Thursday, April 1, 2021

Declaration of Condominium 2019

 

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OR BK 31020 PG 270

RECORDED 11/12/2019 14:31:59

Palm Beach County, Florida AMT

Sharon R. Bock

CLERK & COMPTROLLER Pgs 0270-0322; (53Pgs)

 

This instrument was prepared by:

MARK D. FRIEDMAN, ESQ.

Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.

625 North Flagler Drive —7* Floor West Palm Beach, FL 33401

(W-C 112)

 

 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM FOR CANTERBURY C CONDOMIINIUM




WHEREAS, the Declaration of Condominium for Canterbury C Condominium has been duly recorded in the Public Records of Palm Beach County, Florida, in Official Record Book 2120 at Page 1581; and

 

WHEREAS, at a duly called and noticed meeting of the membership of Canterbury C Condominium Association, Inc., a Florida not-for-profit corporation, held September 18, 2019, the Declaration of Condominium was amended pursuant to the provisions of said Declaration of Condominium.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned hereby certify that the following Amended and Restated Declaration of Condominium is a true and correct copy of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Condominium adopted by the membership at the above-referenced meeting of the membership of the Association, and that the attached Amended and Restated Declaration of Condominium replaces the original Declaration of Condominium recorded on the date and at the official records book and page identified above, and any amendments thereto. All of the exhibits to the original recorded Declaration of Condominium which are otherwise referenced in or attached to the attached Amended and Restated Declaration of Condominium remain intact and unchanged and are hereby incorporated by reference herein as if attached hereto and made a part hereof.

 

 

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WITNESS my signature hereto this          day of                                 , 2019, at West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida.

 

CANTERBURY C CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.




 

STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF PALM BEACH

 

before  me this              ’day of and

_ an         41.                , respectively, of

Canterbury  C  Condominium  Association,  Inc.,  a  Florida  not-for-profìt  corporation, on

behalfs  of the corporation.      They  are  personally   known  to  me,  or  have   produced

r3 1                        as identification         did take an oath.

                    (Signature)

 

(Print Name)

Notary Public, State of Florida at Large


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This instrument was prepared by:

Mark D. Friedman, Esquire Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.

625 North Flagler Drive —7 h Floor

West Palm Beach, Florida 33401

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM OF

CANTERBURY C CONDOMINIUM

 

 

NOTE: This document is a substantial rewording of the  Declaration  of  Condominium of Canterbury C Condominium executed by  Developer  on  January 23, 1973, recorded on February 14, 1973, in Official Records Book 2120, Page 1581,  of the Public Records of Palm Beach County, as amended  to this date (hereinafter  the “Original Declaration”), except that all Exhibits to the Original Declaration which are not otherwise referenced herein or attached hereto remain unchanged and are hereby incorporated by reference herein  as  if  attached  hereto  and  made  a  part hereof.

 

1.            INTRODUCTION AND SUBMISSION.

 

1.1         The Land. The real property comprising this condominium located in Palm Beach County, Florida, is more particularly described in Exhibit 1 of the Original Declaration incorporated by reference herein (the “Land”).

 

1.2         Submission Statement. The Developer submitted the Land and all improvements thereon to the condominium form of ownership and use in the manner provided for in the Florida Condominium Act as amended from time to time.

 

1.3         Name. The name by which this condominium is to be identified is CANTERBURY C CONDOMINIUM (hereinafter called the "Condominium").

 

2.            DEFINITIONS. The terms used in this Declaration and its Exhibits shall have the meanings stated in the Condominium  Act  as  follows,  unless  the  context otherwise requires:


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2.1         "Act" means the Condominium Act (Chapter 718, Florida Statutes) as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

2.2         "Articles" or "Articles of Incorporation" mean the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Association, as amended from time to time.

 

2.3         "Assessment" means a share of the funds which are required for the  payment of Common Expenses which from time to time is assessed against the Unit Owner.

 

2.4         "Association" or "Condominium Association" means CANTERBURY C CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., a not-for-profit Florida corporation, the entity responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Condominium, and its successors.

 

2.5         "Association Property" means the property, real and personal, in which title  or ownership is vested in, or which is dedicated on a recorded plat or leased to, the Association for the use and benefit of its members.

 

2.6         "Board" or "Board of Directors" means the representative body which is responsible for administration of the Association.

 

2.7         "Building" means the structure situated on the Condominium Property in which the Units are located.

 

2.8         "By-Laws" mean the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Association, as they are amended from time to time.

 

2.9         “Charge” means any legal or equitable  indebtedness  of a Unit  Owner  to  the Association, or other sums owed to or due to the  Association  from  a Unit Owner, or any cost  or expense  incurred by the Association  on behalf  of or because of a Unit Owner, other than Assessments for Common Expenses, which the Unit Owner is obligated to  pay  to  the  Association. Said obligations may arise by oral or written  contract,  by  law  or  in equity, or may be created by these Condominium Documents.

 

2.10      “Committee” means a group of Board members, Unit Owners or Board members and Unit Owners appointed by the Board or the President to make recommendations to the Board.

 

2.11      "Common Elements" means and includes the portions of the Condominium Property which are not included in the Units or Association Property, as defined herein.


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2.12      "Common Expenses" means: (1) expenses of administration and management of the Condominium Property; (2) expenses of maintenance, operation, protection, repair or replacement of Common Elements and Association Property, as well as those portions of the Units for which the Association is responsible; (3) expenses declared Common  Expenses  by the provisions of this Declaration or by the By-Laws; (4) any valid charge against the Association or against the Condominium Property;  (5) the costs of carrying out the powers and duties of the Association; and (6)  all  expenses properly incurred by the Association in the performance of its duties, including expenses specified in the Act; (7) all proper charges imposed by the United Civic Organization, its successors and assigns paid proportionately by the Association with other condominium associations of Century Village; (8) any obligations of the Association under the Long Term Lease or to WPRF.  Common  expenses  also include all reserves  required by the Act or otherwise established by the Board, reasonable transportation services, the purchase and maintenance of laundry equipment, insurance for directors and officers, road maintenance and operation expenses, in-house communications, security services, and pest control services to the Common Elements, which are reasonably related to the general benefit of the Unit Owners even if such expenses do not attach to the Common Elements or property of the Condominium. The cost of communications services, as defined in Chapter 202, Florida Statutes, as same may be amended  from time to time, obtained pursuant to a bulk contract shall also be a common expense, but shall be allocated on a per unit basis, and shall not include any other separate obligations of individual Unit Owners for such services.

 

Notwithstanding any other term herein to the contrary, Common  Expenses as defined in this Declaration shall include the cost and expense of maintaining and operating the canals, lakes and drainage system, including dams and water control devices, serving the entire Century Village, West Palm Beach development ("System"), even if certain elements  of System  are located off-site and not located within Century Village,  West  Palm Beach. United Civic Organization, Inc. ("UCO") is expressly authorized as agent of Association, in conjunction with similar authorization from other condominium associations in Century Village, West Palm Beach, to undertake the responsibility for maintenance of the System, and  the  expense therefore shall be paid proportionately by the Association with other condominium associations of Century Village, West Palm Beach to UCO.

 

2.13      "Common Surplus" means the amount of all receipts or revenues, including Assessments, rents or profits collected by the Association which exceeds Common Expenses.


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2.14      "Condominium Parcel" means a Unit together with the undivided share in the Common Elements appurtenant to said Unit; and when the context permits, the term includes all other appurtenances to the Unit.

 

2.15      "Condominium Property" means the lands, leaseholds, improvements and other personal property submitted to Condominium ownership by  the  Original Declaration, subject to the limitations thereof and exclusions therefrom, and all easements and rights appurtenant thereto intended  for  use in connection with the Condominium.

 

2.16      "County" means the County of Palm Beach, State of Florida.

 

2.17      "Declaration" or "Declaration of Condominium" means this instrument, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

2.18      "Developed" means the entity identified in the Original Declaration as Declarer.

 

2.19      "Improvements" means all structures and artificial changes to the natural environment (exclusive of landscaping) located on the Condominium Property, including, but not limited to, the Buildings.

 

2.20      "Institutional Mortgagee" means any lending institution having  a mortgage lien upon a Unit, including any of the following institutions or entities: (i) a federal or state savings and loan association or bank doing business in the State of Florida or a life insurance company doing business  in Florida which is approved by the Commissioner of Insurance of the State of Florida, or  bank or real estate investment trust, or a mortgage banking  company licensed to do business in the State of Florida, or any subsidiary thereof licensed or qualified to make mortgage loans in the State of Florida or a national banking association chartered under the laws  of the United  States of America; or (ii) such other Lenders as the Board shall hereafter designate as such in writing which have acquired a mortgage upon a Unit; or (iii) any “Secondary Mortgage Market Institution” including  Federal  National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and such other Secondary Mortgage Market Institution as the Board shall hereafter designate as such in writing which has acquired a mortgage upon Units.

 

2.21      “Legal Fees” mean (a) reasonable fees for attorney and paralegal services incurred in negotiation and preparation for litigation, whether or not an action is actually begun, through and including all trial and appellate levels and postjudgment proceedings; and (b) court costs through and including all trial and appellate levels and postjudgment proceedings.


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2.22      “Lien for Charges” means a lien which is recorded to secure a Charge. There is created by this Declaration a common law and contractual lien to secure payment for any Charge. By way of example, but not limitation, a Lien for Charges exists to secure repayment to the Association when it must remove or reinstall alterations to the Common Elements damaged or altered by Unit Owners, their tenants, family members or guests; or perform a maintenance, repair or replacement responsibility in connection with the Unit Owner’s Unit or the Common Elements or Limited Common Elements when the Unit Owner fails to discharge of his/her/their responsibilities; or address emergency situations with regard to any Unit. The Lien for Charges shall be of equal priority to, shall accrue interest and late fees, and shall be foreclosed in the same manner as the Common Expense lien, including the right to recover attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses of collection.

 

2.23      "Limited Common Elements" means those Common Elements the use of which is reserved to a certain Unit or Units to the exclusion of other Units, as specified in this Declaration. References herein to Common Elements also shall include all Limited Common Elements unless the context would prohibit or it is otherwise expressly provided. Limited Common Elements shall also include any portion of the Condominium Property which a Unit Owner is required to provide maintenance, repair or replacement at his or her own expense or reimburse the Association for such expense under Article  7 of this Declaration.

 

2.24      “Member” means an Owner who, or which, is a member  of the Association as more specifically described in the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Association.

 

2.25      "UCO" means the United Civic Organization.

 

2.26      "Unit" means a part of the Condominium Property which is subject to exclusive ownership.

 

2.27      "Unit Owned" or "Owner of a Unit" or "Owner" means the record owner of a Unit.

 

228 “Utility Services” as used in the Condominium Act  and  construed  with reference to this Condominium and as used in this  Declaration,  the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws shall include, but not be limited to, electric power, gas, water, heating, air-conditioning, cable  television,  internet service, sprinkler, irrigation, drainage, sewage and garbage disposal.


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3.            DESCRIPTION OF CONDOMINIUM.

 

3.1         Identification of Units. The Condominium Property consists of all Units in the Condominium Building, and other improvements, as set forth in Exhibit No. 1 to the Original Declaration, and for the purpose of identification, all Units in the Building located on said Condominium Property are given identifying numbers and delineated on the Survey Exhibits collectively identified as Exhibit No. 1 attached to the Original Declaration. No Unit bears the same identifying number as does any other Unit. The aforesaid identifying number as to the Unit is also the identifying number as to the parcel.  The  said  Exhibit No. 1 to the Original Declaration also contains a survey of the land, graphic description of the Improvements in which the Units are located,  and  a plot plan and, together with this Declaration, they are in sufficient detail to identify the location, dimensions and size of the Common Elements and of each Unit, as evidenced by the Certificate of the Registered Land Surveyor attached to the Original Declaration. The legend and notes contained within said Exhibit are incorporated herein and made a part hereof by reference. The aforesaid Building was constructed substantially in accordance with the Plans and Specifications and any modifications thereof on file with the Building and Zoning Department of Palm Beach County, Florida.

 

3.2         Unit Boundaries. Each Unit shall include that portion of the Building containing the Unit that lies within the boundaries of the Unit, which boundaries are as follows:

 

(a)               The Owners of the respective Condominium Units shall not be deemed to own the undecorated and/or unfinished surfaces of the perimeter walls, floors and ceilings surrounding their respective Condominium Units, nor shall the Unit Owner be deemed to own pipes, wires, conduits or other public utility lines running through said respective Condominium Units which are utilized for or serve more than one Condominium Unit, which, by these presents,  hereby made a part of the Common Elements. Said Unit Owners, however,  shall  be deemed to own the walls and partitions which are contained  in  said Unit Owner's Condominium Unit and shall also be deemed  to own the inner decorated and/or finished surfaces of the perimeter walls, floors and ceilings, including plaster, paint, wallpaper, etc.; however, all load bearing walls located within a Condominium  Unit  are a part of the Common Elements to the unfinished surface of said walls.


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3.3         Limited Common Elements.

 

(a)               Those areas reserved for the use of certain unit owners or a certain Unit owner to the exclusion of other unit owners are designated as “limited common elements” and are shown and located on  the Surveys annexed to Exhibit No. 1 of the Original Declaration of Condominium.

 

(b)               Each Unit shall be entitled to be assigned one (1) parking space and the Unit Owner shall be entitled to the exclusive occupancy of said parking space, as assigned by the Developer.  All  unassigned  parking spaces remain part of the Common Elements.

 

(c)                All portions of the Condominium Property for which the Unit Owners are responsible for maintenance, repair and replacement under Section 7 of this Declaration which are not located within the Unit boundaries set forth in Section 3.2 above shall be considered Limited Common Elements.

 

(d)               Where the Limited Common  Elements  consists  of  a  screened porch, the Unit Owner who has the right to the exclusive use of said screened porch shall be responsible for the maintenance, care and preservation of the paint and surface of the exterior walls, including floor and ceiling within said exterior screened porch, and the maintenance, care, preservation and replacement of  the  screening on the said screened porch, and fixed and/or sliding glass  doors  in the entrance way to said screened porch, and the  replacement  of light bulbs on said screened porch, and wiring, electrical outlets and fixtures thereon.

 

(e)               The Electrical Room breaker serving only one unit shall be a Limited Common Element of the Unit which it serves. The Unit Owners  are  be responsible for maintaining, repairing and replacing the electrical breaker serving only their Unit.

 

3.4         Easements. The following easements are hereby created (in addition to any easements created under the Act):

 

(a)               Perpetual Nonexclusive Easement. The Common Elements shall be, and the same are hereby declared to be subject to a perpetual non- exclusive easement in favor of all of the Owners of Units in the Condominium for their use and the use of their immediate families, guests and invitees, for all proper and normal purposes, and for the


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furnishing of services and facilities for which the same are reasonably intended, for the enjoyment of said Unit Owners.

 

(b)               Settlement or Movement of Improvements. In the event that any Unit shall encroach upon any Common Elements for any reason not caused by the purposeful or negligent act of the Unit Owner or  Owners or agents of such Owner or Owners, then an easement appurtenant to such Unit shall exist for the continuance of such encroachment upon the Common Elements for so long as such encroachment shall naturally exist; and, in the event that any portions of the Common Elements shall encroach upon any Unit, then an easement shall exist for the continuance of such encroachment of the Common Elements into any Unit for so long as such encroachment shall naturally exist.

 

(c)                Air Space. The Owner of each Unit shall  have  an  exclusive easement for the use of the air space occupied by said Unit as  it exists at any particular time and said Unit may lawfully be altered or reconstructed from time to time, which easement shall be terminated automatically in any air space which is vacated from time to time.

 

(d)               Condominium Act. Notwithstanding the fact that the  present provisions of the Condominium Act of the State of Florida are incorporated by reference and included herein thereby, the provisions of this Declaration and Exhibits thereto shall be paramount to the Condominium Act as to those provisions where permissive variances are permitted; otherwise, the provisions of said Condominium  Act shall prevail and shall be deemed incorporated herein.

 

(e)               Access Easement. The Condominium property may not be abutting, contiguous or adjacent to any public street, road  or  right-of-way.  UCO covenants to provide access from North Haverhill Road and Okeechobee Boulevard (a public dedicated road)  to  the Condominium property for road purposes for ingress and egress and for such easements as may be required for drainage and utility  service easements. The aforesaid easement shall not  create  a burden upon the access easement land, nor shall it run with this Condominium, and UCO shall have the continuous right  to change and relocate such access easement as often as it desires, without the requirement of the Condominium association, the Unit Owners in this Condominium, and all other persons entitled to the use of said access easement consenting to or joining in an instrument to accomplish the foregoing. UCO shall have the right to dedicate such  access easement as it desires to the public and the appropriate


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Governmental authority without the consent or execution of an instrument to this effect by person entitled to the use of said access easement. The foregoing right of UCO  is limited only to the extent  that such changing and relocation or dedication of the access easement shall be reasonable. The access easement referred to herein is as designated in Exhibit No. 1 to the original Declaration.

 

3.5         Lonq-Term Lease. The Association, as Lessee, has entered into a Long- Term Lease Agreement with Century Village, Inc., a Florida Corporation, as to a non-exclusive undivided interest in and to the demised premises described therein, a copy of said Lease being attached as Exhibit No.  3 to the Original Declaration. The Association has acquired the foregoing Leasehold interest pursuant to Florida Statute 711.121, and pursuant to said Statute and the Long-Term Lease, all monies due and to become due under the provisions of said Lease, including, without limitation, expenses of rent and such other items as are specified in said Lease, are and shall continue  to be for the full term of said Lease, declared to be Common  Expenses  of the Condominium.

 

(a)               In order to secure the faithful performance of the Association's obligations to the Lessor under the Long-Term Lease, and to secure the Unit Owners obligation to pay his share of the  Common  Expenses as to the Long-Term Lease, each Unit Owner, i.e., the original purchaser from the Developer, shall execute a copy of the Long-Term Lease attached as Exhibit No. 3 to the Original Declaration, together with the Lessor and Lessee Association, which Lease shall be recorded in the Public Records of Palm  Beach  County, Florida, together with the Deed of conveyance from the Developer Lessor to the Unit Owner and under the terms of said Lease, as set forth therein, each Unit Owner shall impress a lien and pledge his full interest in his Condominium Parcel in the subject Condominium in favor of the Lessor.

 

(b)               The Unit Owner shall be entitled to the use and enjoyment of the Recreational Facilities under the Long-Term Lease, subject to the Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Lessor.

 

(c)                Whenever any of the provisions of the Long-Term Lease and/or this Declaration shall be in conflict, the provisions of  the  Long-Term Lease shall be controlling.

 

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deemed a part of the Condominium Property of the Condominium created by this Declaration of Condominium.

 

4.            RESTRAINT UPON SEPARATION AND PARTITION OF COMMON ELEMENTS.

 

The undivided share in the Common Elements and Common Surplus which is appurtenant to a Unit, and the exclusive right to use all appropriate appurtenant Limited Common Elements shall not be separated from the Unit and shall pass with the title to the Unit, whether or not separately described. The appurtenant share in the Common Elements and Common Surplus, and the exclusive right to use all Limited Common Elements appurtenant to a Unit, except as elsewhere herein provided to the contrary, cannot be conveyed or encumbered except together with the Unit. The respective shares in the Common Elements  appurtenant  to  Units shall remain undivided, and no action for partition of the Common Elements, the Condominium Property, or any part thereof, shall lie, except as provided herein with respect to termination of the Condominium.

 

5.            OWNERSHIP   OF   COMMON   ELEMENTS    AND  COMMON   SURPLUS AND SHARE OF COMMON EXPENSES; VOTING RIGHTS.

 

5.1         Percentaqe Ownership and Shares. Each Unit shall have, as an appurtenance thereto, an undivided percentage interest in the Common Elements and a percentage share of the Common Expenses and Common Surplus, as outlined in the Survey attached to the Original Declaration.

 

Type “A” Units (1 Bedroom, 1 bath........................... 3.92%

Type “B” Units (1 Bedroom,  1 '/  bath or 2 bath).... 4.128%

Type "D" Units (2 Bedroom, 1 '/  bath or 2 bath)..... 4.56%

 

5.2         Votinq.     An Owner or Owners of a Unit shall collectively be entitled to one

(1) vote (hereinafter referred to as “Voting Interests”).

 

5.3         Membership in Association. Each Unit shall have, as an appurtenance thereto, a membership in the Association and in the funds and assets of the Association. Membership  is limited to natural persons.  Entities,  including, but not limited to, corporations, limited liability companies and partnerships, may not own Units at the Condominium. The foregoing limitation  on corporate ownership shall not apply to the Association or the Long-Term Lessor acquiring Units or mortgagees acquiring title to Units through foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure.

 

6.            AMENDMENTS.      Except as elsewhere provided herein, amendments to this Declaration may be effected as follows:


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6.1         By the Association. Notice of the subject matter of a proposed amendment shall be included in the notice of any meeting at which a proposed amendment is to be considered or the written agreement through which a proposed amendment is to be considered. A resolution for the adoption of a proposed amendment may be proposed either by a majority of the Board of Directors of the Association or by not less than one-half (1/2) of the total voting interests of Units of the Association. Except as elsewhere provided, approvals must be by not less than a majority of all members entitled to vote, in person, by proxy, or by any other lawful means, at a members meeting at which a quorum is present or by written agreement, provided a quorum participates in the vote by written agreement. Voting may  also  be  conducted, if approved in the manner required by the Act, by internet based online voting. Any amendment which impacts the rights of the Long Term Lessor under the Long Term Lease must be approved by the Lessor.

 

6.2         Execution and Recordinq. An amendment shall be evidenced  by  a  certificate of the Association which shall include recording  data identifying  the Declaration and shall be executed with the same formalities required for the execution of a deed. An amendment of the Declaration is effective when the applicable certificate is properly recorded in the Public Records of Palm Beach County. No provision of this Declaration shall be revised or amended by reference to its title or number only. Proposals to amend existing provisions of this Declaration shall contain the full text of the provision to be amended; new words shall be inserted and the text underlined; and words to be deleted shall be lined through with hyphens. However, if the proposed change is so extensive that this procedure would hinder, rather than assist, the understanding of the proposed amendment, it is not necessary to use underlining and hyphens as indicators of words added or deleted, but, instead, a notation must be inserted immediately preceding the proposed amendment in substantially the following language:  "Substantial  rewording of Declaration. See provision ... for present text." Non-material errors or omissions in the amendment process shall not invalidate an otherwise properly promulgated amendment. Scrivener’s errors may be corrected by a vote of the Board without the necessity of membership approval.

 

6.3         Proviso. Provided, however, that no amendment shall change any Unit nor the share in the Common Elements appurtenant to it, nor increase the Owner’s share of the Common Expenses, unless the record Owner of the Unit concerned and all record owners of mortgages on such Unit shall join in the execution of the amendment. Neither shall an amendment make any change in the section entitled “Insurance” nor in the section entitled “Reconstruction or repair after casualty” unless the record owners of all mortgages upon the Condominium shall join in the execution of the amendment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment to this


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Declaration may be adopted which, in any manner, impairs, interferes or conflicts with, or is in any way inconsistent with any of terms and provisions  of the Long Term Lease, without the written approval of the Long-Term Lessor, its successors or assigns during the term of the Long Term Lease.

 

6.4         If subsequent to the recording of these amendments the Long Term Lessor requires specific revisions to the text of this Declaration in order to receive its approval, the text of this Declaration may be revised and such amendments recorded to the extent necessary to receive such approval without the necessity of a further membership vote.

 

7.            MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF UNITS, LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS, COMMON ELEMENTS AND ASSOCIATION PROPERTY.

 

7.1         Common Elements and Association Property. Except to the extent (i) expressly provided to the contrary herein, or (ii) proceeds of insurance are made available therefor, the Association shall be responsible, at Common Expense, for:

 

(a)               All maintenance, repairs and replacements in or to the Common Elements, Limited Common Elements and Association Property;

 

(b)               All portions of the Condominium (except interior wall surfaces  of Units) contributing to the support of the building, which portions shall include, but not be limited to, the outside walls of the building, chasing and load bearing railings, walls or columns, or boundary walls  of Units;

 

(c)                All fixtures on the exterior of the Buildings;

 

(d)               All floor and ceiling slabs, including, but not limited to, the slabs of all terraces and balconies;

 

(e)               All conduits, chases, chase areas, ducts, plumbing and air- conditioning;

 

(f)                 All wiring and other facilities for the furnishing of Utility Services which are contained in the aforementioned portions of the Condominium;

 

(g)               All electrical lines, conduits or fixtures from the shared or common distribution facility or conduit up to, but not including, the circuit breaker box within or serving the Unit,


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(h)               All plumbing lines, conduits or fixtures from the shared or common distribution facility or conduit up to, but not including, the point that such lines or conduits enter the Unit boundaries, including drain lines from the point that the drain line exits the Unit boundaries;

 

(i)                  All other utilities contained within a Unit which service part or parts of the Condominium other than the Unit within which contained;

 

g) All property owned  by  the  Association  and  other  property  contemplated by and to the extent the same is consistent with the terms hereof;

 

(k)     All incidental damage caused to a Unit by the Association’s  discharge of its responsibilities under this Section 7.1 up to a maximum of

$1,000.00 per Unit (unless caused by negligent or intentional misconduct for which the Association is responsible, in which case no limitation shall apply).

 

The Association’s aforementioned responsibilities shall not apply to  the extent such maintenance, repair or replacement arises from or is necessitated by the negligence, misuse or neglect of one or more Unit Owners, their families, guests or invitees, in which case such cost and expense shall be paid solely by such Unit Owners, and shall be enforceable in the same manner as any Assessment under Section 12 hereof, including, but not limited to, by recordation and foreclosure of a claim  of  lien against the Unit.

 

7.2         Units. All maintenance, repairs and replacements of, in or to any Unit, as defined in Section 3.2 hereof, shall be performed by the Owner of such Unit at the Unit Owner’s sole cost and expense, except as otherwise expressly provided to the contrary herein. The Unit Owner shall also maintain, repair and replace, at his, her or its sole cost and expense, all portions of any hurricane shutter(s) that the Unit Owner may install, upon prior written approval of the Association, including such portion of  the  Common Elements, if any, to which the hurricane shutter(s) is/are  attached,  which cost and expense shall also include the cost and expense of removal and/or reinstallation by the Association of the hurricane shutter(s) if necessary or required in order for the Association to discharge its obligations hereunder.

 

7.3         Specific Unit Owner Responsibilities.

 

(a)               The Unit Owner shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair and replacement of any portions of the air-conditioning and heating systems serving only a particular Unit, including, but not limited to,


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filters, the compressor, condenser, motor, fan, air  handler, condensate line at its terminus or the location at which it joins another unit’s condensate line and all related parts, without regard to whether such items are located within the boundaries of the Units, except as provided in Section 7.1 hereinabove. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Association may, but is not obligated to, enter a service contract for all air conditioning and heating systems serving any portion of the Condominium Property, with the cost of the service contract being  paid for at Common Expense, but each individual Owner being responsible for any maintenance and repair not covered by  the service contract and with Unit Owners being wholly responsible for  any costs associated with the replacement of any portion of the air conditioning or heating system. Unit Owners must take steps  to ensure that the interior of their units are kept at a temperature and humidity level so as to prevent the proliferation of mold  or mildew.  The foregoing requirement remains in effect even during  periods when the Unit is left vacant.

 

(b)               The Unit Owner shall be responsible for all maintenance, repairs and replacements in or to exterior screens, doors and windows serving a Unit, including, without limitation, all frames, locks and operating mechanisms appurtenant thereto. Without limiting the  generality  of the foregoing, no Unit Owner may decorate, alter or modify exterior screens, doors or windows or the framework, locks or operating mechanisms thereof in any manner whatsoever, except with the prior written approval of the Board of Directors, as provided in Section 9 hereof.

 

(c)                The Unit Owner shall maintain, repair, and replace at his or her expense all fans, stoves, hot water heaters, refrigerators, or other appliances or equipment, including any fixtures and/or their connections required to provide Utility Service to his or her Unit. The Association may, but is not obligated to, enter a contract for maintenance and/or inspection  of  hot water  heaters.  The expense  of such maintenance and/or inspection  covered  by  any  such contract shall be  a  Common  Expense.  All  maintenance,  repairs and replacements not covered by the contracts shall be the responsibility of the Unit Owner. The hot water heater in each Unit must be replaced at the earlier of  the  tenth  anniversary  of installation of the hot water heater or the receipt  by the  Unit  Owner of an inspection report from the Association  which  states  that  the hot water heater requires replacement, in which case the hot water heater shall be replaced within thirty (30) days. Water heaters that have a manufacturer’s guaranteed life expectancy of over ten years


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may produce said documentation and will have to replace the water heater on or before the end of the stated useful life (unless and inspection reveals earlier deterioration, in which case an earlier replacement will still be required). Should a Unit Owner  fail  to  replace a hot water heater as required in this paragraph, the Association may seek  injunctive  relief  through  arbitration  or litigation requiring the Unit Owner to replace  the hot water  heater. The Association also reserves the right, but not the  obligation,  to enter the Unit during reasonable hours, to replace the hot  water heater for the protection of the Unit, neighboring Units and the Common Elements, with the cost of the new equipment and installation to be borne by the owner  of the Unit receiving  the new  hot water heater. Such  costs  and charges  shall be enforceable  as an Lien for Charges assessed pursuant to Article 12 of  this Declaration and Section, 718.116, Florida Statutes, both as may amended from time to time.  The term  “reasonable  hours”  as used  in this paragraph shall not be construed as  precluding  the Association or its agents from entering a Unit at any  time  in  the event of an  emergency.  Tankless  water  heaters  are  prohibited from being installed in this Condominium.

 

(d)             The Unit Owner shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair and replacement, as necessary, of the circuit breaker box  within  or serving the Unit and all electrical lines, conduits or fixtures running from the circuit breaker box into the Unit up to and including the fixtures or outlets within the Unit.

 

(e)               The Unit Owner shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair and replacement, as necessary, of all plumbing lines, conduits or fixtures from the point at which they enter the Unit boundaries as such boundaries are described elsewhere in this Declaration up to and including the fixtures or outlets within the Unit, and all drain  lines within or serving the Unit up to the point the drain line crosses the threshold of the Unit boundaries.

 

(f)                 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Declaration, a Unit Owner shall be responsible for the maintenance, repair and replacement  of all upgrades to the Unit and Limited Common Elements which were not originally installed by the Developer and are not replacements of like kind and quality.

 

(g)               Unit Owners shall be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the surfaces of their patios and balconies, including the maintenance, repair, and replacement of all screens and screen frames, as well as


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all floor coverings which may be permitted from time to time by the rules and regulations of the Board of Directors. The screens and screen frames are a Limited Common Element as are the floor coverings.

 

(g)               Unit Owners shall promptly report to the Association any defects or need for repairs, the responsibility for the remedy of which is that of the Association.

 

(h)               All maintenance, repair or replacement for which the Units Owners  are responsible shall be performed by contractors with appropriate licensure and insurance. The Board of Directors may  set standards for appropriate levels of insurance and may require proof of licensure, insurance and the procurement of any required permits before permitting a contractor on the Condominium Property.  The Board  may deny access to the property to any contractor performing work that requires approval from the Board of Directors hereunder  until such approval has been granted in the manner required herein.

 

(i)                  Unit owners shall be responsible for the cost of repairs to  the Common Elements when such damage results from the Unit Owner’s negligent or intentional acts or the negligent or intentional acts of the Unit Owner’s family members, guests, invitees, or  licensees.  The cost of repairs may become a Lien for Charges against the Unit and collected in the same manner as all other Assessments.

 

g) The Unit Owners are be responsible for maintaining, repairing and replacing the electrical breaker serving only their Unit.

 

(k)                Pest control services within the Unit boundaries is the Unit owner’s responsibility. If a Unit is found to have pests or any type  of  infestation the Unit owner will contact a pest control service and pay for such service to remedy the problem. If the Unit Owner fails to remedy the problem, the Association may do so and charge the Unit Owner the cost of same, the cost becoming a Lien for Charges, collectible as an Assessment against the Unit in the same manner as all other Assessments may be collected pursuant to Article 12 of this Declaration and Section 718.116, Florida Statutes, as amended or renumbered from time to time.

 

(l)                  If the Unit Owner fails to perform any maintenance obligations in this Section 7.3, the Association may undertake to fulfill said obligations and Charge the Unit Owner the cost of same, the cost becoming a Lien for Charges, collectible as an Assessment against the Unit in the


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same manner as all other Assessments may be collected pursuant to Article 12 of this Declaration and Section 718.116, Florida  Statutes, as amended or renumbered from time to time.

 

(m)             Any restoration work, improvements, construction, or demolition must have proper permits as required by the county, and such work must be accordance with Florida and Palm Beach County building codes and in accordance with any provisions of this Declaration of Condominium. Said work must be completed by a licensed, bonded, and insured contractor.  Any additional work which must be performed due to non-compliance will be the sole responsibility of the owner, and said owner will bear the cost to repair any damage to neighboring owners as well as any legal costs incurred from said noncompliance. All work must be approved by the Board before such work commences.

 

7.4         Miscellaneous Provisions. Where portions  of  the  Condominium  Property are a lake or drainage lagoon, or are subject to the easement of being a drainage lagoon, it being understood that lakes are a portion of a drainage lagoon, the cost of maintaining same shall be a common expense of the Condominium. Where a Condominium abuts a roadway designated as a “collector road” within Century Village, by the Lessor under the Long-Term Lease, the cost of maintaining the landscaping within the  said  roadway which abuts the Condominium Property shall be the obligation of the Condominium. Collector roads  within  Century  Village  shall  include,  but are not limited to, Century Boulevard, North Drive, South Drive, East Drive and West Drive.

 

8.            ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS OR IMPROVEMENTS TO COMMON  ELEMENTS OR ASSOCIATION PROPERTY BY THE ASSOCIATION. No portion of the Common Elements and Association Property may be subject to any additions, alterations or improvements (as distinguished from maintenance, repairs and replacements) which involve a Common Expense in excess of one (1%) percent of the annual budget then in effect for Common Expenses, including operating expenses and reserves, for any individual addition, alteration or improvement, or in excess of five (5%) percent of the annual budget then in effect, including operating expenses and reserves, for all additions, alterations or improvements undertaken within a fiscal year, unless such additions, alteration or improvements have been approved by not less than a majority of the Voting Interests of the participating membership of the Association present, in person or by proxy, at a meeting called  for that purpose at which a quorum is established or voting by written agreement where at least a quorum of the membership participates. Any additions,  alterations or improvements to the Common Elements or Association Property, or any part thereof, costing less than the one (1%) percent or five (5%) percent thresholds


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described above, may be approved by the Board of Directors without approval  of the Unit Owners. The cost and expense of any such additions, alterations or improvements to such Common Elements or Association Property undertaken  by the Association shall constitute a part of the Common Expenses and shall be assessed to the Unit Owners accordingly.

 

The residents of the Condominium are aging which may, over time, result  in physical difficulties for some second floor Unit Owners to access their Units. In addition, over time, the lack of an elevator or lift serving the second floor Units may have a negative impact on the marketability of all the Units in the Condominium. Therefore, notwithstanding anything in this Declaration to the contrary, the Board of Directors may determine to add or cause to be installed an elevator or lift to this Condominium, and the elevator or lift shall be deemed to be for the benefit of all the Unit Owners of this Condominium. The elevator or lift shall be part of the common elements of this Condominium. The Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, may determine the type, make, style, model,  specifications and location  of the elevator or lift, which determination shall be deemed not to prejudice the right(s) of any Unit Owner. The cost of the installation, maintenance,  operation,  repair  and replacement of the elevator or lift, and any other expenses associated with such elevator or lift, shall be part of the Common Expenses. Notwithstanding anything in this Declaration, the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws to the contrary, the Board of Directors may borrow funds from any lending institution to finance the addition or installation of the elevator or lift, and the Board is authorized to pledge or assign Association income and assessments as security for the loan. The foregoing shall not be construed as a requirement for the Board to take such action in lieu of an individual Unit Owner installing a lift or elevator at his or her own expense upon approval of a reasonable modification.

 

9.            ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS OR IMPROVEMENTS TO UNITS, LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS, COMMON ELEMENTS  AND  ASSOCIATION  PROPERTY BY UNIT OWNER.

 

9.1         Prohibited Alterations. No Unit Owner shall make any addition, alteration or improvement in or to the Common Elements or Association Property.

 

9.2         Consent of the Board of Directors. No Unit Owner shall make any addition, alteration or improvement in or to (i) the interior of the Unit which is structural in nature, or which impacts the Common Elements in any way, including, but not limited to, any work which involves piercing the Unit boundary or which requires the issuance of a permit from a governmental or regulatory authority or agency or to (ii) the Limited Common Elements, without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors.


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Any and all requests for electrical, mechanical or structural additions, alterations or improvements must be in writing and must be submitted to the Association with plans prepared and sealed by the appropriate professional (i.e., architect, engineer, etc.).

 

The Board shall have the obligation to answer any written request by a Unit Owner for approval of such an addition, alteration or improvement within  thirty (30) days after receipt of such request and all sealed plans or thirty

(30) days after receipt of any additional information requested by the Board within thirty (30) days of receipt of the initial request. Failure to respond  within the stipulated time shall constitute the Board's consent.

 

The proposed additions, alterations and improvements by the Unit Owners shall be made in compliance with all laws, rules, ordinances and regulations of all governmental authorities having jurisdiction, which may not be waived by the Association under any circumstances, and with any conditions imposed by the Association with respect to design, structural integrity, aesthetic appeal, construction details, lien protection or otherwise.

 

Once approved by the Board of Directors, such approval may  not  be revoked unless the Board finds misrepresentations in the application submitted by the Unit owner. A Unit Owner making or causing to be made  any such additions, alterations or improvements agrees, and shall  be deemed to have agreed, for such Owner, and all future owners of the Unit, and their heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns, as appropriate, to hold the Association, its Board members, officers and employees, and all other Unit Owners harmless from and to indemnify them for any liability or damage to the Condominium Property and  expenses arising therefrom, and shall be solely responsible for the  maintenance,  repair, replacement and insurance for such additions, alterations or improvements from and after the date of installation or construction  thereof as may be required by the Association, and shall also be responsible for all costs associated with removal and reinstallation of same when necessary, in the discretion of the Board of Directors, in connection with the Association’s performance of its maintenance obligations under this Declaration.

 

The Board may impose the requirements set forth in Paragraph 7.3(g) above and may require the execution of a covenant to run with the Unit to memorialize the application, approval, conditions of approval and future obligations of the Unit Owner and may condition its approval of any addition, alteration or improvement hereunder upon the preparation, execution and recording of such a covenant at the Unit Owner’s expense.


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10.         OPERATION OF THE CONDOMINIUM BY THE ASSOCIATION; POWERS AND DUTIES.

 

10.1      Powers and Duties. The Association shall be the entity responsible for the operation of the Condominium. The powers and duties of the Association shall include those set forth in the Amended and Restated By-Laws and Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Association, as amended from time to time. In addition, the Association shall have (i) all the common law and statutory powers of a corporation not for profit under the laws of Florida that are not in conflict with the provisions of the Articles, the Declaration, the By-Laws or the Act; (ii) the powers and duties  set forth  in the Act; as well as (iii) all powers and duties granted to or imposed upon it by this Declaration, including without limitation:

 

(a)               The irrevocable right to have access to each Unit from time to time during reasonable hours when necessary for the inspection, maintenance, repair or replacement of any Common Elements, Association Property, or of any portion of a Unit to be maintained by the Association pursuant to this Declaration or at any time as necessary to prevent damage to the Common Elements, Association Property, or to a Unit or Units. Unit Owners shall be required to  provide the Association with a key for access to the Unit for the foregoing purposes. If the Owner fails to provide a key that provides access to the Unit, the Association shall not be liable for any damage caused to the Unit or to the Unit Owner’s property as a result of the Association gaining access to the Unit or any delay in gaining such access. The Owner shall be responsible for reimbursing the Association the cost of such access including but not limited to the cost of a locksmith as a Lien for Charges. The Board and/or the manager may, but is not obligated to, from time to time, inspect the interior of the Unit during periods when the Unit is left vacant for more than one month to ensure that there is no mold, mildew, or other damage occurring during the Unit Owner’s absence. It remains the Unit Owner’s responsibility to ensure that his or her Unit remains in habitable condition during his or her absence.

 

(b)               The power to make and collect regular and special Assessments, subject to the provisions of the By-Laws, and other charges against Unit Owners and to regulate, administer, convey, lease, maintain, repair and replace the Common Elements and Association Property.

 

(c)                The power to acquire or convey title to real property (excluding Units  in  the   Condominium)   and   to  mortgage   real  property   upon   the


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approval of a majority of all the voting interests of the Association either at a meeting or by written agreement.

 

(d)               The power to purchase Units in the Condominium and to hold, lease, mortgage or sell a Unit so acquired, subject to the limitations thereon in the Articles of Incorporation on the manner in which Units may be acquired.

 

(e)               The power to acquire, sell or mortgage personal property and to hold, regulate, administer, lease, maintain, repair, and replace same.

 

(f)                 The right to grant, modify or move easements which are part of or cross the Common Elements or Association Property.

 

(g)               The duty to maintain official records according to good accounting practices, and the requirements of the Condominium Act, as same may be amended from time to time.

 

(h)               The power to contract for the management and maintenance of the Condominium Property and to authorize a management agent  to assist the Association in carrying out its powers and duties by performing such functions as the submission of proposals,  collection of Assessments, preparation of records, enforcement of rules, maintenance, repair and replacement of those portions of the Condominium Property for which the Association is obligated or authorized to provide same and such other management functions as the Board of Directors may delegate with such funds as  shall  be made available by the Association for such  purposes.  The Association and its officers shall, however, retain at all times the powers and duties granted in the Condominium documents and the Act, including, but not limited to, the making of Assessments, promulgation of rules and execution of contracts on behalf of the Association.

 

(i)                  The power to adopt and amend rules and regulations concerning the details of the operation and use of the Units, the Common Elements, Association Property and the Condominium Property, in the manner provided in the By-Laws.

 

g) The power to lease and/or charge a fee for  the  exclusive  use  of Common Elements (other than Limited Common Elements) or Association Property to any Unit Owner or other third party being granted a right to such exclusive use.


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(k)        All of the powers which a corporation not for profit in the State of Florida may exercise.

 

In the event of conflict among the powers and duties of the Association and the terms and provisions of this Declaration, or the exhibits attached hereto, this Declaration shall take precedence over the Articles of Incorporation, By- Laws and applicable rules and regulations; the Articles of Incorporation shall take precedence over the By-Laws and applicable rules and regulations; and the By-Laws shall take precedence over applicable rules and regulations, all as amended from time to time.  Notwithstanding anything in this Declaration or its exhibits to the contrary, the Association shall at all times be the entity having ultimate control over the Condominium, consistent with the Act.

 

10.2      Limitation Upon Liability of Association. Notwithstanding the duty of the Association to maintain and repair parts of the Condominium Property, the Association shall not be liable to Unit Owners for injury or damage,  other than for the cost of maintenance and repair of those portions of the Condominium Property for which the Association is responsible  under Section 7 hereof, caused by any latent condition of the Condominium Property. Further, the Association shall not be liable for any such injury or damage caused by defects in design or workmanship or any other reason connected with any additions, alterations or improvements done by or on behalf of any Unit Owners regardless of whether or not same shall  have been approved by the Association pursuant hereto. Further, the Association shall not be liable to any Unit Owner or lessee or to any other person or  entity for any property damage, personal injury, death or other liability on the grounds that the Association did not obtain or maintain insurance (or carried insurance with any particular deductible amount) for any particular matter where (i) such insurance is not required hereby or (ii) the Association could not obtain such insurance at reasonable costs or upon reasonable terms.

 

10.3      Restraint Upon Assiqnment of Shares in Assets.  The share of a Unit Owner in the funds and assets of the Association cannot  be  assigned, hypothecated or transferred in any manner except as  an appurtenance  to the Unit.

 

10.4      Approval or Disapproval of Matters. Whenever the decision of a Unit Owner  is required upon any matter, whether or not the subject of an Association meeting or vote by written agreement, that decision shall be expressed  by the same person who would cast the vote for that Unit if at an Association meeting, unless the joinder of all record Owners of the Unit is specifically required by this Declaration or by law.


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10.5      Acts of the Association. Unless the approval or action of Unit Owners and/or a certain specific percentage of the Board of Directors of the Association is specifically required in this Declaration, the Articles of Incorporation or By- Laws of the Association, applicable rules and regulations or applicable  law, all approvals or actions required or permitted to be given or taken by the Association under the Declaration, Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws shall be given or taken by the Board of Directors, without the consent of Unit Owners, and the Board may so approve and act through the proper officers  of the Association without a specific resolution.

 

11.         DETERMINATION OF COMMON EXPENSES AND FIXING OF ASSESSMENTS THEREFOR. The Board of Directors shall from time to time, and at least annually, prepare a budget for the Association, determine the amount of  Assessments payable by the Unit Owners to meet the Common Expenses and allocate  and assess such Assessments among the Unit Owners in accordance with the  provisions of this Declaration and the By-Laws. Additionally, the Board of Directors may levy special assessments when determined by the Board of Directors to be necessary. The Board of Directors  shall advise all Unit Owners promptly  in writing of the amount of the Assessments payable by each of them as determined by the Board of Directors as aforesaid and shall furnish copies of each budget, on which such Assessments are based, to all Unit Owners. Incidental income to the Association, if any, may be used to pay regular or extraordinary Association expenses and liabilities, to fund reserve accounts, or otherwise as the Board shall determine from time to time, and need not be restricted or accumulated.  Any  Budget adopted shall be subject to change to cover actual expenses at any time. Any such change shall be adopted consistent with the provisions of the By-Laws. The portion of the Common Expenses under the Long-Term Lease shall be fixed  and determined by the Lessor, as provided under said Long-Term Lease or subsequent agreements to same.

 

12.         COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS.

 

12.1      Liability for Assessments. A Unit Owner, regardless of how title is acquired, including by purchase at a foreclosure sale or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, shall be liable for all Assessments and other charges coming due while that person is the Unit Owner. Except as provided  in Section 12.4 below,  the  Unit Owner shall also be jointly and severally liable with the previous Owner for all unpaid Assessments and other charges that came due up to the time  of the transfer of title. This liability is without prejudice to any right the Owner may have to recover from the previous Owner the amounts paid by the Owner. The person acquiring title shall pay the amount owed to the Association within thirty (30) days after transfer of title. Failure to pay the full amount when due shall entitle the Association to record a claim of  lien against the Condominium Parcel and proceed in the same manner as


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provided herein and in the Act, as amended from time to time, for the collection of unpaid Assessments. The liability for Assessments may not be avoided by waiver of the use or enjoyment of any Common Elements or Association Property or by the abandonment of the Unit for which the Assessments are made or otherwise.

 

12.2      Default in Payment of Assessments for Common Expenses. Assessments and installments thereof not paid within ten (10) days from the date when  they are due shall bear interest at the highest lawful rate from the date due until paid. In addition to the above stated interest, the Association shall charge an administrative late fee in an amount not to exceed the highest amount provided for in the Act on all Assessments and installments thereof not paid when due. All partial payments upon account  shall be applied  in  the manner prescribed in the Act. The Association has a lien on each Condominium Parcel to secure the payment of Assessments. The lien is effective from and shall have such priority as provided for in the Act. All claims of lien must state the description of the Condominium Parcel, the name of the record Owner, the name and address of the Association, the amount due and the due dates and must be executed and acknowledged by an officer or authorized agent of the Association. The claim of lien shall secure (whether or not stated therein) all unpaid Assessments, which  are due at the time a claim of lien is recorded, as well as all regular and special Assessments which may be levied or which may accrue subsequent to the recording of the claim of lien and prior to satisfaction of the lien or the issuance of a certificate of title, together with interest, late charges and all reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees incurred by the Association incident to the collection and foreclosure process. Upon payment in full, the person making the payment is entitled to a satisfaction of the lien. The Association may bring an action in its name to foreclose its lien in the same manner a mortgage of real property is foreclosed  and may  also bring an action at law to recover a money judgment for the unpaid Assessments without waiving any claim of lien. The Association is entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in either a lien foreclosure action or an action to recover a money judgment for unpaid assessments. As an additional right and remedy of the Association, upon default in the payment of Assessments as aforesaid, the Association may declare the Assessment installments for the remainder of the fiscal year in which a claim of lien has been filed to be accelerated, as provided in Section 12.7 below.

 

12.3      Assiqnment of Rents. The Association is hereby granted a lien against any rents derived from the Unit which shall have the same priority as the Association’s lien for unpaid assessments against the Unit. Except to the extent limited by the Condominium Act, as the same may be amended from time to time, the lien on any rentals derived from the Unit shall be


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enforceable by the delivery of written notice to the owner and the tenant demanding the payment of the rents, provided, however, that no such demand may be made unless and until the owner is delinquent in the payment of any Assessment or other charge due and payable to the Association by the Unit Owner under this Declaration.

 

12.4      First Mortqaqee. A First Mortgagee acquiring title to a Condominium Parcel as a result of foreclosure of its first mortgage, or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, may not, during the period of its ownership of such parcel, whether or not such parcel is unoccupied, be excused from the payment of some or all of the Common Expenses coming due during the period of such ownership. In addition, the First Mortgagee is liable for the  share  of Common Expenses or Assessments or other charges imposed by the Association pertaining to such Condominium Parcel which became due prior to acquisition of title as a result of the foreclosure or the acceptance of such deed; provided, however, the First Mortgagee's liability is limited to the maximum amount set forth in the Act. If any unpaid share of Common Expenses or Assessments or other charges is extinguished by foreclosure of a superior lien or by a deed in lieu of foreclosure thereof, the unpaid share of Common Expenses or Assessments are Common Expenses collectible from all of the Unit Owners, including such acquirer, and such acquirer's successors and assigns.

 

12.5      Certificate of Unpaid Assessments.  Within fifteen (15) days after request by  a Unit Owner or mortgagee of a Unit, the Association shall provide a certificate stating whether all Assessments and other moneys owed to the Association by the Unit Owner with respect to his Unit have been paid. Any person other than the Unit Owner who relies upon such certificate shall be protected thereby. The Association or its authorized agent may charge a reasonable fee for the preparation of the Certificate.

 

12.6      Installments. Regular  Assessments  may be collected monthly  or quarterly, in advance, at the option of the Board of Directors, with any change in the schedule for payment of the assessments from quarterly to monthly or monthly to quarterly to require the approval of a majority of the members of the entire Board. Special assessments shall be payable on such terms as may be established by the Board.

 

12.7      Acceleration of Assessment Installments Upon Default. If a Unit Owner shall be in default in the payment of an installment upon an Assessment, the  Board may accelerate the remaining installments of the Assessment upon notice to the Unit Owner, and the then unpaid balance of the Assessment shall be due upon the date stated in the notice.


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13.         INSURANCE. The insurance other than title insurance  that  shall be carried upon the Condominium Property and the property of the Unit Owners  shall be governed by the following provisions:

 

13.1      Authority to purchase; named insured. All insurance policies upon the Condominium Property shall be purchased by the Association. The named insured shall be the Association individually and as agent for the  Unit Owners, without naming them, and as agent for their mortgagees. Provision shall be made for the issuance of  mortgagee  endorsements  and memoranda of insurance to the mortgagees of Unit Owners. Such policies shall provide that payments by the insurer for losses shall be made to the Insurance Trustee designated below, and all policies  and  their endorsements shall be deposited with the Insurance Trustee. Unit Owners may obtain coverage at their own expense for their personal liability and  living expense. Unit Owners shall obtain coverage upon all  real  and  personal property located within the boundaries of the Unit which  is  excluded from the coverage to be provided by the Association as set forth in Paragraph 13.2(a) below, which policies shall provide that the coverage afforded thereunder is excess over the amount recoverable under any other policy covering the same property and which shall be without rights of subrogation against the Association. The Association may, through rules adopted by the Board of Directors, require Unit Owners to provide proof of insurance consistent with the requirements of this Declaration.

 

13.2      Coveraqe.

 

(a)               Casualty. All buildings and improvements upon the land shall be insured in an amount equal to the maximum insurable replacement value, excluding foundation and excavation costs, and all personal property included in the Common Elements shall be insured for its value, all as determined annually by the Board of Directors of the Association. The Association shall use its best efforts to obtain coverage for those portions of the Condominium Property and Association Property for which coverage is required by the Act. Such coverage shall afford protection against:

 

(i)                  Loss or damage by fire and other hazards covered by a standard extended coverage endorsement, and

 

(ii)                Such other risks as from time to time shall be customarily covered with respect to buildings similar in construction, location and use as the buildings on the land, including but not limited to vandalism and malicious mischief.


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The Association shall be deemed to have complied with the requirements of this paragraph provided the Association obtains such coverage as may be required by the Act.

 

(b)               Public Liability in such amounts and with such coverage as shall be required by the Board of Directors of the Association,  including but  not limited to hired automobile and nonowned automobile coverages, and with cross liability endorsement to cover liabilities of the Unit Owners as a group to a Unit Owner.

 

(c)                Workmen’s Compensation policy to meet the requirements of law.

 

(d)               Such other insurance as the Board of Directors of the Association shall determine from time to time to be desirable.

 

13.3      Premiums. Premiums upon insurance policies  purchased  by  the Association shall be paid by the Association as a Common Expense.

 

13.4      Insurance trustee; shares of proceeds. All insurance policies purchased by the Association shall be for the benefit of the Association and the Unit Owners and their mortgagees as their interests may appear, and shall provide that all proceeds covering property losses shall be paid to such bank in Florida with trust powers as may be designated as insurance trustee  by the Board of Directors of the Association, which trustee is referred to in this instrument as the Insurance Trustee. The Association may also act as its  own Insurance Trustee. The Insurance Trustee shall not be liable  for payment of premiums nor for the renewal or the sufficiency of policies nor for the failure to collect any insurance proceeds. The duty of the Insurance Trustee shall be to receive such proceeds as are paid and hold the proceeds in trust for the purposes elsewhere stated in this instrument and for the benefit of the Unit Owners and their mortgagees in the following shares, but which shares need not be set forth on the records of the Insurance Trustee:

 

(a)               Common Elements. Proceeds on account of damage to Common Elements an undivided share for each Unit Owner, such share being the same as the undivided share in the Common Elements appurtenant to his Unit.

 

(b)               Units. Proceeds on account of damage to Units shall be held in the following undivided shares:

 

(i)                  When  the  Buildinq  is  to  be Restored.      For the Owners of damaged Units in proportion to the cost of repairing the


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damage suffered by each Unit Owner, which cost shall be determined by the Association.

 

(ii)                When the Buildinq is Not to be Restored. An undivided share for each Unit Owner, such share being the same as the undivided share in the Common Elements appurtenant to his Unit.

 

(c)                Mortqaqes. In the event a mortgagee endorsement has been issued as to a Unit, the share of the Unit Owner shall be held in trust for the mortgagee and the Unit Owner as their interests may appear; provided, however, that no mortgagee shall have any right to determine or participate in the determination as to whether or not any damaged property shall be reconstructed or repaired, and no mortgagee shall have any right to apply or have applied to the reduction of a mortgage debt any insurance proceeds except distributions of such proceeds made to the Unit Owner  and mortgagee pursuant to the provisions of this Declaration.

 

13.5      Distribution of Proceeds. Proceeds of insurance policies received by the Insurance Trustee shall be distributed to or for the benefit of the beneficial owners in the following manner:

 

(a)               Expense of the Trust. All expenses of the Insurance Trustee shall be paid first or provision made for such payment.

 

(b)               Reconstruction or Repair. If the damage for which the proceeds are paid is to be repaired or reconstructed, the remaining proceeds shall be paid to defray the cost of such as elsewhere provided. Any proceeds remaining after defraying such costs shall be distributed to the beneficial owners, remittances to Unit Owners and their mortgagees being payable jointly to them. This is a covenant for the benefit of any mortgagee of a Unit and may be enforced by such mortgagee.

 

(c)                Failure to Reconstruct or Repair. If it is determined in the manner elsewhere provided that the damage for which proceeds are  paid shall not be reconstructed repaired, the remaining proceeds shall be distributed to the beneficial owners, remittances to Unit Owners and their mortgagees being payable jointly to them. This is a covenant for the benefit of any mortgagee of a Unit and may be enforced by such mortgagee.


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(d)               Certificate. In making distribution to Unit Owners and their mortgagees, the Insurance Trustee may rely upon a Certificate of the Association made by its President and Secretary as to the names of the Unit Owners and their respective shares of the distribution.

 

13.6      Association as Aqent. The Association is irrevocably appointed agent for each Unit Owner and for each owner of a mortgagee or other lien upon a  Unit and for each owner of any other interest  in the Condominium  Property to adjust all claims arising out of insurance policies purchased by the Association and to execute and deliver releases upon the payment  of  claims.

 

13.7      Unit Owner Insurance. Unit Owners are required to purchase a policy of insurance on all portions of the Unit for which the Association is not responsible under this Declaration or under the Act. The Association may require that proof of insurance be provided to the Board on an annual basis.  If a Unit Owner does not have insurance the Association may file a petition  for arbitration and/or file suit in the Circuit Court to seek injunctive relief to require compliance. In addition to the foregoing remedies and not in lieu thereof, the Association may, if an insurance policy is available for the Association to obtain on behalf of the Unit Owner, purchase a policy of insurance and the cost of same shall become a Lien for Charges against the Unit collectible in the same manner as all other Assessments against  the Unit.

 

14.         RECONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR AFTER  CASUALTY.  This  provision  shall  apply to the reconstruction and repair of  any  portion  of  the  Condominium  Property damaged by casualty.

 

14.1      Determination to Reconstruct or Repair. If any part of the Condominium Property shall be damaged by casualty, whether or not and the manner in which it shall be reconstructed or repaired shall be determined in  the following manner:

 

(a)               Common Elements. If the damaged improvement is a Common Element, the damaged property shall be reconstructed or repaired, unless it is determined in the manner elsewhere provided that the condominium shall be terminated.

 

(b)               Buildinq. The Unit Owners may vote not to reconstruct or repair the Condominium Property after casualty and  terminate  the Condominium as provided in the Act.


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(c)                Plans and Specifications. Any reconstruction or repair must be substantially in accordance with the plans and specifications for the original Buildings, portions of which are attached hereto as exhibits; or if not, then according to plans and specifications approved in the manner required in Section 8 of the Declaration.

 

(d)               Estimate of Costs. Immediately after a determination is made to rebuild or repair damage to property for which  the Association  has the responsibility of reconstruction and repair, the Association shall obtain reliable and detailed estimates of the  cost  to  rebuild  or  repair. Such costs may include professional fees and premiums for such bonds as the Board of Directors desires.

 

(e)               Responsibility for Reconstruction and Allocation of Expenses. The responsibility for reconstruction and the allocation of reconstruction expenses shall be as set forth in the Act.

 

14.2      Reconstruction Fund. If the reconstruction monies are funded by both insurance proceeds and the proceeds of an assessment, the insurance proceeds shall be deemed the first monies paid out, regardless of when the insurance proceeds were received.

 

15.         CONDEMNATION.

 

15.1      Deposit of Awards with Association. The taking of portions of the Condominium Property by the exercise of the power of  eminent  domain may, in the discretion of the Board of Directors, be deemed to be a casualty, and the awards for that taking may be deemed to be proceeds  from insurance on account of the casualty and may be deposited in the manner provided for insurance proceeds.  Even though the awards  may be payable to Unit Owners, the Unit Owners shall deposit the awards with the Association; and in the event of failure to do so, in the discretion  of  the Board of Directors of the Association, a special charge shall be  made  against a defaulting Unit Owner in the amount of his award, or the amount of that award shall be set off against the sums hereafter made payable to that Owner.

 

15.2      Determination Whether to Continue Condominium. Whether the Condominium will be continued after condemnation will be determined in the manner provided for determining whether damaged property will be reconstructed and repaired after casualty. For this purpose, the taking by eminent domain also shall be deemed to be a casualty.


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15.3      Disbursement of Funds. If the Condominium is terminated after condemnation, the proceeds of the awards and special Assessments will be deemed to be insurance proceeds and shall be owned and distributed in the manner provided with respect to the ownership and distribution of insurance proceeds if the Condominium is terminated after a casualty. If the Condominium is not terminated after condemnation, the size of the Condominium will be reduced and the property damaged  by the taking will  be made usable in the manner provided below. The proceeds of the awards and special Assessments shall be used for these purposes and shall be disbursed in the manner provided for disbursement of funds after a casualty, or as elsewhere specifically provided herein.

 

15.4      Unit Reduced but Habitable. If the taking reduces the size of a Unit and the remaining portion of the Unit can be made habitable (in the sole opinion and discretion of the Board), the award for the taking of a portion of the Unit shall be used for the following purposes in the order stated and the following changes shall be made to the Condominium:

 

(a)               Restoration of Unit. The Unit shall be made habitable.  If the cost of the restoration exceeds the amount of the award, the additional funds required shall be charged against the Owner of the Unit. The Association shall have the right to collect and enforce  any Assessment for such costs and charges in the manner provided in accordance in Section 12 of this Declaration for the enforcement of Assessments.

 

(b)               Distribution of Surplus. The balance of the award in respect of  the Unit, if any, shall be distributed to the Owner of the Unit and to each mortgagee of the Unit, if a mortgagee endorsement has been submitted to the Association, the remittance being made payable jointly to the Owner and such mortgagees in the manner provided in such mortgagee endorsement.

 

(c)                Adjustment of Shares in Common Elements. If the floor area of the Unit is reduced by the taking, the allocated percentage in  the Common Elements, the Common Expenses and the  Common Surplus appurtenant to the Unit shall be reduced by multiplying such allocated percentage by a fraction, the numerator of which shall  be the area in square feet of the Unit after the taking and  the denominator of which shall be the area in square feet of the Unit before the taking. The shares of all Unit Owners in the Common Elements, Common Expenses and Common Surplus  shall  be restated as follows:


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(i)                  add the total of all percentages of all Units after reduction as aforesaid (the "Remaining Percentage Balance"); and

 

(ii)                divide each percentage for each Unit after reduction as aforesaid by the Remaining Percentage Balance.

 

The result of such division for each Unit shall be the adjusted percentage for such Unit.

 

15.5      Unit Made Uninhabitable. If the taking is of the entire Unit or so reduces the size of a Unit that it cannot be made habitable (in the sole opinion and discretion of the Board), the award for the taking of the Unit shall be used for the following purposes in the order stated and the following changes shall be made to the Condominium:

 

(a)               Payment of Award. The awards shall be paid first to any Institutional First Mortgagees who have submitted a mortgagee endorsement to the Association in amounts sufficient to pay off their mortgages in connection with each Unit which is made uninhabitable; second, to  the Association for any unpaid Assessments and other charges; and third, jointly to the affected Unit Owners and other mortgagees of their Units who have submitted a mortgagee endorsement to the Association.

 

(b)               Addition to Common Elements. The remaining portion of the Unit, if any, shall become part of the Common Elements and shall be placed in a condition allowing, to the extent possible, for use by all of the Unit Owners in the manner approved by the Board of Directors of the Association; provided that if the cost of the work therefor shall exceed the balance of the fund from the award for the taking, such work shall be approved in the manner elsewhere required in Section 8 hereof.

 

(c)                Adiustment of Shares. The shares in the Common  Elements, Common Expenses and Common Surplus appurtenant to the Units that continue as part of the Condominium shall be adjusted to distribute the shares in the Common Elements, Common Expenses and Common Surplus among the reduced number  of  Units.  This shall be effected by restating the shares of continuing Unit Owners as follows:

 

(i)                  Add the total of all percentages of all Units of continuing Owners prior to this adjustment, but after any adjustments made necessary by Section 15.4(c) hereof (the "Percentage Balance"); and


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(ii)                Divide the percentage of each Unit of a continuing Owner prior to this adjustment, but after any adjustments made necessary by Section 15.4(c) hereof, by the Percentage Balance.

 

The result of such division for each Unit shall be the adjusted percentage for such Unit.

 

(d)               Assessments. If the balance of the award (after payments to the Unit Owners and such Owner's mortgagees as provided above) for the taking is not sufficient to alter the remaining portion of the Unit for use as a part of the Common Elements, the additional funds required for such purposes shall be raised by Assessments against all of the Unit Owners who will continue as Owners of Units after the changes in the Condominium effected by the taking. The Assessments  shall  be made in proportion to the applicable percentage shares of those Owners after all adjustments to such shares effected pursuant hereto by reason of the taking.

 

15.6      Takinq of Common Elements. Awards for the taking of Common Elements shall be used to render the remaining portion of the Common Elements usable in the manner approved by the Board of Directors of the Association; provided, that if the cost of such work shall exceed the balance of the funds from the awards for the taking, the work shall be approved in the manner required by Section 8 hereof. The balance of the awards for the taking of Common Elements, if any, shall be distributed to the Unit Owners in the shares in which they own the Common Elements after adjustments to these shares are effected pursuant hereto by reason of the taking or applied by the Association to other Assessments, in the discretion of the Board.  If  the Board determines to distribute the surplus and there is a mortgage on a Unit, the distribution shall be paid jointly to the Owner and the mortgagees of the Unit who have submitted a mortgagee endorsement to the Association.

 

15.7      Amendment of Declaration. The changes in Units, in the Common Elements and in the ownership of the Common Elements and share in the Common Expenses and Common Surplus that are effected by the taking shall be evidenced by an amendment to this Declaration of Condominium to be approved by, and executed upon the direction of, a majority of the Board.

 

16.         OCCUPANCY AND USE RESTRICTIONS. In order to provide for congenial occupancy of the Condominium Property and for the protection of the values of the Units, the use of the Condominium Property shall be restricted to and shall be in accordance with the following provisions:


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16.1      Housinq for Older Persons. Canterbury C Condominium is intended as housing for older persons. Accordingly, the Members  of  the Association  wish to operate as housing for older persons as that term is used  and defined in the applicable Federal and State Fair Housing laws. Accordingly, all Units shall be held for occupancy by persons fifty-five (55) years of age or older, subject to the exceptions noted below, and no permanent occupancy by persons under the age of eighteen (18) shall be permitted. The term occupancy shall have the meaning ascribed in the applicable Federal and State Fair Housing laws and the rules promulgated pursuant thereto. No occupancy shall be permitted by individuals between the ages of eighteen

(18) and fifty-four (54), inclusive, unless the Unit is also occupied by at least one person fifty-five (55) years of age or older. Persons under eighteen (18) years of age may visit and occupy a Unit as a guest, but no Unit may be occupied by persons under eighteen (18) years of age for more than sixty

(60) days cumulatively for all such visits in a calendar year. Accordingly, the Board shall not approve any proposed transfer to persons who do not intend to hold the Unit out for occupancy by persons fifty-five (55) years of age and older or to persons who intend to occupy the Unit without at least one occupant who is fifty-five (55) year of age or older. The Board may permit sales where the title holders will not include at least one person fifty-five (55) years of age or older on the condition that all purchasers verify in writing in a form acceptable to the Association that they intend to hold the Unit out for occupancy by persons fifty-five (55) years of age or older or intend to occupy the Unit with at least one person fifty-five (55) years of age or older in occupancy with them at all times. The only exceptions where occupancy by persons between the ages of eighteen (18) and fifty-four (54), inclusive, will be permitted without at least one person fifty-five (55) years of age or older are the surviving spouse of a deceased member if the surviving spouse is between eighteen (18) years of age and fifty-four (54) years  of  age, inclusive, and the surviving children of a deceased member if surviving children are between eighteen (18) years of age and fifty-four (54) years of age, inclusive, if the surviving children were residing in the Unit with the fifty- five (55) years of age or over Unit Owner prior to his or her death. The foregoing exceptions will only be permitted if the resulting occupancy levels will remain at least eighty (80%) percent as provided below or as required by applicable law, as amended from time to time.

 

The Board of Directors shall establish policies and procedures for  the purpose of assuring that the Board implements the intent of this provision in connection with the screening of sales, leases and all other  transfers pursuant to this Declaration and for the purpose of assuring that all of the occupied Units in Canterbury C Condominium operated by the Association are occupied by at least one person fifty-five (55) years of age or older as provided above. The Board of Directors shall take all reasonable steps to


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insure that the community’s status as housing for older persons is preserved and protected. A census will be conducted as often as and in the manner required by applicable law.

 

16.2      Occupancy and Guest Restrictions. Each Unit shall be used as  a single family residence only, except as otherwise herein expressly provided. As used herein, “single family” or words of similar import shall be deemed to include up to two (2) persons who are married, or up to two (2) persons not related by blood, marriage or adoption living together as a single housekeeping unit, and their spouses, adult children, siblings, parents or grandchildren.

 

Under no circumstances may any Unit be used for any business purpose which would cause a level of noise, odor, traffic, debris or other activity inconsistent with residential use.

 

A guest shall be considered any occupant who is not a Unit Owner or approved tenant.

 

(i)                  There shall be no time limitation on guest occupancy provided the guest occupies the Unit with the Owner or approved tenant.

 

(ii)                “Occupancy” by the Owner or approved tenant means that the Owner or approved tenant are sleeping in the Unit overnight, each night that the guest is present in the Unit.

 

(iii)               Any guest(s) who occupies a Unit in excess of thirty (30) days cumulatively in any calendar year, with the Owner in residence, shall be subject to screening as a tenant.

 

(iv)              Any guest(s) who occupies a Unit in excess of thirty (30) days cumulatively in any calendar year, with the approved tenant in residence, shall be subject to screening as a tenant.

 

(v)                Guest occupancy in the absence of the Unit Owner is prohibited.

 

(vi)              Guest occupancy in the absence of the approved tenant is prohibited and will be treated as a prohibited sub-lease and a violation of the provisions of this Declaration.

 

16.3      Pets. An Owner may bring, harbor,  or keep no more  than  two (2)  cats in the Condominium Unit. No cat  may  exceed  fifteen  (15)  pounds  at maturity. In addition to the foregoing, a Unit owner may keep one bird or


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small fish in a bowl or tank of no greater than five (5)  gallons.  No  other types of pets, livestock, wildlife,  or animals  or any kind or description  may be kept or harbored on the Condominium Property or in any Unit at  any  time. Any other type of pet or animal which may have been kept on the condominium property or within any unit prior to the date this amendment  was recorded will be grandfathered but such pet or animal may not be replaced  upon its death  or disappearance.  The keeping of permitted  pets  is subject to the rules and regulations adopted by the Board of  Directors  from time to time. The Board may make  and amend  rules  from  time  to  time to impose further restrictions on the keeping and handling  of pets  on the Condominium Property. Permission  to  have  a  pet  on  the Condominium Property may be revoked for any violation  of  the  requirements of this provision or the rules adopted by  the  Board  and  should any pet on the Condominium Property become a nuisance  by creating excessive levels of noise, destruction of property, or otherwise, or show dangerous propensities by lunging  at,  attacking,  or biting other  pets or animals or persons on the Condominium Property, the  Board  may demand the removal of the pet or animal on three (3) days’ written notice.

 

16.4      Use of Common Elements. The Common Elements shall be used only for furnishing of the services and facilities for which they are reasonably suited and which are incident to the use and occupancy of Units, subject to the reasonable rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Directors  from time to time.

 

16.5      Nuisances. No nuisances (as defined by the Association)  shall be allowed  on the Condominium Property, nor shall any use or practice be allowed  which is a source of annoyance to residents or occupants of Units or which interferes with the peaceful possession or proper use of the Condominium Property by its residents or occupants. The Board of Directors is hereby authorized to adopt additional rules and regulations regarding noise, including, but not limited to, regulations regarding the types of activities that are permitted, the level of noise that is permitted, and the hours during the day during which certain types of activities are permitted.

 

16.6      No Improper Uses. No improper, offensive, hazardous or unlawful use shall be made of the Condominium Property or any part thereof,  and all valid  laws, zoning ordinances and regulations of all governmental bodies having jurisdiction thereover shall be observed. Violations of laws, orders, rules, regulations or requirements of any governmental agency having jurisdiction thereover, relating to any portion of the Condominium Property, shall be corrected by, and at the sole expense of, the party obligated to maintain or repair such portion of the Condominium Property, as elsewhere herein set forth. Notwithstanding the foregoing and any provisions of this Declaration,


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the Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws, the Association shall not be liable to any person(s) for its failure to enforce the provisions of this subsection.

 

16.7      Leases. Subject to the restrictions found in paragraphs 16.8 and 17.4 of this Declaration, the following applies to the leasing of units.  No portion  of  a  Unit may be rented. A Unit shall not be leased or rented without the prior written approval of the Association, which approval shall  not  be unreasonably withheld. No Unit Owner  may  lease  his or her Unit  more  than once in a twelve (12) month period, measured from the date of commencement of the most recent prior lease or rental  agreement.  No  lease may be for a term of less than four (4) months or more than twelve

(12) months. Unit owners remain solely responsible for taxes imposed on rental transactions by any authority having jurisdiction when a Condominium Unit is leased for a short period of time. A Unit shall be considered leased any time it is occupied by a tenant. The Association shall have the right to require that a substantially uniform form of lease be used. The lease shall include a provision granting the Association authority and standing to evict any lessee of a Unit Owner who is in breach or violation of this Declaration, the Bylaws, or the rules and regulations of the Association. In the event the Association approves a rental or lease, such approval of a lease or rental shall not release the Unit Owner from any obligation under this Declaration, and the tenant shall have the right to use the facilities and Common Elements to the exclusion of the Unit Owner unless the tenant waives such rights in writing. Regardless of whether or not expressed in the applicable lease, if any, all Unit Owners shall be jointly and severally liable with their tenants to the Association for any amount which is required by the Association to effect such repairs or to pay any claim for injury or damage to property caused by the negligence of the tenant or for the acts and omissions of the tenant(s) or occupant(s) (whether or not subject to a lease) which constitute a violation of, or non-compliance with, the provisions of this Declaration and of any and all rules and regulations of the Association. All tenants shall comply with and be subject to the provisions of this Declaration, the By-Laws, and the Act and the provisions of same shall be deemed expressly incorporated into any lease of a Unit. Subleases are prohibited. In no event may a Unit be listed on a short-term rental or “hotel lodging type” site including but not limited to Airbnb, VRBO, etc. in a manner that is contrary to the leasing provisions of this Declaration or would in any way would contravene the screening authority of the Association with regard to leases.

 

When a Unit is leased, a tenant shall have all use rights in Association Property and those Common Elements otherwise readily available for use generally by Unit Owners, and the Owner of the leased Unit shall not have


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such rights, except as a guest, unless such rights  are waived  in writing by the tenant. Nothing herein shall interfere with the access rights of the Unit Owner as a landlord pursuant to Chapter 83, Florida Statutes. The Association shall have the right to adopt rules to prohibit dual usage  by a Unit Owner and a tenant of Association Property and Common Elements otherwise readily available for use generally by Owners.

16.8      Leasinq Moratorium. No Unit Owner acquiring title after the effective date of this amendment may lease his or her Unit for a period of twelve (12) consecutive months from the date title is acquired. This twelve (12) month period shall run from the date of recording of any instrument transferring any ownership interest in title to the Unit, except for transfers to add members of the Unit Owner’s immediate family as titleholders with the Unit Owner or to a trust where such transfers were undertaken for the purpose of estate planning. The only other exceptions to the foregoing moratorium are Units obtained by beneficiaries or heirs of the previous Unit Owner when title was acquired through inheritance or devise. This restriction shall not apply to Units acquired by the Association while the Units are owned by the Association. If at the time of transfer of any interest in title a Unit is already leased pursuant to a lease agreement entered into by the previous Owner, the aforementioned twelve (12) month period during which the Unit may not be leased shall commence at the expiration of the current term of the existing lease which may not be renewed or extended.

 

16.9      Parkinq Spaces.

 

(a)               Each unit is assigned one (1) parking space. Assigned  parking spaces may be traded (mutually reassigned between the two parties) by Unit Owners on a temporary basis by mutual agreement of both parties, in writing, submitted to the Board of Directors stating the duration of the mutual reassignment.

 

(b)               Assigned parking spaces may be traded on a permanent basis by providing a written letter of agreement between the parties to the Association. After receipt of such permanent mutual reassignment of parking spaces, the Association will repaint and renumber the parking spaces. Unit Owners may permanently reassign their parking spaces only one (1) time.

 

(c)                No assignment of any parking space is permitted if it leaves any Unit with more than one parking space or leaves a Unit without any  parking spaces.

 

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16.10    Parkinq. The following guidelines shall apply with regard to permitted and prohibited vehicles on the Condominium Property (including, without limitation, any assigned or unassigned parking spaces):

 

(a)               ONLY passenger automobiles, station wagons, sport utility vehicles and passenger vans (vans which are designed and used solely for personal purposes and for the transportation of persons, not cargo) and pick-up trucks (pick-up trucks which are used solely for personal purposes and for the transportation of persons, not cargo) may park on the Condominium Property. All permitted vehicles must have a current, up-to-date, license plate affixed to the motor vehicle to park in the Condominium’s parking lot.

 

(b)               Without limiting the general provisions set forth above, the following types of vehicles WILL NOT be permitted to park on  the Condominium Property, except as provided by sub-paragraph (c) below:

 

(i)                  Commercial vehicles of  any  type,  including,  without limitation, any vehicle, including permitted  vehicles,  showing or displaying any commercial, charitable or institutional (e.g., church or school) markings, signs, displays or otherwise indicating a commercial or other non-personal use  or  a  vehicle used for commercial purposes;

 

(ii)                Vans which are used, in whole or in part, for business or commercial purposes;

 

(iii)               Motorcycles, motor scooters, or other two or three wheeled motorized vehicles;

 

(iv)              Limousines or “stretch” limousines;

 

(v)                Trucks of any type which are used, in whole or in part, for business or commercial purposes;

 

(vi)              Agricultural vehicles;

 

(vii)             Dune buggies;

 

(viii)           Any trailer or other device transportable by vehicular towing;

 

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(x)                Buses;

 

(xi)              Travel trailers;

 

(xii)             Boats and boat trailers with or without boats;

 

(xiii)           Vehicles which are not fully mechanically operable or not currently licensed or registered for use;

 

(xiv)           Motorcycle delivery wagons;

 

(xv)            Recreational vehicles;

 

(xvi)           Mobile homes or mobile houses;

 

(xvii)         Truck mounted campers attached or detached from the truck chassis;

 

(xviii)       Motor homes or motor houses;

 

(xix)           Motor vehicles not having any bodies whatever, or incomplete buggies;

 

(xx)            Swamp buggies; and

 

(xxi)           Passenger automobiles that have been converted for racing.

 

(c)                While engaged in making deliveries or service calls, or  if  being utilized by Association employees, trucks and other commercial vehicles may be parked in designated areas, but not overnight.

 

(d)               All vehicles parked on the property contrary to the provisions contained herein shall be subject to being towed in accordance with Section 715.07, Florida Statutes, as amended from time to time,  at the expense of the owner of the vehicle. Towing shall not be the exclusive remedy of the Association.

 

(e)               Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, but subject to sub- paragraph (c) above, no vehicle or other device shall be permitted to park on Condominium Property for other than delivery or service call purposes, if its dimensions exceed the dimensions of the parking space assigned or designated.


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(f)                 The Board may adopt and amend additional rules and regulations regarding the issuance and display of decals to identify residents’ or guests’ vehicles and to regulate parking by  guests,  licensees, invitees, employees, agents or contractors.

 

16.11    Limitations on Ownership. Ownership  in Condominium  Units  shall only be by natural persons except as noted herein. No ownership or possessory interest in a Unit may be conveyed, leased or otherwise transferred to a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity of any kind. This provision is not applicable to the acquisition of Units by the Association, the Long Term Lessor, or foreclosing lienholders. Notwithstanding the provisions above regarding the acquisition of title by an entity, any entity acquiring title to a Unit through the foreclosure of  a mortgage or other lien or by deed in lieu of foreclosure may hold title,  but  any person taking occupancy of the Unit while title  is held by such  entity shall be subject to the prohibitions in this section applicable to leases. No person or permitted entity (other than the Association or a Mortgagee taking title by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure) may own or have any ownership interest, directly or indirectly, jointly or individually, in more than two (2) Units in the Condominium operated by the Association including, without limitation, individually, jointly or through his or her  spouse  or domestic partner, a “straw man” or otherwise or a corporate entity as a partner, officer, director, shareholder, trustee, beneficiary or  employee  of any partnership, corporation, company, trust or any type  of  entity  owning any ownership interest in or to a Unit. Such additional transfers shall be considered void.

 

16.12    Prohibition on Smokinq. Smoking on the Common Elements, Limited Common Elements and in the Units is strictly prohibited.  Smoking  shall mean inhaling, exhaling, burning, carrying or  possessing  any  lighted tobacco or other products used in a device for such purpose,  including but not limited to cigarettes, cigars, pipes,  bongs  and  any  other  lighted tobacco or other product. The use of "electronic" or  "vapor"  cigarettes, cigars, pipes or similar apparatus are likewise defined as smoking and likewise prohibited in the aforementioned  areas.  The  Board  may,  but  is not obligated to, adopt rules and regulations from time to time allowing a smoking section on certain portions of the Common Element.

 

17.         CONVEYANCES, SALES AND TRANSFERS. In order to provide for congenial occupancy of the  Condominium  and Association  Property  and for the protection  of the values of the Units, the use of  the  Condominium  Property  shall  be restricted to and shall be in accordance with the following provisions:


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17.1      Transfers Subiect To Approval. The following transfers shall be subject to prior written approval of the Board of  Directors  and  any  transfer  undertaken without prior written approval of the Board of Directors shall be void:

 

(a)               All sales of Units except judicial sales conducted pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure held by an Institutional First Mortgagee encumbering a Unit or public sales conducted by the Palm Beach County Tax Collector resulting from the failure to pay real property taxes.

 

(b)               All transfers by lease.

 

(c)                All transfers by gift.

 

(d)               All transfers by devise or inheritance.

 

(e)               Any other transfer of title to or possession of a Unit.

 

(f)                 All transfers subject to approval shall require, as a condition of approval, the payment to the Association of a transfer fee not to exceed the maximum amount permitted by the Act.

 

(g)               All transfers by lease may be conditioned upon the posting of a security deposit not to exceed the maximum  amount  permitted  by the Act.

 

(h)               A Unit may not be purchased by more than two (2) natural persons. Thereafter, no additional names may be added to the deed.

 

17.2      Notice to Association. Prior to approving any transfer subject to approval hereunder, the Association shall be entitled to written notice of the transferor’s intent to make the transfer with a copy of the documentation evidencing the intended transfer, including, but not limited to, a copy of the contract for sale in the case of a sale, the Letters of Administration issued to a deceased Owner’s Personal Representative in the event of a transfer by devise, a copy of the lease in the case of a lease, and a copy of any other documentation pertaining to a proposed transfer and the proposed transferee(s) and all intended occupants as the Association may reasonably require, completed applications on forms prescribed by the Association, a personal interview with the proposed transferee(s) and any other intended occupants of the Unit (which may, at the Board’s sole discretion, be conducted in person or via real time videoconferencing, internet-enabled video-conferencing, or similar electronic or video


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communication), and such other  and  further  information  about  the intended transferees or occupants as the Association may reasonably require. The Association will  conduct  background  investigations  and  screen all prospective purchasers, tenants, and occupants of a Unit, with such screening being conducted by the Association, UCO, or a third-party screening company hired by either the Association or UCO. Such  background investigations will include, but are not limited to criminal, financial, employment, previous housing,  and  credit  background  checks. No additional occupants, other than those submitted for screening  at the  time the notice to the Association is provided pursuant  to this  section,  will be approved for residency at the condominiums  operated  by  the Association until the  sales  transaction  has  closed.  All  additional occupants subsequent to the initial approval must also be submitted to the screening process.

 

17.3      Association’s Election. Within thirty (30) days of receipt of the last of the information required pursuant to Section 17.2 above, the Association must either approve or disapprove the transfer. Failure on the part of the Association to respond within said thirty (30) day period shall constitute automatic approval for the proposed transfer.

 

(a)               Approval. In the event the Association approves any transfer subject to approval hereunder, the Association shall deliver to the transferor or the transferor’s designee an executed certificate of approval, approving the transfer, executed by an authorized representative of the Association.

 

(b)               Disapproval of Transfer of Title. In the event the Board of Directors disapproves a proposed sale, unless good cause exists, as defined below, the Association must, within thirty (30) days of receipt of the last of the information provided pursuant to Section 17.2 hereof, provide the owner with  an executed  contract  from  the  Association or another purchaser acceptable to the Association, which contract must provide for the purchase of the Unit on  the  same  terms  as were set forth in the original proposed contract for sale,  which contract must provide for a closing date within thirty (30) days from  the date it is delivered to the owner by the Association. If the conveyance or transfer was a gift,  devise  or  inheritance,  unless good cause exists, as defined below, the purchase price shall be determined by an appraiser selected by and at the expense of the substitute purchaser. If the Unit Owner does not agree with the appraisal, the Owner may select and pay for another appraisal and  the purchase price shall be the  average  of  the two  appraisals.  If  the Association does not respond to the application within thirty (30)


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days, as set forth above, or  the  substitute  purchaser  provided  by the Association does not close within thirty (30) days, as set forth above, the original transaction shall be deemed approved  and the Unit Owner may proceed to closing and shall be entitled to a Certificate of Approval as described in Paragraph (a) of this Section 17.3.

 

If good cause exists for the Association to disapprove a proposed  sale, conveyance or transfer by gift, devise or inheritance, the Association shall not be obligated to  purchase  or  provide  a substitute purchaser for the Unit. Good cause shall be defined to include the following:

 

(1)          The applicant fails to qualify for membership in the  Association, including, but not limited  to,  those  applicants who fail to qualify for membership because of the restrictions on occupancy or ownership set forth in this Declaration; or

 

(2)          The person seeking approval (which shall hereinafter include all proposed occupants) has been convicted of, plead no contest to, or has been released from incarceration, probation or community control for:

 

(i)                  a capital, first or second degree felony involving violence to persons within the past ten (10) years; or

 

(ii)                a first or second degree felony involving illegal drugs within the past ten (10) years; or

 

(iii)              any drug offense involving the manufacture and/or distribution of illegal drugs regardless of when that conviction, plea or release occurred;

 

(iv)              a felony involving sexual battery,  sexual  abuse,  or lewd and lascivious behavior regardless of when that conviction, plea or release occurred;

 

(3)          The person seeking approval has been labeled a sexual offender or a sexual predator by any governmental or quasi- governmental agency regardless of  when  that  conviction, plea or release occurred or when that label occurred;


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(4)          The person seeking approval is currently on probation or community control for a felony  involving  violence to another  or damage to property;

 

(5)          For transfers by sale, the person seeking approval intends to purchase the Unit without paying at least  twenty  percent (20%) of the purchase price, excluding closing costs,  in cash or in some form that would result in a first mortgage secured  by the Unit with a loan to value ratio (based  upon the  bona fide sale price) in excess of eighty percent (80%); the  foregoing shall not apply to United States military personal (both active duty or veterans) obtaining loans through the United States Veterans Administrative or comparable organizations; or

 

(6)          The applicant takes possession of the  Unit prior  to approval by the Association as provided for herein; or

 

(7)          The person seeking approval has a documented history of disruptive behavior or disregard for the rights and property of others as evidenced by his conduct in this  condominium  or any other condominium or homeowners association as a lessee, guest, owner or occupant of a Unit; or

 

(8)          The prospective purchaser(s) already owns two (2)  Units  at the Condominium and the transfer would violate Section

16.11 of this Declaration.

 

(9)          The Unit is being purchased by more than two (2) natural persons in violation of Section 17.1(h); or

 

(10)       The applicant fails to comply  with  the  requirements  of Section 17.2 hereof; or

 

(11)       The applicant seeks to obtain a mortgage from a private  person or from an organization that is not an Institutional Mortgagee as defined in Article 2.20 of this Declaration.

 

(12)        The prospective transferees (or one of the prospective transferees, if there is more than one transferee) have:

 

(a)        a     history      of     financial      problems       or     financial irresponsibility as demonstrated by:


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(i)                  a bankruptcy, foreclosure or short  sale  within the seven (7) years prior to submitting the application to this Condominium; and/or

 

(ii)                one or more of the  prospective  transferees have, either individually  or combined,  a history of six (6) or more instances on his or her (or  their combined) credit report(s) when creditors advised the credit bureau, in the twelve (12) months prior to the submission of their application to the Association, that the account was paid (30) days or more past the due date established for that account.

 

(c)                Mortqaqe Approval and Subordination. All liens against a Unit shall be subordinate and inferior to the Association’s lien for Assessments, regardless of the date of recordation of the Association’s claim of lien, except to the extent otherwise required by law. Any first mortgage or other liens which become first mortgages which involve an outstanding balance which exceeds eighty percent (80%) of the fair market value of the Unit at the time the mortgage is recorded shall be subordinate and inferior to the Association’s claim of lien to the extent the mortgage balance exceeds eighty percent (80%) of the fair market value of the Unit at the time of recordation of the mortgage. The foregoing applies only to Institutional Mortgagees, as defined in Article 2.20 for this Declaration. Mortgagees obtained from private individuals or from non-Institutional Mortgagees are prohibited. The foregoing  shall not apply to United States Military personnel (both active duty and veterans) who obtain loans for greater than eighty percent (80%) through the United States Veterans Administration or comparable program.

 

(d)               Compliance with Fair Housinq Laws. There shall be  no  limitation upon sales, leases, or occupancy of any Unit based upon race, sex, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or gender identity or expression, or any  other  protected classes which may be added by federal, state, or county governments from time to time. The Association may  make reasonable accommodations, including reasonable waiver of the covenants and restrictions of the Condominium Documents, when necessary to afford handicapped or disabled individuals the opportunity to enjoy the Condominium premises, or to comply with other legal requirements.


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17.4      Leasinq. The Association must approve or disapprove a lease within thirty

(30) days of receipt of the last of the information provided pursuant to  Section 17.2 hereof. The Association may disapprove a lease on any reasonable grounds, including, but not limited to, any of the provisions defining good cause for transfers of title which might be applicable.

 

18.         COMPLIANCE AND DEFAULT. Each Unit Owner and every occupant, lessee, guest, agent, employee or contractor of a Unit Owner and the Association shall be governed by and shall comply with the terms of this Declaration of Condominium  and all exhibits annexed hereto, and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to those documents, as the same may be amended from time  to  time.  The Association (and Unit Owners,  if appropriate) shall be entitled to the following relief in addition to the remedies provided by the Act:

 

18.1      Neqliqence. A Unit Owner shall be liable for the expense of any  maintenance, repair or replacement made necessary by his or her violation  of any portion of this Declaration or by his or her negligence or intentional misconduct or by that of any member of his family or his or her guests, agents, employees or contractors, but only to the extent such expense is not met by the proceeds of insurance actually collected by the Association in respect of such negligence or intentional misconduct. Any such expense advanced by the Association, together with interest, costs and attorneys’  fees, shall be secured by a lien against the Unit enforceable in the same manner as an Assessment under Article 12 hereof.

 

18.2      Compliance. In the event a Unit Owner or occupant  fails  to comply  with such Unit Owner’s obligations under this Declaration or fails to observe and comply with any other provision of the Act, the Declaration, the By-Laws, the Articles of Incorporation of the Association, the rules and regulations, or any other agreement, document or instrument affecting the Condominium Property in the manner required, the Association shall have the right to proceed in a court of equity to require performance and/or compliance, to  sue in a court of law for damages, and levy a special charge against the Unit Owner and the Unit for the sums necessary to do whatever work is required to put the Unit Owner or Unit in compliance. Such charge, together with interest, costs and attorneys’ fees, shall be secured by a lien against the Condominium Parcel, enforceable in the same manner as Assessments levied under Article 12 hereof.

 

18.3      Fines. In the event a Unit Owner or anyone for whom Unit Owner is responsible fails to comply with a provision of the Declaration, the By-Laws, the Articles of Incorporation of the Association, applicable rules and regulations, or any other agreement, document or instrument affecting the


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Condominium Property in the manner required, the Association shall  have the right to impose a fine against the Unit Owner and the Unit.  The amount  of any fine shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Association, but in any event shall not exceed any maximum amount permitted by the Condominium Act, as such Act may be amended from time to time.

 

18.4      Suspension of Use Riqhts. In addition to all other remedies provided hereunder, the Association shall have the right to suspend the rights of the Unit Owner, his or her tenants, guests, licensees or invitees, to use any portion of the Common Elements or facilities during any period of time during which the Unit Owner is delinquent in the payment of Assessments or any other financial obligation to the Association.

 

18.5      Suspension of Votinq Riqhts. In addition to the  remedies  provided  in Section 12 hereof and by applicable law, the Association may suspend the voting rights of any Owner who is delinquent more than ninety (90) days in the payment of any monetary obligation to the Association.

 

18.6      Costs and Attorneys' Fees. In any proceeding arising because of an alleged failure of a Unit Owner or the Association to comply with the requirements of the Act, this Declaration, the By-Laws, the Articles of Incorporation of the Association, or the rules and regulations, as the same  may be  amended from time to time, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover the costs of the proceeding and such reasonable attorneys' fees (including appellate attorneys' fees).

 

18.7      No Waiver of Riqhts. The failure of the Association or any Unit Owner to enforce any covenant, restriction or other provision of the Act, this Declaration, the By-Laws, the Articles of Incorporation of the Association, or the rules and regulations, as the same may be amended from time to time, shall not constitute a waiver of their right to do so thereafter.

 

18.8      Election of Remedies. All rights, remedies and privileges granted to the Association or a Unit Owner pursuant to any terms, provisions, covenants or conditions of the Condominium documents shall be deemed to  be cumulative, and the exercise of any one or more shall neither be deemed to constitute an election of remedies, nor shall it preclude the party thus exercising the same from exercising such other additional  rights,  remedies or privileges as may be granted by the Condominium documents.

 

19.         TERMINATION.

 

19.1      The Condominium may be terminated in the manner provided in the Condominium Act. However, voluntary terminations would require the


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approval of the Long Term Lessor, if the Long Term Lease  exists  at the  time of the contemplated termination.

 

19.2      Termination due to economic waste or impossibility as defined  in the Act shall not require the approval of the Long Term Lessor.

 

20.         RESTRICTIONS AND EASEMENTS. The  real  property  submitted  to Condominium ownership hereby is subject to conditions, limitations, restrictions, dedications, reservations of record, taxes, applicable zoning ordinances now  existing or which may hereafter exist, easements for Utility Service for the United States Post Office authorities, and any right of the United States of America,  State of Florida, or any governmental agency as to any submerged lands and as to any lands lying below the natural, ordinary high water line of the surrounding bodies of water, easements for ingress and egress for pedestrian and vehicular purposes, easements for Utility Service and drainage now existing or hereafter granted by the Association for the benefit of such persons as the Association designates.

 

An easement, whether heretofore or hereafter created under and pursuant to this Declaration shall constitute a covenant running with the Land of the Condominium, and, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Declaration, may not be substantially amended or revoked in such a way as to unreasonably interfere with the proper and intended use and purpose and shall survive the termination of the Condominium. The Unit Owners of this Condominium do hereby designate the Association as their lawful attorney-in-fact to execute any and all instruments on  their behalf for the purposes of creating all such easements as are contemplated by the provisions hereof.

 

21.         COVENANT RUNNING WITH THE LAND. All provisions of this Declaration, the Articles, By-Laws and applicable rules and regulations of the Association shall,  to the extent applicable and unless otherwise expressly herein or therein provided to the contrary, be perpetual and be construed to be covenants running with the Land and with every part thereof and interest therein, and all of the provisions hereof and thereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Association, the Unit Owners, and their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns, but the same are not intended to create nor shall they be construed as creating any rights in or for the benefit of the general public. All present and future Unit Owners and occupants of Units shall be subject to and shall comply with the provisions of this Declaration and such Articles, By-Laws and applicable rules and regulations, as they may be amended from time to time. The acceptance of a deed of conveyance, or the entering into of a lease, or the entering into occupancy of any Unit, shall constitute an adoption and ratification of the provisions of  this  Declaration, and the Articles, By-Laws and applicable rules and regulations of the Association, as they may be amended from time to time, including,  but not limited  to, a ratification of any appointments of attorneys-in-fact contained herein.


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22.         ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS.

 

22.1      Notices. All notices to the Association required or desired  hereunder  or under the By-Laws of the Association shall be sent by first class mail or hand delivery to the Association at its office at the Condominium, or to such other address as the Association may hereafter designate from time to time by notice in writing to all Unit Owners, unless another manner of delivery is specifically required by the Condominium Act or this Declaration or the By- Laws. Except as provided specifically in the Act, all notices to any Unit  Owner shall be sent by first class mail to the Condominium address of such Unit Owner, or such other address as may have been designated by him  from time to time, in writing, to the Association. All notices to mortgagees of Units shall be sent by first class mail to their respective addresses, or such other address as may be designated by them from time to time, in writing to the Association. All notices shall be deemed to have been  given when  mailed in a postage prepaid sealed wrapper, except notices of a change of address, which shall be deemed to have been given when received, or five

(5) business days after proper mailing, whichever shall first occur.

 

22.2      Exhibits. There is hereby incorporated in this Declaration all materials contained in the Exhibits annexed hereto, except that as to such  Exhibits, any conflicting provisions set forth therein as to their amendment, modification, enforcement and other matters shall control over those hereof.

 

22.3      Siqnature of President and Secretary. Wherever the signature of the President of the Association is required hereunder, the signature of a Vice- President may be substituted therefor, and wherever the signature of the Secretary of the Association is required hereunder, the signature of a Treasurer may be substituted therefor, provided that the same person may not execute any single instrument on behalf of the Association in two separate capacities.

 

22.4      Governinq Law. Should any dispute or litigation arise between any of the parties whose rights or duties are affected or determined by this Declaration, the Exhibits annexed hereto or applicable rules and regulations adopted pursuant to such documents, as the same may be amended from time to time, said dispute or litigation shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida.

 

22.5      Severability. The invalidity in whole or in part of any covenant  or restriction, or any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word, or other provision of this Declaration, the Exhibits annexed hereto, or applicable rules and regulations adopted pursuant to such documents, as the same may be


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amended from time to time, shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof which shall remain in full force and effect.

 

22.6      Waiver. No provisions contained in this Declaration shall  be deemed  to  have been waived by reason of any failure to enforce the same, without regard to the number of violations or breaches which may occur.

 

22.7      Ratification. Each Unit Owner, by reason of having acquired ownership (whether by purchase, gift, operation of law or otherwise), and  each occupant of a Unit, by reason of his occupancy, shall be deemed to have acknowledged and agreed that all of the provisions of this Declaration, and the Articles and By-Laws of the Association, and applicable rules and regulations, are fair and reasonable in all material respects.

 

22.8      Gender; Plurality. Wherever the context so permits, the  singular  shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and the use of any gender shall be deemed to include all or no genders.

 

22.9      Captions. The captions herein and in the Exhibits annexed hereto are inserted only as a matter of convenience and for ease of reference and in no way define or limit the scope of the particular document or any provision thereof.

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