HomeMy WebLinkAbout1053 ARTICLE XV -
MAINTENANCE, ALTERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS
A. To Common Elements or Limited Common Elements.
(1) Maintenance Contracts. The Board of Directors of
the Association may enter nto a Contract with any firm, person
or corporation, or may join with other Condominium 7~ssociations
and entities in contracting for the-maintenance and repair of the
Condominium Property and other type properties, and may contract
fog nr may join with other Condominium Associations and entities
in contracting for the management of the Condominium Property and
other type properties, and may delegate to the~Contractor or
Manager all the powers and duties of the Association, except such
as are specifically required by this Declaration, or by the By-
Laws or the laws of the State of Florida to have the approval of
.the Board of Directors or the membership of the Association.
(2) Alterations or Additions. No alterations or.
additions to the Common Elements or L mited Common Elements shall
be made if the cost is in excess of 108 of the annual budget of
the Condominium for Common Expenses unless authorized by the
Board of Directors and ratified by not less than 758 of the total
Unit Owners: If authorized as aforesaid, the cost of the foregoing
shall~be assessed as Common Expenses. Where any alterations or
additions as aforedescribed are exclusively or substantially
exclusively for the benefit of the Unit Owner requesting same,
the cost of such alterations or additions shall be assessed
against and collected solely from the Unit Owners exclusively or
substantially exclusively benefiting and, if more than one Unit
Owner requesting such work is benefited thereby,-the assessment
shall be levied in such proportion as may be determined to be
fair and equitable by the Board of Directors of the Association.
Where such alterations or additions exclusively or substantially
exclusively benefit Unit Owners requesting same, said alterations
or additions shall only be made when authorized by the Board ~of j
I'i Directors and ratified by the affirmative vote of not less than
seventy-five percent (758) of the Unit Owners exclusively or
substantially exclusively benefiting .therefrom; provided, however,
that where said Unit Owners are ten or less, the approval of all
~ but one shall be required.
(3) Limited Common Elements. Certain areas may be
designated herein an or on Exh b t No. "1" hereto as Limited
Common Elements and any expense for maintenance, repair or replace-
ment thereof shall be treated as and paid for as a part of the
Common Expense of the Association unless specifically provided
otherwise in this Declaration and the Exhibits hereto. Should
said maintenance, repair or replacement be caused by the negligence
or misuse of a Unit Owner, his family or guests, servants and
invitees, he shall be responsible therefor, and the Association
shall have the right to levy an assessment against such Owner
which assessment shall have the same force and effect as all
other special assessments. Where a Limited Common Element consists
of a terrace, balcony, screened porch. or courtyard, and the Unit
Owner who has the exclusive right to use the same, shall, where
® applicable, be responsible for the maintenance, care and preser-
vation of paint surfaces of~ the interior portions of said items,
all screening thereon, glass and other doors leading to same, all
~ wiring thereto and fences.
B. To Units. Each Unit Owner agrees as follows:
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(1) Maintenance. To maintain in good condition and
repair his Unit and~all interior surfaces within or surrounding
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