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Maine Revised Statutes, Title 33, § 1602-102: Unit boundaries, 1981

Except as provided by the declaration: [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).] (1) If walls, floors or ceilings are designated as boundaries of a unit, all lath, furring, wallboard, plasterboard, plaster, paneling, tiles, wallpaper,…

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“Except as provided by the declaration: [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).] (1) If walls, floors or ceilings are designated as boundaries of a unit, all lath, furring, wallboard, plasterboard, plaster, paneling, tiles, wallpaper, paint, finished”

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Unit boundaries

Except as provided by the declaration: [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).] (1) If walls, floors or ceilings are designated as boundaries of a unit, all lath, furring, wallboard, plasterboard, plaster, paneling, tiles, wallpaper, paint, finished

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§ 1602-102Unit boundariesProvision

Except as provided by the declaration: [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).] (1) If walls, floors or ceilings are designated as boundaries of a unit, all lath, furring, wallboard, plasterboard, plaster, paneling, tiles, wallpaper, paint, finished

Except as provided by the declaration: [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).] (1) If walls, floors or ceilings are designated as boundaries of a unit, all lath, furring, wallboard, plasterboard, plaster, paneling, tiles, wallpaper, paint, finished flooring and any other materials constituting any part of the finished surfaces thereon are a part of the unit, and all other portions of the walls, floors or ceilings are a part of the common elements. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).] (2) If any chute, flue, duct, wire, conduit, bearing wall, bearing column or any other fixture lies partially within and partially outside the designated boundaries of a unit, any portion thereof serving only that unit is a limited common element allocated solely to that unit, and any portion thereof serving more than one unit or any portion of the common elements is a part of the common elements. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).] (3) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), all spaces, interior partitions and other fixtures and improvements within the boundaries of a unit are a part of the unit. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).] (4) Any shutters, awnings, window boxes, doorsteps, stoops, porches, balconies, patios and all exterior doors and windows or other fixtures designed to serve a single unit, but located outside the unit's boundaries, are limited common elements allocated exclusively to that unit. [PL 1981, c. 699 (NEW).]
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