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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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35-8-6
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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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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35-8-12
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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35-8A-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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35-8-20
Section 35-8-20 Termination of condominium. (a) The condominium property may be removed from
the provisions of this chapter provided that all unit owners agree and all holders of record
of liens affecting any of the units consent or agree, in either case by instruments duly recorded,
that their liens be transferred to the undivided share of the unit owner in the property as
hereinafter provided. (b) A circuit court may grant the petition of any unit owner for a removal
of the condominium property from the provisions of this chapter and a partition under the
following circumstances: (1) In the event of total destruction of all improvements of the
condominium property and no agreement is reached to rebuild such improvements within a reasonable
time, or such rebuilding has not been completed within a reasonable time. (2) In the event
of substantial destruction, deterioration, or obsolescence of the condominium property and
no agreement is reached to repair, reconstruct, or rebuild such...
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35-8-18
Section 35-8-18 Blanket mortgage on condominium property. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this chapter, if the declaration or bylaws so permit, the entire condominium property or
some or all of the units included therein may be subject to a single or blanket mortgage constituting
a first lien thereon created by recordable instrument by all of the owners of the property
or units covered thereby; and any unit included under the lien of such mortgage may be sold
or otherwise conveyed or transferred subject thereto. The instrument creating any such mortgage
shall provide a method whereby any unit owner may obtain a release of his unit from the lien
of such mortgage and a satisfaction and discharge in recordable form upon payment to the holder
of the mortgage of a sum equal to the proportionate share attributable to his unit of the
then outstanding balance of unpaid principal and accrued interest and any other charges then
due and unpaid. Such proportionate share attributable to each...
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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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35-8-2
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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