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35-8A-312
Section 35-8A-312 Conveyance or encumbrance of common elements. (a) In a condominium portions
of the common elements may be conveyed or subjected to a security interest by the association
if persons entitled to cast at least 80 percent of the votes in the association, including
80 percent of the votes allocated to units not owned by a declarant, or any larger percentage
the declaration specifies, agree to that action; but all the owners of units to which any
limited common element is allocated must agree in order to convey that limited common element
or subject it to a security interest. The declaration may specify a smaller percentage only
if all of the units are restricted exclusively to nonresidential uses. Proceeds of the sale
or loan are an asset of the association. (b) An agreement to convey common elements in a condominium
or subject them to a security interest must be evidenced by the execution of an agreement,
or ratifications thereof, in the same manner as a deed, by the...
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35-8A-411
Section 35-8A-411 Release of liens. (a) In the case of a sale of a unit where delivery of an
offering statement is required pursuant to Section 35-8A-402(c) or a disclosure is made pursuant
to Section 35-8A-407, a seller shall record or furnish to the purchaser releases of all liens
or an agreement to release any liens that encumber that unit and its common element interest,
except liens on real estate that a declarant has the right to withdraw from the condominium,
that the purchaser does not expressly agree in a written contract of sale which specifically
identifies such lien and its amount to take subject to or assume, or provide a surety bond
or substitute collateral for or insurance against the lien in the manner provided for liens
on real estate in Section 35-11-233(b). (b) In conveying real estate to the association the
declarant shall have that real estate released from: (i) all liens the foreclosure of which
would deprive unit owners of any right of access to or easement of...
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35-8A-207
Section 35-8A-207 Allocation of common element interests, votes, and common expense liabilities.
(a) The declaration must allocate to each unit in a condominium a fraction or percentage of
undivided interests in the common elements and in the common expenses of the association specified
in section 35-8A-315(a), and a portion of the votes in the association, to each unit and state
the formulas used to establish allocations of interest. Those allocations may not discriminate
in favor of units owned by the declarant or an affiliate of the declarant. (b) If units may
be added to or withdrawn from the condominium, the declaration must state the formulas to
be used to reallocate the allocated interests among all units included in the condominium
after the addition or withdrawal. (c) The declaration may provide: (i) that different allocations
of votes shall be made to the units on particular matters specified in the declaration; (ii)
for cumulative voting only for the purpose of electing...
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35-8A-313
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 any amount
specified in the declaration, covering all occurrences commonly insured against for death,
bodily injury, and property damage arising out of or in connection with the use, ownership,
or maintenance of the common elements. (b) In the case of a building containing units having
horizontal boundaries described in the declaration, the insurance maintained under subdivision
(a)(1), to the extent reasonably available, must include the units, but need not include improvements
and betterments installed by unit owners. (c) If the insurance described in subsections (a)
and (b) is not reasonably available,...
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35-8A-315
their common expense liabilities. (e) If any common expense is caused by the misconduct of
any unit owner or such unit owner's invitee, the association may assess that expense exclusively
against his or her unit after notice and an opportunity to be heard. (f) If common expense
liabilities are reallocated, common expense assessments and any installment thereof not yet
due shall be recalculated in accordance with the reallocated common expense liabilities. (g)
All assessments, including utilities, fees, and other charges shall also constitute the personal
obligation of the unit owner to the association. (h) No unit owner other than the association
shall be exempted from any liability for any assessment under this code section or under any
condominium instrument for any reason whatsoever, including, without limitation, abandonment,
nonuse, or waiver of the use or enjoyment of his or her unit or any part of the common elements.
(Acts 1990, No. 90-551, p. 858, §3-115; Act 2018-403, §1.)...
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35-8A-218
Section 35-8A-218 Termination of condominium. (a) Except in the case of a taking of all the
units by eminent domain specified in Section 35-8A-107, a condominium may be terminated only
by agreement of unit owners of units to which at least 80 percent of the votes in the association
are allocated, or any larger percentage the declaration specifies. The declaration may specify
a smaller percentage only if all of the units in the condominium are restricted exclusively
to nonresidential uses. (b) An agreement to terminate must be evidenced by the execution of
a termination agreement, or ratifications thereof, in the same manner as a deed, by the requisite
number of unit owners. The termination agreement must specify a date after which the agreement
will be void unless it is recorded before that date. A termination agreement and all ratifications
thereof must be recorded in every county in which a portion of the condominium is situated,
and is effective only upon recordation. (c) In the...
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35-8A-302
(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 elements
other than those set forth in subdivision (9) may be conveyed or subjected to a security interest
only pursuant to Section 35-8A-312; (9) Grant easements, encroachments, leases, licenses,
and concessions through or over the common elements; (10) Impose and receive any payments,
fees, or charges for the use, rental, or operation of the common elements, other than limited
common elements described in Section 35-8A-202(2) and (4), and for services...
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35-8A-208
Section 35-8A-208 Limited common elements. (a) Except for the limited common elements described
in Section 35-8A-202(2) and (4), the declaration must specify to which unit or units each
limited common element is allocated. An allocation may not be altered without the consent
of the association and the unit owners whose units are affected by the amendment. (b) Except
as the declaration otherwise provides, a limited common element may be reallocated by an amendment
to the declaration executed by the unit owners between or among whose units the reallocation
is made. The association shall prepare, execute, and record the amendment which is subject
to Section 35-8A-217(e), and the cost shall be borne by the unit owners executing the amendment.
The amendment shall be recorded and indexed in the names of the unit owners executing the
amendment, the condominium, and the association. (c) A common element not previously allocated
as a limited common element may not be so allocated except...
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35-8A-103
interest in, over, or under land, including structures, fixtures, and other improvements and
interests which by custom, usage, or law pass with a conveyance of land though not described
in the contract of sale or instrument of conveyance. "Real estate" includes parcels
with or without upper or lower boundaries, and spaces that may be filled with air or water.
(22) RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES. Use for dwelling or recreational purposes, or both. (23) SECURITY
INTEREST. An interest in real estate or personal property created by contract or conveyance,
which secures payment or performance of an obligation. The term includes a lien created by
a mortgage, vendor's lien, deed of trust, contract for deed, land sales contract, lease intended
as security, assignment of lease, rents intended as security, or any similar security device,
pledge of an ownership interest in an association, and any other consensual lien or title
retention contract intended as security for an obligation. (24) SPECIAL...
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35-8-9
person having an insurable risk may be precluded from obtaining insurance, individually, at
his own expense and for his own benefit, against any risk, whether or not covered by insurance
maintained by the association. Such forms of insurance maintained by the association may include
but are not limited to the following: a. Insurance covering the entire condominium property
against loss by fire and such other hazards as may be desired. b. Liability insurance against
any risk, such as death, personal injury, or damage to property, faced by unit
owners by virtue of their common or limited common ownership in the condominium property,
including but not limited to the acts and omissions of the association, its servants, and
employees. (5) The association may have access to each unit from time to time during reasonable
hours as may be necessary for the maintenance, repair, or replacement of any common elements
or limited common elements therein or accessible therefrom or for making...
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