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Common Areas

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Updated 10-31-2026

Common Areas

Those portions of a building, land, or improvements and amenities owned by a planned unit development (PUD) or condominium project's homeowners' association (or a cooperative project's cooperative cor-poration) that are used by all of the unit owners, who share in the common expenses of their operation and main-tenance. Common areas include swim-ming pools, tennis courts, and other recreational facilities, as well as common corridors of buildings, parking areas, means of ingress and egress, etc.

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