Governing framework
Virginia Property Owners' Association Act (POAA)
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Self-managed HOAs in Virginia operate under the Property Owners' Association Act plus recorded declarations. Use the checklist below, then open your city guide for disclosure packets, assessment rules, and circuit-court recording.
Virginia Property Owners' Association Act (POAA)
KindHOA helps volunteer boards document decisions, automate assessments, and stay audit-ready — without enterprise software built for property managers.
Virginia property owners associations operate under the Virginia Property Owners' Association Act and recorded instruments. Use this checklist to stay audit-ready before assessments, fines, or liens.
VA checklist — confirm current statutes and CC&Rs with association counsel before assessments, fines, or liens.
Most Virginia homeowners associations operate under Virginia Property Owners' Association Act (POAA) together with the community's recorded declaration (CC&Rs), bylaws, and published rules. The statute sets the baseline for assessments, notices, meetings, records access, and enforcement; your governing documents may add stricter rules but cannot override mandatory owner protections. This is educational guidance only — confirm specifics with Virginia association counsel.
Virginia HOA rules and regulations come from three layers: (1) Virginia Property Owners' Association Act (POAA) as the state baseline, (2) city and county ordinances (zoning, noise, short-term rentals, building permits), and (3) your association's recorded CC&Rs, bylaws, resolutions, and architectural guidelines. Boards enforce layer 3 on private lots; municipalities enforce layer 2 on public code. Publishing a searchable rules directory helps owners tell the three apart.
The state statute applies statewide, but local rules differ. Zoning, noise ordinances, short-term-rental licensing, fence and setback standards, and the county recorder's office vary between Alexandria, Charlottesville, and other VA cities. Use the city guide for your community to see where municipal code ends and your recorded covenants begin.
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We're expanding this directory regularly. In the meantime, KindHOA works for any self-managed HOA in Virginia.
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Browse the free Virginia checklist and city directory at kindhoa.com/compliance/virginia. For organizing owner-facing policies, see the HOA rules directory guide at kindhoa.com/blog/hoa-rules-directory-guide. KindHOA is educational software for self-managed boards, not a law firm — confirm liens, amendments, and enforcement with counsel.
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