Virginia 2018 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 707 — Virginia Property Owners' Association Act; home-based businesses.

Last action — Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

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24 added · 22 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to SB 707 clarifies that homeowners' associations cannot prevent residents from running home-based businesses unless specifically stated in their governing documents. Furthermore, it introduces a provision stating that if local laws recognize home-based childcare services as a permissible residential use, these services cannot be deemed a business for association rules unless explicitly prohibited. This change is important because it supports local entrepreneurship, particularly for families offering childcare, while still allowing associations to impose reasonable regulations to maintain community standards.

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707 Offered January 10, 2018 Prefiled January 10, 2018 A BILL to amend and reenact § 55-513.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Property Owners' Association Act;
707 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on General Laws and Technology on January 29, 2018) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Surovell) A BILL to amend and reenact § 55-513.2 of the Code of Virginia, relating to the Virginia Property Owners' Association Act;
---------- Patron-- Surovell ---------- Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology ---------- Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
Except to the extent the declaration provides otherwise, no No association shall prohibit any lot owner from operating a home-based business within his personal residence if such home-based business is operated in compliance with all applicable state laws and local ordinances, unless such home-based business is expressly prohibited by the declaration.
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Except to the extent the declaration provides otherwise, no association shall prohibit any lot owner from operating a home-based business within his personal residence.
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If a development is located in a locality that (i) licenses home-based child care services pursuant to § 15.2-741 and (ii) classifies home-based child care services as an accessory residential use under the locality's zoning ordinance, then the provision of home-based child care services by a lot owner in his personal residence shall not be deemed a business use for purposes of any declaration, bylaw, or rule but may be prohibited by bylaw or rule that specifically prohibits the operation of a licensed child care services provider in the personal residence of a lot owner to the extent such authority is granted to the board of directors by the declaration.
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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology

  2. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18100404D

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Who sponsors SB 707?
SB 707 is sponsored by Scott A. Surovell.
What is the current status of SB 707?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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