Publisher's Synopsis
Over the last several decades, common interest communities have grown exponentially, both in numbers of communities and scope of services imposed on those communities by developers and localities.As common interest communities have increased in number, Virginia law has been rapidly advancing to catch up with the changing residential landscape.It is becoming increasingly important for common interest community volunteer leaders, members, managing agents and business partners to understand the fundamentals of common interest community living.This book is intended to provide just that, the fundamentals - a baseline for discussion and for generating interest in particular topics for additional research. This is a guidebook that can be referred to over and over again.Attempting to avoid legalese and to simplify complex topics into easily digestible, useful discussions. Recommendations for better governance have slipped into general overviews and a bias toward the usefulness of association legal counsel is readily-apparent.With topics on such subjects as community association governance and structure, financing and reserves, books and records, rule-making and enforcement, governing document amendments, liability, fair housing and insurance, this book offers a comprehensive summary of issues affecting Virginia common interest communities.This book is for the "good guys," those volunteer leaders dedicated to educating themselves and effectively governing their communities and those dedicated members who stay educated about their rights and responsibilities.
