The answer to this depends on what your declaration of condominium says about ownership and maintenance responsibilities for common elements. Typically maintenance and repair of any of the common elements are the responsibility of all of the unit owners, and not just a select few. Therefore all of the unit owners typically must pay assessments even if a maintenance work or item only affects building that houses part of the owners. This is similar to roof repairs as well.
If the condominium was developed in phases or even sections it is possible that the declaration could provide for special assessments against the unit owners in the specific phase or section.
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Answered on Nov 05th, 2012 at 10:47 AM