Rules For Condo Owners In Virginia
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Owner occupancy: In order for a condo community to gain VA approval, at least 50% of the units must be occupied by owners. If the condo community was built just recently, at least 75% of units must be sold.
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.
The VA inium Act sets forth the requirements for creating a inium, including the minimum number of units, the percentage of units that must be owner-occupied, and the minimum amount of common area. The Act also sets forth the rights and responsibilities of inium associations and unit owners.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (federal enterprises which set the rules for 30-year, 20-year and 15-year fixed-rate loans) have specific requirements for condo loans. A “Fannie Mae approved condo” means the condo in questions meets or exceeds those requirements, and the condo is eligible for federal financing.
§ 55.1-1915. The declarant, every unit owner, and all those entitled to occupy a unit shall comply with all lawful provisions of this chapter and all provisions of the inium instruments.
Marketable Real Estate To meet VA MPRs, the property must be a residential dwelling (up to four units) that would appeal to most buyers. There is no upper limit for acreage, and it may include more than one parcel, although the appraisal must be prepared subject to placing them all on a single deed.
Owner occupancy: In order for a condo community to gain VA approval, at least 50% of the units must be occupied by owners. If the condo community was built just recently, at least 75% of units must be sold.
In order to obtain VA financing for a condo, it must be added to the VA-approved condo list. In some cases, you may get lucky and be interested in a condo already on the list. To check whether the condo you want is VA-eligible, you can take a look at the VA-approved condo list.
"Owning:" Why Condo Owners Don't Own the Land. One of the main differences between buying a house versus buying a condo is that condo owners are not landowners. A condo owner is purchasing an "interest" in the condo association that runs the day-to-day operations of the building, similar to a homeowners association.
A inium (or condo for short) is an ownership regime in which a building (or group of buildings) is divided into multiple units that are either each separately owned, or owned in common with exclusive rights of occupation by individual owners.
