THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CONDOMINIUM ACT - Condo Bylaws

THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CONDOMINIUM ACT

NEW HAMPSHIRE REVISED STATUTES ANNOTATED

CHAPTER 356-B

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THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CONDOMINIUM ACT

NEW HAMPSHIRE REVISED STATUTES ANNOTATED

CHAPTER 356-B

CHAPTER 356-B

CONDOMINIUM ACT

I. General Principles

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Short Title. Application. Definitions. Separate Titles and Taxation. Municipal Ordinances. Eminent Domain.

II. Condominium Instruments

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Creation of Condominium. Release of Liens. Description of Condominium Units. Execution of Condominium Instruments. Recordation of Condominium Instruments. Construction of Condominium Instruments. Complementarity of Condominium Instruments. Validity of Condominium Instruments. Compliance with Condominium Instruments. Contents of Declaration. Allocation of Interests in the Common Areas. Reallocation of Interests in the Common Areas. Assignments of Limited Common Areas. Contents of the Site Plans and Floor Plans. Preliminary Recordation of Floor Plans. Easement for Encroachments. Conversion of Convertible Lands. Conversion of Convertible Spaces. Expansion of the Condominium. Contraction of the Condominium. Easement to Facilitate Conversion and Expansion. Easement to Facilitate Sales. Declarant's Obligation to Complete and Restore. Alterations Within Units. Relocation of Boundaries Between Units. Subdivision of Units. Termination of Condominium or Amendment of Instruments Before Conveyance of Unit. Termination of Condominium or Amendment of Instruments After Conveyance of Unit.

III. Unit Owners' Associations

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Contents of the Bylaws. Control by the Declarant. Meetings. Quorums. Voting. Officers. Upkeep of the Condominium; Warranty Against Structural Defects. Control of the Common Areas. Insurance. Rights to Common Profits. Liabilities for Common Expenses. Lien for Assessments. Restraints on Alienation.

IV. Administration and Enforcement

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Administration; Enforcement. Exemptions. Limitations on Dispositions of Units. Application for Registration; Fee. Public Offering Statement. Inquiry and Investigation. Notice of Filing and Registration. Annual Report by Declarant. Conversion Condominium; Special Provisions. Escrow of Deposits. Resale by Purchaser. General Powers and Duties of the Attorney General. Investigations and Proceedings. Cease and Desist Orders. Revocation of Registration. Judicial Review. Penalties. Civil Remedy. Jurisdiction. Interstate Rendition. Service of Process. Conflict of Interests.

I. General Principles

356-B:1. Short Title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Condominium Act."

356-B:2. Application.

I. This chapter shall apply to all condominiums and to all condominium projects. This chapter shall be deemed to supersede RSA 479-A, the New Hampshire Unit Ownership of Real Property Act; and no condominium shall be established under the latter on or after September 10, 1977. This chapter shall not be construed to affect the validity of any provision of any condominium instrument recorded prior to September 10, 1977. Nor shall this chapter, except as set forth in paragraphs II and III, be deemed to apply to any real estate, or any interest therein, submitted to the provisions of RSA 479-A prior to September 10, 1977.

II. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph I, this subdivision, General Principles, and subdivision IV, Administration and Enforcement, shall apply to any offer or disposition on or after November 1, 1981, of time sharing interests in condominium units established under RSA 479-A, regardless of the date on which such condominium units were created.

III. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph I, if any condominium instrument recorded under RSA 479-A prior to September 10, 1977, shall be amended after September 10, 1977, for the purpose of creating 10 or more additional units in any such condominium project, this subdivision, General Principles, and subdivision IV, Administration and Enforcement, shall apply to said additional units. If said amendment creates 10 or more, but less than 26, additional units, the applicant shall be permitted to make an abbreviated registration pursuant to RSA 356B:51, II, and shall not be required to prepare a public offering statement pursuant to RSA 356B:52; provided, however, this sentence shall not apply if time sharing interests are offered with respect to such additional units.

356-B:3. Definitions. In this chapter:

I. "Board of directors" means an executive and administrative entity, by whatever name denominated, designated in the condominium instruments as the governing body of the unit owners' association.

II. "Common area" or "common areas" means all portions of the condominium other than the units.

III. "Common expenses" means all expenditures lawfully made or incurred by or on behalf of the unit owners' association, together with all funds lawfully assessed for the creation and/or maintenance of reserves pursuant to the provisions of the condominium instruments; "future common expenses" shall mean common expenses for which assessments are not yet due and payable.

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