Home Sales & Disclosures · Virginia
Va. Code 55.1-1822
Use of for sale signs in connection with sale
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Checked against the official source on 1 November 2026
At a glance
- Association sign ban
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Association cannot require association signs
“no association shall require the use of any for sale sign that is (i) an association sign”
- Sign removal deadline
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Set by association after settlement
“(d) the period of time after settlement when the real estate signs on such real property shall be removed.”
- Minimum signs allowed
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At least one sign must be allowed
“(a) the number of real estate signs to be located on real property upon which the owner has a separate ownership interest or a right of exclusive possession, so long as at least one real estate sign is permitted”
- Common area signs
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Association may ban signs in common areas
“An association may, however, prohibit the placement of signs in the common area”
Each fact is shown with the exact words of the statute it comes from. Your association's governing documents may also apply.
Official text
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55.1-1822. Use of for sale signs in connection with sale.
Except as expressly authorized in this chapter or in the declaration or as otherwise provided by law, no association shall require the use of any for sale sign that is (i) an association sign or (ii) a real estate sign that does not comply with the requirements of the Real Estate Board. An association may, however, prohibit the placement of signs in the common area and establish reasonable rules and regulations that regulate (a) the number of real estate signs to be located on real property upon which the owner has a separate ownership interest or a right of exclusive possession, so long as at least one real estate sign is permitted; (b) the geographical location of real estate signs on real property in which the owner has a separate ownership interest or a right of exclusive possession, so long as the location of the real estate signs complies with the requirements of the Real Estate Board; (c) the manner in which real estate signs are affixed to real property; and (d) the period of time after settlement when the real estate signs on such real property shall be removed.
2008, cc. 851, 871, 55-509.4; 2010, c. 165; 2014, c. 216; 2016, c. 471; 2017, cc. 387, 405; 2018, c. 226; 2019, c. 712; 2023, cc. 387, 388.
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