Rules For Condo Owners In Fairfax
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Fairfax County: In Fairfax County, landlords are not typically required to obtain a business license for a single rental property. However, if the rental property is part of a larger rental business with multiple units, a business license might be required.
Fence height is limited to 4 feet in most front yards. A yard that abuts a street is considered a front yard. For example, a corner lot has more than one front yard. Sight distance requirements apply on corner lots to ensure that people can see around the corner.
Driveways and fences can be right up to the property line as long as they do not encroach on the neighboring property. However, it is recommended that fences and driveways be kept a few feet inside the property line for maintenance purposes.
Generally, no more than one family, plus two renters, may live together as a single household. Or, no more than four unrelated people may live in one house as a single household.
§ 55.1-2821. Adjoining landowners shall build and maintain, at their joint and equal expense, division fences between their lands, unless one of them chooses to let his land lie open or unless they agree otherwise.
Fence height is limited to 4 feet in most front yards. A yard that abuts a street is considered a front yard. For example, a corner lot has more than one front yard. Sight distance requirements apply on corner lots to ensure that people can see around the corner.
Who governs homeowners associations in Virginia? HOAs are subject to a number of state, federal, and local laws and are governed by a common interest community board that creates and enforces certain rules and regulations contained in the HOA's governing documents.
Common Interest Community Board | Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation.
For questions or additional information, please contact the Office of the Common Interest Community Ombudsman at (804) 367-2941 or cicombudsman@dpor.virginia.
The Virginia inium Act (the “Act”) was enacted on July 1, 1974. It superseded the Horizontal Property Act, which was enacted in 1962. iniums are purely “creatures of statute” meaning that without the laws permitting them, they would not exist. In other words, they are a legal entity created by statute.
