In inium Associations, individual unit owners jointly own an undivided share of the common elements. In simpler terms, if you live in a 100-unit inium building, each unit owner possesses a 1/100th share of all the common elements.
This means common elements could include, but are not limited to, all the following: land, foundations, hallways, stairways, entrances and exits, common parking areas, storage areas, basement, roof, incinerator, pipes, ducts, electrical wiring and conduits, central heating and air, public utility lines, floors, ...
Limited common elements are defined as any aspects of a shared inium complex that are part of a unit, but are not considered to be the sole property of the owner or tenant.
Examples of limited common elements include an individual parking space, a storage unit, a balcony, or even an air conditioning unit. These are for the sole use of one or more unit owners.
Which controls and maintains the common elements of a inium and enforces the inium bylaws? The answer is owners association. The owners association is established by the inium declaration.
A common element is defined as all portions of the property except the units. Examples of common elements include fitness centers, elevators, lobbies, walkways, lighting in common hallways, garbage collection areas, swimming pools, landscaping, club houses, and more.
Common elements are owned in undivided shares by all inium unit owners as tenants in common and include portions of the inium shared or used in common by the inium's residents. Examples of common elements are: Building structural components and systems. Lobbies. Parking areas.
(1) A common element license may be held only by a unit owner, and the purported transfer of a license to a person other than a unit owner shall be void. Except as provided in the declaration or this subsection, no interest in the common element license may be held or transferred separate from the unit.
"Building" means a structure suitable for affording shelter for human beings including any appurtenant or connected structure.
The Minnesota Common Interest Ownership Act, or MCIOA, governs the legal standing and obligations of townhome associations, primarily inium associations, created on or after June 1, 1994.