-152. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a...

§ 36-153. Creation and management of Fund - There is hereby established in the state treasury a special...

§ 36-154. Audit - The Auditor of Public Accounts or his legally authorized representatives...

§ 36-155. Grants - Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, money in the...

§ 36-156. Reports - On or before September 30 of each year, each local...

Chapter 10.1 - Virginia Defective Drywall Correction and Restoration Assistance Fund

§ 36-156.1. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a...

§ 36-156.2. Virginia Defective Drywall Correction and Restoration Assistance Fund established; uses - A. There is hereby created and set apart a special,...

Chapter 10.2 - Virginia Food Access Investment Program and Fund

§ 36-156.3. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a...

§ 36-156.4. Virginia Food Access Investment Fund - There is hereby created in the state treasury a special...

§ 36-156.5. Selection of CDFI; Program requirements; guidelines for management of the Fund - A. The Department shall establish a Program to provide grants...

§ 36-156.6. Annual reports - On or before December 1 of each year, the Department...

Chapter 11 - Housing Revitalization Zone Act

§ 36-157. Short title - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

§ 36-158. Definitions - As used in this chapter: "Based assessed value" means the...

§ 36-159. Administration - The Department shall administer this chapter and shall have the...

§ 36-160. Housing revitalization zone designation - A. The governing body of any county, city or town...

§ 36-161. Expansion of housing revitalization zones - Upon designation of an area as a housing revitalization zone,...

§ 36-162. Application review - A. The Department shall review each application upon receipt and...

§ 36-163. Sale of public land - Upon designation of an area as a housing revitalization zone,...

§ 36-164. Rules and regulations - Rules and regulations prescribing procedures effectuating the purpose of this...

§ 36-165. Eligibility - A. Any business firm may be designated a "qualified business...

§ 36-166. Housing revitalization zone grants - A. As used in this section: "Qualified zone improvements" means...

§ 36-167. Housing Revitalization Zone Fund established - There shall be set apart as a permanent and perpetual...

§ 36-168. Local incentives - A. In making an application for designation as a housing...

§ 36-169. Review and termination of housing revitalization zone - A. Upon designation of an area as a housing revitalization...

§ 36-170. Incremental revenues appropriated to housing revitalization zone - Any county, city, or town in which a housing revitalization...

Chapter 12 - First-Time Home Buyer Savings Plan Act

§ 36-171. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a...

§ 36-172. Claiming first-time home buyer status - A. The account holder shall be responsible for the use...

§ 36-173. Tax exemption; conditions - A. All interest or other income earned attributable to an...

§ 36-174. Withdrawal of funds from account for purposes other than eligible costs for first-time home purchase - If moneys or funds are withdrawn from an account for...

§ 36-175. False claims prohibited; penalty - A person who knowingly prepares or causes to be prepared...

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Code of Virginia Title 36 - Housing

Code of Virginia
Title 36 - Housing