{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-1821","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 55.1-1821","heading":"Home-based businesses permitted; compliance with local ordinances","body":"A. Except to the extent that the declaration provides otherwise, no association shall prohibit any lot owner from operating a home-based business within his personal residence. The association may, however, establish (i) reasonable restrictions as to the time, place, and manner of the operation of a home-based business and (ii) reasonable restrictions as to the size, place, duration, and manner of the placement or display of any signs on the owner's lot related to such home-based business. Any home-based business shall comply with all applicable local ordinances.B. If a development is located in a locality that classifies home-based child care services as an accessory or ancillary residential use under the locality's zoning ordinance, the provision of home-based child care services in a personal residence shall be deemed a residential use unless expressly (i) prohibited or restricted by the declaration or (ii) restricted by the association's bylaws or rules as provided in subsection A.2013, c. 310, § 55-513.2; 2019, cc. 2, 30, 712.","path":["Title 55.1. Property and Conveyances","Subtitle IV. Common Interest Communities","Chapter 18. Property Owners' Association Act","Article 3. Operation and Management of Association"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/55.1-1821/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:29Z","sha256":"29a25e525d247251652b5a8df96245b104f65c2549c5cf3b195568848b8cf4ed","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-1820.1","next":"us-va/va.-code-55.1-1822"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}