Unlike the common elements, the limited common elements are restricted to the use of one or a few unit owners. The right to use limited common elements is appurtenant to one unit or group of units, meaning that the right to use the limited common elements is tied directly to that unit or units' ownership.
Condo Associations are generally responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of common elements and limited common elements.
If there are shared amenities such as private roads, a clubhouse, pool, and an entrance gate these amenities are often common elements of the inium and are owned in common by all of the unit owners.
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.
In Florida, balconies, parking spaces, storage units, and even areas of a shared clubhouse have been considered limited common elements; as mentioned above, the defining characteristic is that they are for the use of a single unit “to the exclusion of all other units.”
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.
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, ...
Inium common areas are community spaces that residents can access within the neighbourhood. These areas are available to all homeowners for use and enjoyment. While all iniums are unique and offer different amenities, some common area examples include: Swimming pools.
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.