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
Certain Rights of Developer
- Until the conveyance of title to the first Unit, Developer shall
be solely responsible for all Common Expenses. Thereafter, as individual
Units are conveyed, Developer shall remain responsible for the Common
Expenses attributable to unsold Units, and those Unit Owners to whom
title has been conveyed shall be responsible for their proportionate
share of the Common Expenses, as set forth on Exhibit D attached hereto
an made a part hereof.
- Notwithstanding any other provisions herein contained, for so long
as the Developer continues to own one Unit in the ordinary course of
business, the following provisions shall be in full force and effect:
(i)The Developer reserves the unrestricted right to sell or lease Units
which are owned by the Developer.
(ii)The Developer reserves the unrestricted right to maintain and use
any units which it owns for model units and sales and leasing offices.
(iii)The Developer reserves the right to change the interior or exterior
design and arrangement of Units and to alter boundaries between Units
so long as the Developer owns the Unit so changed or altered. No such
change shall increase the number of Units or alter the boundaries of
the Common Elements without amendment of the Condominium Documents as
herein provided. If Developer shall make any changes to the Units,
such changes shall be reflected as an amendment in the Condominium Documents;
provided, however, that no such change shall affect another Unit Owner’s
percentage interest in the Common Elements.
(iv)The Developer reserves the right to enter upon
the Property and in the Building to show the Units, to use the Common
Elements and to do any and all things deemed necessary or appropriate
by Developer to sell or rent the Units, as provided herein, all without
charge and without the need to comply with any provisions of this
Master Deed.
(v)The Developer shall have the power, but not the obligation, acting
alone, at any time, and from time to time, so long as the Developer
owns or holds a mortgage upon at least one (1) Unit to amend this
Master Deed or any other Condominium Document to cause the same to
conform to the requirements of the Federal National Mortgage Association
and/or the Federal home Loan Mortgage Corporation, as set forth, respectively,
in "FNMA” Conventional Home Mortgage Selling Contract Supplement”
land “Seller’s Guide Conventional Mortgages” as the same be amended
from time to time.
- Developer hereby reserves unto itself, its successors and assigns,
an easement upon, through and over the Common Elements so long as the
Developer, its successors and assigns, shall be engaged in the development
and sale of the Units, which easement shall be for the purpose of construction,
installation, maintenance and repair of the Building and appurtenances
thereto, for ingress and egress to all Units, all Common Elements and
for existing and future model units for sale, promotion and exhibition.
- Developer shall not make structural alterations, additions, or improvements
that will require a special assessment or substantial increase in a
Unit Owner’s monthly assessments.
- Anything to the contrary herein or in the Article of Incorporation
or By-Laws of the Association notwithstanding, the Developer hereby
reserves for itself, its successors and assigns, for as long as it owns
one (1) or more Units in the Condominium in the ordinary course of business,
the right to sell, lease, mortgage or sublease any unsold Units within
the Condominium without approval of the Board of Trustees.
- Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Master Deed,
By-Laws or other Condominium Documents, no amendment shall be made to
the Condominium Documents that shall impair or adversely affect the
rights of the Developer or cause the Developer to suffer any financial,
legal or other detriment, including but not limited to any direct or
indirect interference with Developer’s sale or lease of Units.
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When Unit Owners other than the Developer own 25%
or more of the Units in the Condominium, the Unit Owners other than
the Developer shall be entitled to elect not less than 25% of the
member of the Board of Trustees of the Association. Unit Owners other
than the Developer shall be entitled to elect not less than 40% of
the members of the Board of Trustees upon the conveyance of 50% of
the Units in the Condominium. Unit Owners other than the Developer
shall be entitled to elect all of the members of the Board of Trustees
upon the conveyance of 75% of the Units of the Condominium.
Notwithstanding any of the provisions herein, however,
the Developer shall be entitled to appoint at least one member of
the Board of Trustees of the Association as long as the Developer
holds for sale in the ordinary course of business one (1) or more
Units in the Condominium.
- As long as the Developer holds one or more Units for sale in the
ordinary course of business, none of the following actions may be taken
without approval in writing by the Developer.
(i) Assessment of the Developer as a Unit Owner for capital improvements;
or
(ii) Any action by the Association that would be detrimental to the
sales of Units by the Developer; however, an increase in assessments
for Common Expenses without discrimination against the Developer shall
not be deemed to be detrimental to the sales of Units.
- Prior to, or not more than sixty (60) days after, the time that Unit
Owners other than the Developer elect a majority of the members of the
Board of Trustees of the Association, the Developer shall relinquish
control of the Association, and the Unit Owners shall accept control.
Simultaneously, the Developer shall delivery to the Association all
property of the Unit Owners and of the Association held or controlled
by the Developer.
- The Developer specifically disclaims any intent to have made any warranty
or representation in connection with the Condominium Property (including
any warranties as to merchantability or fitness for use of fitness for
a particular purpose) except those warranties and representations explicitly
set forth in this Master Deed, or in the Agreement of Sale or Application
for Registration pertaining to this Condominium (Collectively, the “Condominium
Documents”). No person shall be entitled to rely upon any warranty
or representation not explicitly set forth in the Condominium Documents.
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