Orchard Crest Condominium

Key facts from Orchard Crest Condominium's documents

Community type

Condominium

Legal name

Orchard Crest Condominium

Units / lots

20 current, maximum 32 (Section 4.1)

Governing law

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

Assessments & dues

Executive Board adopts budget; summary provided to Unit Owners within 30 days; meeting set within 14-30 days of mailing; budget ratified unless rejected by majority of all Unit Owners at meeting (quorum not required); if rejected, last rati (Section 19.5)

Special assessments

Non-budgeted common expense assessment exceeding 15% of current annual operating budget must be submitted to Unit Owners for ratification in same manner as budget (Section 19.6). Also expenses attributable to fewer than all units may be ass (Section 19.6 and Section 19.3)

Collections & liens

Association has statutory lien for unpaid assessments, late fees, fines, interest; lien is prior to all other liens except (1) liens recorded before Declaration, (2) first or second security interest recorded before assessment became delinq (Section 19.4)

Reserves & fees

Association may establish reserves for repair, replacement, or addition to Common Elements or other property. (Section 19.1(d))

Leasing & rentals

A Unit may not be sold under a time-sharing plan. A Unit may not be leased or rented for less than 90 days. All leases and rental agreements must be in writing and subject to the Documents and the Rules. (Section 10.2)

Architectural approval

Unit Owner may not change appearance of Common Elements or exterior appearance of a Unit without permission of Executive Board. Written request must be answered within 60 days after Notice and Hearing; failure to respond constitutes consent (Section 13.1(a)(2), (b))

Home business

Home professional pursuits allowed if they do not require regular visits from the public or unreasonable levels of mail, shipping, trash, or storage. No sign of commercial or professional uses may be displayed outside a Unit. (Section 10.1(a))

Maintenance

Association maintains Common Elements; Unit Owner maintains Unit interior and certain limited common elements (as above). Association responsible for damage to Units caused by its negligence; Unit Owner responsible for damage caused by inte (Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.5)

Insurance

Property insurance covering all risks, on project facilities (all buildings including Units, fixtures, equipment, improvements, betterments, personal property normally insured under building coverage) excluding land, excavations, foundation (Section 22.2)

Use restrictions

Each Unit restricted to use as a single-family residence. Single-family residence defined as single housekeeping unit with common kitchen and dining area, no more than two occupants per bedroom as designated on file with building official. (Section 10.1(a))

Voting & meetings

Each Unit has one equal vote (Section 9.2(c))

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