MASTER DEED
CREATING AND ESTABLISHING
THE ATLANTIC PALACE
A CONDOMINIUM
Prepared by:
H.B. Munn, Jr.
Vice President, Development
U. S. Capital Corporation
MASTER DEED
THE ATLANTIC PALACE, A CONDOMINIUM
ARTICLE
III
Property Rights
- Description of the Condominium Property:
The Condominium Property shall consist of
one (1) residential building comprised of thirty-one (31) levels and
a six (6) level attached parking garage. The levels of the residential
building are designated as follows:
Lobby/Boardwalk Level, Second Level, the
Recreational Level and Deck, twenty-seven (27) residential floors
and one (1) Mechanical Level. There are two hundred ninety-three
(293) Residential Units and twelve (12) Commercial Units, as presently
constituted, all as more graphically displayed on Exhibit C and including
without limitation, the following:
(i) Two hundred ninety-three (293) Residential Units consisting of
two hundred eight (208) suites, fifty-four (54) one-bedroom units,
twenty-seven (27) two-bedroom units, and four (4) two-bedroom penthouse
units; and
(ii) Twelve (12) Commercial Units designated as follows: Commercial
Units, 1, 2,4, 5 and 6 each consist of commercial/retail area located
on the Lobby/Boardwalk Level; Commercial Unit 3 consists of a two-level
Restaurant/Lounge located on the Lobby/Boardwalk Level and Second
Level; Commercial Units 7,8,9 and 10 consist of commercial/retail
area located on the Second Level; Commercial Unit 11 consists of the
manager’s office, secretarial and registration areas, bellman’s area,
valet and associated service corridors, all located on the Boardwalk/Lobby
Level, as shown on Exhibit C. Commercial Unit 12 consists of Meeting
Rooms, a prefunction area, laundry, housekeeping and related facilities,
all located on the Second Level, as shown on Exhibit C.
Developer, on behalf of itself, its successors and assigns hereby
reserves the right, however, to establish, modify or reconstitute,
at any time and from time to time by appropriate amendment to this
Master Deed, one or more Commercial Sub Units within the twelve (12)
initial Commercial Units, without the consent of the Board, the Association,
any Unit Owner other than those who may be directly affected, or any
Institutional Lender who does not hold a mortgage loan which directly
encumbers the Commercial Unit or Sub Unit affected, and provided only
that (i) the obligation for payment of Common Expenses and the aggregate
percentage interest in the Common Elements assigned to the twelve
(12) initial Commercial Units will not change even though some of
those Commercial Units may be divided into Commercial Sub Units.
If a Commercial Sub Unit is formed, its payment of Common Expenses,
its percentage interest in the Common Elements, and its vote shall
be the proportionate share, based on square footage, assigned to the
Commercial Unit from which it was formed. Any increase in Common
Expenses resulting directly from the establishment of any Commercial
Sub Unit shall be borne by the Unit Owner (s) responsible for such
increased expenses. Once Developer turns over control of the Board
of Directors to the Unit Owners, any decision to reconstitute the
Commercial Units or Sub Units shall be subject to majority vote of
the Board.
The Condominium Property shall contain two hundred fifty-five (255)
parking spaces in the six (6) level attached parking garage. In addition,
the Condominium Property includes all common area graphically described
on Exhibit C including, without limitation, the lobby, the outdoor
recreation area, including a swimming pool and sundeck and the indoor
recreation area, the recreation room, and men’s and ladies’ locker
facilities.
- Description of Units:
The location of the Building comprising The Condominium is shown
on Exhibit B attached hereto and made a part hereof by this reference.
Each Unit to be built, together with the Unit’s corresponding undivided
percentage interest in the Common Elements shall be a separate parcel
of real property to be dealt with in the same manner as is otherwise
permitted by the laws of the State of New Jersey regarding ownership
of real property, subject nevertheless to the Master Deed and By-Laws
of the Condominium, and the terms, provision, covenants, restrictions,
easements, rules, regulations, resolutions and decisions relating
to the Units as set forth therein as same may be amended from time
to time. Each Unit Owner shall receive fee simple title to his Unit
and, for a Unit, the percentage interest in the Common Elements allocated
thereto shall be indivisible from Ownership of the Unit itself. Title
to a Unit may be held by one or more persons in any form or ownership,
real estate tenancy or relationship recognized and permitted under
the laws of the State of New Jersey.
Each Unit shall be located and shall have the dimensions graphically
shown on Exhibit C with square footages as shown in Exhibit G, attached
hereto and made a part hereof.
Each Unit shall consist of the area bounded by and measured horizontally
or vertically as the case may be, from imaginary planes, parallel
to the walls, partitions, ceiling and floor, and located three inches
within the perimeter walls, partitions, ceiling and floor. The exterior
doorway (s) leading to the common areas are Common Elements and are
not part of the Unit. Each Unit shall consist of all immediately
visible fixtures, appliances, mechanical systems and equipment, heating
and air conditioning systems and equipment installed for the sole
and exclusive use of the Unit. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary,
however, no pipes, wires, conduits or other public utility lines of
installation constituting a part or the overall systems designed for
the service of any particular Unit, nor any other property of any
kind which is not removable without jeopardizing the soundness, safety
or usefulness of the remainder of the Building, shall be deemed to
be part of any Unit.
Each Unit shall be described in the Unit Deed in accordance with
the Unit Designation and such Unit Deed shall fully comply with the
provisions of the Condominium Act. Every conveyance or lien using
the Unit Designation assigned thereto shall be deemed to include the
Unit’s percentage interest in the Common Elements whether or not specifically
or expressly referred to, together with all appurtenances thereto
and together with easements in favor of the Unit or to which the Unit
is subject.
- Description of Common Elements:
(a)THE COMMON ELEMENTS
The Common Elements of the Condominium shall be divided into two
(2) categories to be known, respectively, as General Common Elements
and Limited Common Elements (hereinafter Collectively referred to
as the “ Common Elements”).
The percentage interest allocated to each Unit in and to the Common
Elements shall be deemed appurtenant to the Unit to which attributed
or assigned, and shall be indivisible and inseparable from the Unit
itself for purposes including without limitation any conveyance, alienation,
lease, devise, mortgage or other encumbrancing, disposition or transfer
of any nature whatsoever whether or not expressly referred to or incorporated
in the instrument effectuating same.
The Common Elements shall remain undivided and shall not be the object
of an action for partition or division.
Each Unit Owner, their tenant or occupant of the Unit, and the invitees,
agents and employees of such Unit owner, tenant or occupant, may use
the General Common Elements in common with Unit Owners, their tenants
or occupants, invitees, agents and employees of one other Units in
accordance with the reasonable purposes for which they are intended
without hindering or encroaching upon the lawful rights of the other
Unit Owners. Nothing in this paragraph, however, shall be construed
to pertain to or include Limited Common Elements.
The Association shall, if any question arises, determine the purpose
for which a Common Element is intended to be used. It shall have
the right to promulgate rules and regulations limiting the use of
the Common Elements to Unit Owners, and their respective families,
occupants, guests, invitees, employees, licensees and tenants.
The maintenance, repair, replacement, cleaning, sanitation, management,
operation and use of the Common Elements shall be the responsibility
of the Association, but nothing herein contained shall be construed
as to preclude the Association from delegating these duties to a manager
or agent or to other persons, firms or other corporations as the Association
may deem appropriate or prudent. The replacement, cleaning, sanitation,
management, operation and use of the Common Elements shall be assessed
by the Association as a Common Expense and collected from the Unit
Owners.
The Unit Owners shall give the irrevocable right, to be exercised
only by the Association or its designee, to have access to each Unit
with notice at a reasonable hour, unless in the case of an emergency,
for the purpose of inspecting and making repairs, replacements or
improvements to the Common Elements (and the Unit itself where the
responsibility therefor is upon the Association) contained therein
or elsewhere in the Building, or to prevent damage to the Common Elements
or other Units, or to abate any violation of law, rules, order or
regulations of any governmental authorities having jurisdiction thereof.
The Association shall have the right to make or cause to be made
such alterations and improvements to the Common Elements which in
its opinion may be beneficial, necessary or which is requested in
writing by a Unit Owner or Unit Owners and the holders of first mortgages
thereon. Before undertaking the work, the Association shall require
the consent in writing of such Unit Owners and the holder of first
mortgages thereon, whose rights may be prejudiced by such alteration
or improvement.
When, in the sole opinion of the Association, the alteration or improvement
is general in character; the costs thereof shall be assessed as Common
Expenses.
When, in the sole opinion of the Association, the alteration or improvement
is exclusively or substantially for the benefit of one or more Unit
Owners that requested it, the cost shall be assessed against such
Unit Owner or Unit Owners in such proportion as the Association shall
determine is fair or equitable. Nothing herein contained shall prevent
the Unit Owners affected by such alteration or improvement from agreeing
in writing, either before or after the assessment is made, to be assessed
in different proportions.
No Unit Owner shall do any work which would affect or alter any of
the Common Elements or impair any easement or hereditament therein.
Each Unit Owner shall comply strictly with the covenants, conditions
and restrictions as set forth in the Master Deed and the By-Laws,
and with the rules, regulations, resolutions and decisions adopted
pursuant thereto, regarding the use and operation of the Units, the
Common Elements and other Condominium Property. Failure to comply
therewith shall, without limitation, be grounds for an action to recover
sums due, for damages, injunctive relief, or any or all of same.
Such action may be maintained by a Unit Owner, the Association on
its own behalf or on behalf of the unit Owners aggrieved, or by any
person who holds a mortgage lien upon a Unit and is aggrieved by such
non-compliance. In any case of flagrant or repeated violations by
a Unit Owner, he may be required by the Association to give sufficient
surety or sureties for future compliance with the Master Deed, By-Laws
and covenants, conditions, restrictions, rules, regulations, resolutions
and decisions therein.
(b)GENERAL COMMON Elements
All appurtenances, fixtures and facilities situated in, on or about
the Condominium, which are not specifically identified in Section
2 above, and which are not designated as Limited Common Elements shall
make, constitute and be designated as General Common Elements as shown
on Exhibit C attached hereto and made a part hereof by this reference
thereto. The General Common Elements shall specifically include,
without limitation, the following:
(1) All lands described in Exhibit “A” aforesaid, whether improved
or unimproved, and all portions of any Building or other structure
not included within any Unit, except for certain balconies as described
in Section (c) below;
(2) Subject to the provisions of Article VI hereof,
all recreational and other common facilities located or to be located
in and about the property;
(3) All private streets, curbs, sidewalks and
parking areas, subject to the easements and provisions set forth
in Article VI hereof;
(4) Lawn areas, shrubbery, conduits, utility lines, and
waterways subject to the easements and provisions set forth in Article
VI hereof;
(5) The electrical, telephone and cable television wiring networks
throughout the Condominium not owned by the public utilities providing
such services;
(6) Public connections for gas, electricity, light,
telephone, cable television and water, not owned by the public utility
or agencies providing such services;
(7) The foundations, columns, girders, beams, interior
or exterior bearing or main walls, including roof and floors, subject
to the unit description as set forth in Section 4 above;
(8) Exterior lighting and other facilities necessary
for the safety and security of the Building and grounds;
(9) Any easement or other right which may now
or hereafter be granted for the benefit of the Unit Owners or others
for access to or use of recreational or other common areas not included
within the Property which is part of the Condominium or for any
other purpose’
(10) All other elements of any improvement necessary
or convenient to the existence, management, operation, maintenance
and safety of the Property or normally in common use.
(c) LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS
Those parts of the Common Elements reserved exclusively for specific
units, consisting of balconies adjoining certain units as shown on
the Exhibits attached hereto, shall be Limited Common Elements.
Any expense for or relating to the Limited Common Elements shall
be a Common Expense to be borne by the Association, unless said expense
is the result of negligence or misuse by the owner of the Unit to
which the Limited Common Element is appurtenant. For purposes of
this Section, the balcony limited common element shall include maintenance
and repair of exterior and interior walls, and the floor and ceilings
of the balcony.
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Percentage Interest:
Each Unit Owner shall share, be liable for and be bound to contribute
to expenses of the Association in the same proportion as his undivided,
appurtenant percentage interest in the General Common Elements. Each
Unit Owner shall share, participate in and be entitled to, in the
same proportion as his undivided, appurtenant percentage interest
in the General Common Elements, the distribution of any eminent domain
award, insurance proceed, surplus, or Common Receipt of the Association
when and if same is distributed. Said percentage interest of residential
units are based upon the total square footage of each respective unit.
Percentage interests of Commercial Units 1 through 12 are based upon
one-half (1/2) of the total square footage of each such unit. The
percentage interests of the Units are set forth on Exhibit D attached
hereto and made a part hereof.
- No Partition:
Subject to the provisions of the Master Deed and Articles of Incorporation
and By-Laws of the Association and Condominium Act, the Common Elements
and Units shall remain undivided and no Unit Owner shall bring any action
for partition or division thereof except as provided for in III.1.ii.
In addition, the undivided percentage interest in the Common Elements
shall not be separated from any Unit to which it appertains and shall
be deemed conveyed or encumbered with the Unit even though such interest
is not expressly mentioned or described in the conveyance or other instrument.
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