35-8-9
Section 35-8-9 Duties and responsibilities of association for administration and management of property. The association provided for by the declaration shall be responsible for the administration and management of the condominium property in accordance with this chapter, the declaration, and the bylaws. The association may be incorporated or unincorporated. All unit owners will be stockholders or members. Unless otherwise provided in the declaration, the association, acting through its officers or governing board, shall have the powers enumerated below: (1) The association may maintain, repair, replace, clean, and sanitize the common and limited common elements. (2) The association may assess and collect funds and may pay for common expenses and limited common expenses out of such funds as are appropriate. (3) In addition to the enforcement of the covenants and restrictions concerning use, occupancy, and transfer of units which are included in the declaration pursuant to section...
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35-8A-313
Section 35-8A-313 Insurance. (a) Commencing not later than the time of the first conveyance of a unit to a person other than a declarant, the association shall maintain, to the extent reasonably available: (1) Property insurance on the common elements insuring against all risks of direct physical loss commonly insured against or, in the case of a conversion building, against fire and extended coverage perils. The total amount of insurance after application of any deductibles shall be not less than the greater of 80 percent of the actual cash value of the insured property at the time the insurance is purchased or such greater percentage of such actual cash value as may be necessary to prevent the applicability of any co-insurance provision and at each renewal date, exclusive of land, excavations, foundations, and other items normally excluded from property policies; and (2) Liability insurance, including medical payments insurance, in an amount determined by the board but not less than...
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35-8A-103
Section 35-8A-103 Definitions. In the declaration and bylaws, unless specifically provided otherwise or the context otherwise requires, and in this chapter, the following terms are defined as set forth below: (1) AFFILIATE OF A DECLARANT. Any person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a declarant. A person "controls" a declarant if the person (i) is a general partner, officer, director, or employer of the declarant, (ii) directly or indirectly or acting in concert with one or more other persons, or through one or more subsidiaries, owns, controls, holds with power to vote, or holds proxies representing more than 20 percent of the voting interest in the declarant, (iii) controls in any manner the election of a majority of the directors of the declarant, or (iv) has contributed more than 20 percent of the capital of the declarant. A person "is controlled by" a declarant if the declarant (i) is a general partner, officer, director, or employer of the person,...
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35-8-2
Section 35-8-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) ASSOCIATION. The entity responsible for the administration and management of the condominium property. (2) COMMON ELEMENTS. A part or parts of the condominium property as set forth in the declaration in which all of the unit owners have an undivided interest. (3) COMMON EXPENSES. The expenses arising out of ownership of common elements for which the unit owners are liable to the association in accordance with the declaration and bylaws. (4) COMMON SURPLUS. The excess of all receipts of the association arising out of ownership of common elements over the amount of common expenses. (5) CONDOMINIUM. The form of ownership of real or personal property or a combination thereof under a declaration providing for ownership of units of the property by one or more owners. Such units may consist of private elements together with an undivided...
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35-8-14
Section 35-8-14 Prohibited work. There shall be no material alteration of or substantial addition to the common elements or limited common elements except as authorized by the declaration. No unit owner shall contract for or perform any maintenance, repair, replacement, removal, alteration, or modification of the common elements, or limited common elements, or any additions thereto, except through the association and its officers. No unit owner shall take or cause to be taken any action within his unit which would jeopardize the soundness or safety of any part of the condominium property or impair any easement or right of any unit owner or affect the common elements, or limited common elements, without the unanimous consent of all unit owners who might be affected thereby. (Acts 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 206, p. 266, §8; Acts 1973, No. 1059, p. 1732, §14.)...
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35-8-7
Section 35-8-7 Establishment of condominium property; contents of declaration. Condominium property shall be established by recording a properly executed declaration as set forth in Section 35-8-11. A declaration shall be executed with the formalities of a deed to real property. It shall be executed by all persons having title of record or lien interests of record to such real property, not including mineral interests, royalty interests, rights-of-way, and easements. In addition to such other provisions as may be desired, not inconsistent with this chapter, the declaration shall contain: (1) A statement submitting the property described to the provisions of this chapter; (2) The name by which the condominium is to be identified, which name shall include the word "condominium" or be followed by the words "a condominium"; (3) A legal description of the land included; (4) Plans or other graphic or narrative description of the property in sufficient detail to identify common elements,...
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35-8-12
Section 35-8-12 Liability, actions, and service of process. (a) Neither the association nor any unit owner shall be liable for the individual acts or omissions of any other unit owner. (b) All actions seeking liability of unit owners arising by virtue of their condominium ownership and who are not liable by reason of any act or omission on their own part shall be directed against the association and defended by the association. Where plaintiff's demand exceeds unit owner insurance established by the association, such unit owner must be given notice by the association and shall have the right at his own expense to individual representation by counsel. (c) A unit owner, not liable by reason of any act or omission on his own part, shall have no liability for any settlement, judgment, or cost of defense incurred by the association with relation to limited common elements in which he has no interest. (d) A unit owner shall be liable for no more than a pro rata share of any settlement,...
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35-8-16
Section 35-8-16 Liens against condominium property generally. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 35-8-18, subsequent to recording the declaration as provided in this chapter and while the property remains subject to this chapter, no lien shall arise or be effective against the condominium property as a whole. During such period, liens or encumbrances shall arise or be created only against each unit in the same manner and under the same conditions in every respect as liens or encumbrances may arise or be created upon or against any other separate parcel of real property subject to individual ownership; provided, that no labor performed or materials furnished with the consent or at the request of a unit owner or his agent, his contractor or subcontractor shall be the basis for the filing of a lien against the unit or any other property of any other unit owner not expressly consenting to or requesting the same, except that such express consent shall be deemed to be given by the...
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35-8A-302
Section 35-8A-302 Powers of unit owners' association. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), and subject to the provisions of the declaration, the association may: (1) Adopt and amend bylaws and rules and regulations; (2) Adopt and amend budgets for revenues, expenditures, and reserves and impose and collect assessments for common expenses from unit owners; (3) Hire and discharge managing agents and other employees, agents, and independent contractors; (4) Institute, defend, or intervene in litigation or administrative proceedings in its own name on behalf of itself or two or more unit owners on matters affecting the condominium; (5) Make contracts and incur liabilities; (6) Regulate the use, maintenance, repair, replacement, and modification of common elements; (7) Cause additional improvements to be made as a part of the common elements; (8) Acquire, hold, encumber, and convey in its own name any right, title, or interest to real or personal property, but interests in the common...
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35-8-6
Section 35-8-6 Common and limited common elements. (a) The undivided interest in the common elements and limited common elements or the method for determining such interests shall be set forth in the declaration. (b) Any conveyance, lease, devise, or other disposition or mortgage or encumbrance of any unit shall extend to and include such undivided interest in the common and limited common elements, whether or not expressly referred to in the instrument effecting the same. (c) The common elements and limited common elements shall remain undivided from the condominium property and shall not be the object of an action for partition or division unless the condominium property is removed from the provisions of this chapter as provided in Section 35-8-20. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as a limitation on partition of individual interests in a unit or units by co-owners of such unit or units. (d) The undivided interest of each unit owner in the common elements and limited common...
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