Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Lake Arrowhead Civic Ass'n
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided February 28, 1997No. Record 961284PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Koontz
In this appeal, we consider whether an annual maintenance fee assessed upon property owners of a subdivision under a covenant recorded with the subdivision plats is subject to increase by the community association which maintains the common areas of the subdivision. The community association asserts that it has such authority either by operation of the Property Owners’ Association Act (POAA), Code §§ 55-508 through -516.2, 1 or under the common law of easements.
BACKGROUND
The parties stipulated to the essential facts in the trial court. The Lake Arrowhead Subdivision in Stafford County was…
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