Notice is hereby given in accordance with § 2.2-4007.01 of the Code of Virginia that the Common Interest Community Board intends to consider promulgating the following regulations: 18VAC48-70, Common Interest Community Ombudsman Regulations. The purpose of the proposed action is to establish the requirement that each association must establish reasonable procedures for (i) the resolution of written complaints from the members of the association and other citizens, (ii) recordkeeping related to complaints filed, (iii) forms and procedures to be provided, (iv) transmittal of information to members regarding the Office of the Common Interest Community Ombudsman, and (v) procedures for filing a notice of final adverse decision with the board. The new regulation is necessary to implement Chapters 851 and 871 of the Acts of the 2008 General Assembly.

The agency intends to hold a public hearing on the proposed action after publication in the Virginia Register.

Statutory Authority: § 55-530 of the Code of Virginia.

Public Comments: Public comments may be submitted until 5 p.m. on May 13, 2009.

Agency Contact: Trisha Henshaw, Executive Director, Common Interest Community Board, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400, Richmond, VA 23233, telephone (804) 367-8510, FAX (804) 527-4298, or email cic@dpor.virginia.gov.