Alexandria County Circuit Court, 1986

Virginia Power Co. v. Port Royal Condominium Ass'n

Virginia Power Co. v. Port Royal Condominium Ass'n
Alexandria County Circuit Court · Decided January 28, 1986 · Kent
5 Va. Cir. 317; 1986 Va. Cir. LEXIS 5
Virginia Power Co. v. Port Royal Condominium Ass'n

Opinion of the Court

By JUDGE DONALD H. KENT

This case comes on upon the Association's motion for summary judgment. The question presented is whether Va. Code Section 55-79.80:l(c) requires that a cause of action accruing during the period of declarant control and arising from a contract entered into by the declarant on th unit owners' association's behalf be brought against the declarant.

Section 55-79.80:l(c) can logically be read in two different ways and there are persuasive policy arguments in favor of both interpretations. This Court believes that the better view requires that the contract claimant sue the declarant for declarant control period breaches of declarant made contracts.

The Association's motion for summary judgment is granted.

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