S.B. 147 Enrolled

CONDOMINIUM AMENDMENTS
2004 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Michael G. Waddoups

LONG TITLE
General Description:
This bill modifies the Condominium Ownership Act.
Highlighted Provisions:
This bill:
. designates certain areas within a condominium as:
. part of a unit;
. common areas and facilities; or
. limited common areas and facilities.
Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
None
Other Special Clauses:
None
Utah Code Sections Affected:
ENACTS:
57-8-7.2, Utah Code Annotated 1953

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 57-8-7.2 is enacted to read:
57-8-7.2. Scope -- Designation of certain areas.
(1) Unless otherwise provided in the declaration, this section applies to a unit if the
declaration designates a wall, floor, or ceiling as a boundary of the unit.
(2) (a) The following are part of a unit:
(i) lath;

(ii) furring;
(iii) wallboard;
(iv) plasterboard;
(v) plaster;
(vi) paneling;
(vii) tiles;
(viii) wallpaper;
(ix) paint;
(x) finished flooring; and
(xi) any other material constituting part of the finished surface of a wall, floor, or ceiling.
(b) Any portion of a wall, floor, or ceiling not listed in Subsection (2)(a) is part of the
common areas and facilities.
(3) If a 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:
(a) any portion of an item described in this Subsection (3) serving only that unit is part of
the limited common areas and facilities; and
(b) any portion of an item described in this Subsection (3) is part of the common areas
and facilities if the item serves:
(i) more than one unit; or
(ii) any portion of the common areas and facilities.
(4) Subject to Subsection (3), the following within the boundaries of a unit are part of the
unit:
(a) spaces;
(b) interior partitions; and
(c) other fixtures and improvements.
(5) The following, if designated to serve a single unit but located outside the unit's
boundaries, are limited common areas and facilities allocated exclusively to a unit:
(a) a shutter;

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(b) an awning;
(c) a window box;
(d) a doorstep;
(e) a stoop;
(f) a porch;
(g) a balcony;
(h) a patio;
(i) an exterior door;
(j) an exterior window; and
(k) any other fixture.

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