Published Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, 9:27 pm

Senator Chap Petersen’s (D-Fairfax) bill to establish the Virginia Homeowners Bill of Rights (SB1008) will be heard in Senate General Laws Committee on Monday, January 26th.

Sen. Petersen’s Virginia Homeowners’ Bill of Rights will codify many protections for HOA and condo association members. These rights include:

• The right of access to all book and record kept on behalf of the association –
• The right to cast a vote on any matter requiring a vote by the association’s membership –
• The right to have notice of any meeting of the board of directors and to participate in such meeting –
• The right to have notice of any proceeding conducted against the unit or owner to enforce any regulations, and the right to bring counsel to such a meeting –
• And the right to have all funds managed by generally accepted fiduciary standards.     Read more