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.
Kitchen appliances within the units are not considered part of the common elements of a inium project since they are typically owned and maintained by individual unit owners. Swimming pools and greenbelt areas are examples of common elements as they are shared facilities within the inium project.
To have a pleasant condo living experience, keep in mind these legal rights for condo owners. The Right to Access Condo Documents. The Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination. The Right to Notice and Meetings. The Right to Run and Vote During Elections. The Right to Protest.
The answer is yes, it is lawful to do this. Nothing disallows the Association to do this under F.S. 718, which is Florida's statutory law for inium associations. You can see it here.
The Act defines a inium as “that form of ownership of real property created pursuant to this chapter, which is comprised entirely of units that may be owned by one or more persons, and in which there is, appurtenant to each unit, an undivided share in common elements.” As the shares are undivided, the separate ...
718.102 Purposes. —The purpose of this chapter is: (1) To give statutory recognition to the inium form of ownership of real property. (2) To establish procedures for the creation, sale, and operation of iniums.
Common Elements of the inium Corporation are the land and structures in the inium Corporation other than the units themselves, such as the exterior landscaped areas, recreational facilities, parking garage, hallways, elevators, corridors, public washrooms, lobby areas, driveways, garbage rooms, electrical ...
Maintenance, repair, and replacement of a limited common element is usually the responsibility of the association except to the extent the declaration shifts that duty to the unit owner.
A Common Element inium is comprised solely of common elements such as a private road, parking spaces, mailbox pad, play area and any other common elements and do not include dwelling units/lots.