Tesla Motors Club

I live in a townhouse in Reston, VA. Last November I installed a Tesla connector in my parking space. I got the necessary approvals from the Cluster assn and Reston assn. I, also, got the necessary permits from Fairfax county. The work was done by a licensed electrician selected from the Tesla website. All work was inspected by the county.



Eight month later our cluster association decided that having a charger created a liability for the cluster assn. So they created standards for EV Chargers. Including the following:

6. The unit owner shall provide a certificate of hazard and liability insurance to the CFCA, naming CFCA as an additional insured within fifteen (15) days after receiving CFCA’s approval to install an EVCS and shall keep the insurance valid and in force at all times until the EVCS is removed or disconnected. The liability coverage shall not be less than $1million.
a. The unit owner shall reimburse CFCA for the actual cost of any increased insurance premium amount attributable to the EVCS within fifteen (15) days after receiving CFCA’s invoice documenting the increase in the insurance premium.

There is other onerous wording such that they can reassign my parking space and require me to remove the charger.

I would like to hear if other owners have had similar situations and do EV owners have any rights in these situations.

Thanks, Norm