MargaretF (South Carolina)
Posts: 15
Posts: 15
Posted:
Perhaps someone can help me with this. Our owners who own an end unit condo have windows in the bedroom and in the living room. Our master doc states the following and as most master docs, it's not 100 percent clear. Can anyone offer an interpretation as to who would be responsible for the cost to repair and/or replace those windows? I've listed the info below. Sure would appreciate an opinion. It appears to me the cost rests with the owner of the unit and not the entire association.
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Page 5: Apartments, General Common Elements and Limited Common Elements
(b) the window and window glasses, screens, frames, castings which are a part of the window openings of the Apartment
(e) all appurtenances which are an integral and are exclusive to the Apartment
(ap·pur·te·nance – noun 1. something subordinate to another, more important thing; adjunct; accessory.)
Page 6: Limited Common Elements means and includes:
(1) Those common elements which are agreed upon by all the Apartment owners to be reserved for the use of a certain number of Apartments to the exclusion of the other Apartments, if any, ....... Maintenance and repair of Limited Common Elements rests with the Owner or Owners of the Unit or Units to which they abut, adjoin, or service.
Page 20: Apartment Description and Numbers - last paragraph:
Included in the Limited Common Elements are exterior storage areas, permanent exterior trash collection areas (if any), exterior unit balconies and railings.
It mentions 'exterior unit balconies and railings but not north & south side windows.
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Page 5: Apartments, General Common Elements and Limited Common Elements
(b) the window and window glasses, screens, frames, castings which are a part of the window openings of the Apartment
(e) all appurtenances which are an integral and are exclusive to the Apartment
(ap·pur·te·nance – noun 1. something subordinate to another, more important thing; adjunct; accessory.)
Page 6: Limited Common Elements means and includes:
(1) Those common elements which are agreed upon by all the Apartment owners to be reserved for the use of a certain number of Apartments to the exclusion of the other Apartments, if any, ....... Maintenance and repair of Limited Common Elements rests with the Owner or Owners of the Unit or Units to which they abut, adjoin, or service.
Page 20: Apartment Description and Numbers - last paragraph:
Included in the Limited Common Elements are exterior storage areas, permanent exterior trash collection areas (if any), exterior unit balconies and railings.
It mentions 'exterior unit balconies and railings but not north & south side windows.