Virginia HB 414: Virginia Energy Plan; covenants regarding solar power, reasonable restrictions.

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CHAPTER 795 

An Act to amend and reenact � 67-701 of the Code of Virginia, 
relating to the Virginia Energy Plan; covenants regarding solar power; 
reasonable restrictions. 

[H 414] 

Approved April 7, 2020 

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That � 67-701 of the Code of Virginia is amended and 
reenacted as follows:

� 67-701. Covenants regarding solar power.

A. No community association shall prohibit an owner from 
installing a solar energy collection device on that owner's property unless the 
recorded declaration for that community association establishes such a 
prohibition. However a community association may establish reasonable 
restrictions concerning the size, place, and manner of placement of such solar 
energy collection devices on property designated and intended for individual 
ownership and use. Any resale certificate pursuant to � 55.1-1990 and any 
disclosure packet pursuant to � 55.1-1809, as applicable, given to a purchaser 
shall contain a statement setting forth any restriction, limitation, or 
prohibition on the right of an owner to install or use solar energy collection 
devices on his property.

B. A restriction shall be deemed not to be reasonable if 
application of the restriction to a particular proposal (i) increases the cost 
of installation of the solar energy collection device by five percent over the 
projected cost of the initially proposed installation or (ii) reduces the 
energy production by the solar energy collection device by 10 percent below the 
projected energy production of the initially proposed installation. The owner 
shall provide documentation prepared by an independent solar panel design 
specialist, who is certified by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners 
and is licensed in Virginia, that is satisfactory to the community association 
to show that the restriction is not reasonable according to the criteria 
established in this subsection. 

C. The community association may prohibit or restrict 
the installation of solar energy collection devices on the common elements or 
common area within the real estate development served by the community 
association. A community association may establish reasonable restrictions as 
to the number, size, place, and manner of placement or installation of 
any solar energy collection device installed on the common elements or common 
area.