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... dwelling or a residential unit of any condominium property that has been submitted to the provisions of Chapter 5311. of the Revised Code; an addition to any land; or the improvement of driveways, sidewalks, swimming pools, porches, garages, carports, landscaping, fences, fallout shelters, siding, roofing, storm windows, awnings, and other improvements that are adjacent to single- or double-family dwellings or...

...ing to sell any ownership interest in a condominium development. "Agent" does not include an attorney whose representation of a developer consists solely of rendering legal services. (B) "Additional property" means land, including surface and air rights, or improvements to land that are described in an original declaration and that may be added in the future to an expandable condominium property. (C) "Affiliate of ...

...iption of the land or, for a water slip condominium property, of the land and the land under the water area, submitted to the provisions of this chapter; (2) The name of the condominium property, which shall include the word "condominium"; (3) The purpose of the condominium property, the units and recreational and commercial facilities situated in the condominium property, and any restrictions upon the use of the...

...(A)(1) Every condominium property shall be administered by a unit owners association. All power and authority of the unit owners association shall be exercised by a board of directors, which the unit owners shall elect from among the unit owners or the spouses of unit owners. If a unit owner is not an individual, that unit owner may nominate for the board of directors any principal, member of a limited liability comp...

... made in connection with the sale of a condominium ownership interest shall be held in trust or escrow until delivered at settlement, returned to or otherwise credited to the purchaser, or forfeited to the developer. If a deposit or down payment of more than two thousand dollars is held for more than ninety days and is not withdrawn pursuant to division (A)(2) of this section, interest at a rate equal to the pre...

...directly, shall sell or offer to sell a condominium ownership interest in a residential or water slip condominium development unless the developer or agent provides the prospective purchaser a condominium development disclosure statement that discloses fully and accurately all material circumstances or features affecting the development in a readable and understandable written statement. The statement shall not int...

...(A) The common elements of a condominium property are owned by the unit owners as tenants in common, and the ownership shall remain undivided. No action for partition of any part of the common elements may be commenced, except as provided in section 5311.14 of the Revised Code, and no unit owner otherwise may waive or release any rights in the common elements. (B) The declaration shall set forth the undivided in...

... with respect to and affect a unit of a condominium property and the undivided interest in the common elements appurtenant to it in the same manner and under the same conditions as liens and encumbrances arise with respect to and affect any other real estate, except as provided in this section. (B) Any person who does work or labor upon or furnishes machinery, material, or fuel for the alteration or repair of an...

...of all unit owners, may elect to remove condominium property from the provisions of this chapter. In the event of that election, all liens and encumbrances, except taxes and assessments of political subdivisions not then due and payable, upon all or any part of the condominium property, shall be paid, released, modified, or discharged. A certificate setting forth that the election was made shall be filed with the ...

...comply with any lawful provision of the condominium instruments. (B) Any interested person, including a unit owners association, may commence an action for a declaratory judgment to determine that person's legal relations under the condominium instruments or to obtain an injunction against a declarant, developer, agent, unit owner, or person entitled to occupy a unit who refuses to comply, or threatens to refuse to...

..., unless the method of disposing of the condominium property is adopted for the purpose of evading their provisions: (1) The sale of a condominium ownership interest solely for commercial or industrial purposes or uses; (2) The sale of real estate under or pursuant to court order; (3) The sale of real estate by the United States, by this state or any political subdivision of this state, or by any of their agencie...

...contract or agreement for the sale of a condominium ownership interest that is executed in violation of section 5311.25 or 5311.26 of the Revised Code shall be voidable by the purchaser until the later of fifteen days after the contract is entered into for sale of the condominium ownership interest or fifteen days after the purchaser executes a document evidencing receipt of the information required by section 531...

...ments on the property of an expandable condominium property are considered added to the condominium property and submitted to the provisions of this chapter upon the declarant and all owners and lessees of the added land executing and filing for record pursuant to sections 5311.06 and 5311.07 of the Revised Code, an amendment to the declaration that contains the information, drawings, and plans with respect to the...

...(A)(1) A declaration of condominium property shall be filed and recorded in the office of the recorder of the county or counties in which the land or water slips described in the declaration are situated. All original declarations when filed shall be accompanied by a set of drawings of the condominium property as required by section 5311.07 of the Revised Code and a true copy of the bylaws of the unit owners associa...

...hirty days after a unit owner obtains a condominium ownership interest, the unit owner shall provide the following information in writing to the unit owners association through the board of directors: (a) The home address, home and business mailing addresses, and the home and business telephone numbers of the unit owner and all occupants of the unit; (b) The name, business address, and business telephone number of ...

...of drawings shall be prepared for every condominium property that graphically shows the boundaries, location, designation, length, width, and height of each unit; the boundaries, location, designation, and dimensions of the common elements and the limited common elements and exclusive use areas; and the location and dimensions of all appurtenant easements or encroachments. (2) If the condominium property is no...

...y or desirable in the management of the condominium property and the association; (2) Commence, defend, intervene in, settle, or compromise any civil, criminal, land use planning, or administrative action or proceeding that is in the name of, or threatened against, the unit owners association, the board of directors, or the condominium property, or that involves two or more unit owners , impacts zoning, or otherwis...

...hat is part of a planned community or a condominium development is deemed to have signed the petitions required under division (E) of this section and division (B) of section 1710.06 of the Revised Code with respect to a special improvement district that is being created for the purpose of developing and implementing plans for shoreline improvement projects if the district and the projects have been approved through ...

...(A) Each unit of a condominium property, together with the undivided interest in the common elements appurtenant to it, is real property for all purposes and is real estate within the meaning of all provisions of the Revised Code. (B) A unit owner is entitled to the exclusive ownership and possession of the unit and to ownership of an undivided interest in the common elements as expressed in the declaration. (C...

...any interest or estate in any unit of condominium property, it is sufficient to describe the unit by setting forth the name of the condominium property, the number or other designation of the unit, and the numbers of the volumes and initial pages of the records of the declaration and drawings of the condominium property. This section does not require reference by volume and page to amendments to the declaration o...

...r any part of the common elements of a condominium property shall be promptly repaired and restored by the board of directors of the unit owners association. The cost of the repairs and restoration shall be paid from the proceeds of insurance, if any, payable because of the damage or destruction, and the balance of that cost is a common expense. (B)(1) Unless provided otherwise in the declaration, in the event...

...s section, every existing apartment and condominium building that exceeds seventy-five feet in height, as measured from ground level exclusive of any radio, television, or telephone transmission antennae, or other equipment, chimneys, or equipment associated with the heating or air conditioning system of the building, which did not have an automatic smoke detection system or sprinkler system in conformity with the ru...

...ossession or control of any part of the condominium property in an amount that it determines for personal injury or property damage arising from or relating to the common elements; (B) For the benefit of all unit owners, fire and extended coverage insurance on all buildings and structures of the condominium property in an amount not less than ninety per cent of the replacement cost; (C)(1) Blanket fidelity, crime...

...aw, rule, regulation, or agreement of a condominium property or construction of any of these items by the board of managers of its unit owners association shall prohibit any of the following: (1) The placement of a flagpole that is to be used for the purpose of displaying, or the display of the flag of the United States or the national league of families POW/MIA flag on or within the limited common areas and facili...

... of the Revised Code. (C) "Residential condominium unit" means a "residential unit" as defined in section 5311.01 of the Revised Code. (D) "Residential mortgage loan" means a loan or agreement to extend credit, including the renewal, refinancing, or modification of such a loan or agreement, that is made to a person and that is primarily secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien upon any interest in reside...