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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 48. Common Interest Community Board
Chapter 70. Common Interest Community Ombudsman Regulations
10/31/2025

18VAC48-70-100. Waiver of filing fee.

A. In accordance with § 54.1-2354.4 B of the Code of Virginia, the board may, for good cause shown, waive or refund the filing fee upon a finding that payment of the filing fee will cause undue financial hardship for the complainant.

B. The board will use the current U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Poverty Guidelines to establish the threshold for whether a filing fee will be waived or refunded as a result of financial hardship. The HHS Poverty Guidelines, as updated annually in the Federal Register, are available at https://aspe.hhs.gov/topics/poverty-economic-mobility/poverty-guidelines.

C. In order to determine whether the complainant requesting the waiver or refund of the filing fee is at or below the HHS Poverty Guidelines, the complainant must submit to the board supporting documentation satisfactory that provides proof of income.

D. A waiver or refund of the filing fee will be granted if proof of income submitted is at or below the then-current HHS Poverty Guidelines.

Statutory Authority

§§ 54.1-2349 and 54.1-2354.4 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 28, Issue 19, eff. July 1, 2012; amended, Virginia Register Volume 36, Issue 6, eff. December 11, 2019; Volume 41, Issue 23, eff. August 1, 2025.

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