C6194 Diane Estates Condominium

Key facts from C6194 Diane Estates Condominium's documents

Reflects the 1988 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Condominium (under the Common Interest Ownership Act) (Article II)

Legal name

Diane Estates Condominium Association, Inc. (Section 1.3; Article II)

Developer / declarant

Louis M. Mazzeo, Jr., Inc., a Connecticut corporation (Section 1.8; preamble)

Governing law

Common Interest Ownership Act, Chapter 828 of the Connecticut General Statutes as amended (Section 1.1; preamble)

Assessments & dues

Executive Board proposes a budget; budget is ratified unless rejected by a majority of all unit owners at a meeting held 14 to 30 days after mailing of budget summary (Section 19.5)

Special assessments

Non-budgeted assessment exceeding 15% of current annual operating budget requires ratification by unit owners in same manner as budget under Section 19.5 (Section 19.6)

Collections & liens

Association has a statutory lien on a unit for unpaid assessments; lien may be foreclosed in like manner as a mortgage on real property; foreclosure includes costs and reasonable attorneys' fees; lien is extinguished unless enforcement proc (Section 19.4(a)-(j))

Reserves & fees

Reserves established by the Association for repair, replacement of Common Elements or other property held by the Association (Section 19.1(c))

Leasing & rentals

Units may be leased or rented, but not for a term of less than sixty days; leases must be in writing and comply with the Documents and Association requirements (Section 10.2)

Architectural approval

Unit owner may not change the appearance of the Common Elements or exterior appearance of a unit without permission of the Executive Board (Section 13.1(a)(2))

Home business

Home professional purposes requiring regular visits from the public or unusual levels of mail, shipping, trash, or storage are prohibited; no sign advertising commercial or professional uses may be displayed outside a unit (Section 10.1(a) final sentence)

Signs & flags

Declarant reserves right to post signs and displays on Common Elements to promote sales of units; no provision for unit owner signs (Section 8.5)

Maintenance

Association maintains, repairs, and replaces all Common Elements. Each unit owner maintains, repairs, and replaces all portions of his/her unit at own expense. Unit owner also maintains, repairs, and replaces certain Limited Common Elements (Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3)

Insurance

Property insurance on project facilities at 100% replacement cost; personal property of Association at actual cash value; liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence (Sections 22.2, 22.3)

Use restrictions

Each unit is restricted to residential use as a single-family housekeeping unit, operating on a non-profit, non-commercial basis, with a common kitchen and dining area (Section 10.1(a))

Voting & meetings

Each unit has a vote allocated as a percentage interest in the Association; percentages per Schedule A-2 (7.44% for two units, 7.14% for twelve units) (Section 9.2(c); Schedule A-2)

Amendments

Declaration may be amended by vote or agreement of at least 67% of allocated votes of units. Bylaws may be amended by vote of two-thirds of the Executive Board after Notice and Comment to all unit owners. (Sections 15.1, 16 (Article XVI of Declar)

Extracted from the recorded governing documents and cited to them; may be incomplete and is not legal advice — verify against the official documents below.