QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
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◍ Declaration shall have.
Answer: "The land submitted" / "Spatial coordinates""Condominium map" /
"Number of units""Permitted and prohibited uses""Horizontal and vertical
boundaries""Common elements" / "Limited common elements"
◍ Community Association.
Answer: Mandatory memberships, mutually binding contracts, lien-based
assements
◍ Purpose of community association.
Answer: Provide for the community, business, and governance aspects of
the association
◍ Basic types of community association.
Answer: Planned communities, condominium, and cooperatives
◍ The Declaration is.
Answer: The Declaration is the recorded "Property Constitution" that legally
creates the condominium and defines the physical boundaries of every unit
and common element. It is the second-highest legal authority, ranking below
State Law (HRS 514B) but above the Association's Bylaws and House
Rules. Most importantly, it permanently fixes the Percentage of Common
Interest, which dictates each owner's maintenance fee and voting power
◍ The Declaration is filed with.
Answer: Bureau of Conveyances or Land Court
◍ Planned community.
, Answer: HOA, owner association
◍ Condominium.
Answer: Owner of his/her unit
◍ Cooperative.
Answer: Owns stock/holds lease
◍ HRS 514B is.
Answer: State Law that the Association must follow. Highest legal authority
over the association
◍ H_S 5_4_.
Answer: HRS 514B
◍ The land submitted.
Answer: This is the "Property Boundary Line." What it means: It's the
official dirt, space, and air that the Developer "handed over" to the
Association's rules. Once land is "submitted," it stops being just a normal lot
and becomes a "Condo Zone."
◍ Spatial coordinates.
Answer: are the "invisible boundaries" used in a Declaration to define a unit
when physical walls or ceilings don't exist. Under Hawaii's HRS 514B,
these 3D measurements (like height and width) allow a developer to create a
"Spatial Unit" out of air or land that can be owned and sold separately. They
act as a legal "box" of space that establishes exactly where an owner's
private property ends and the association's common area begins.
◍ Types of community associations.
Answer: Master/umbrella,Mixed use development, 55 and older
◍ Association derives legal obligation from.
Answer: Federal, state and local laws- legal documents, lender requirements,
standards set by professional bodies
◍ Horizontal and Vertical Boundaries.
Answer: are the legal "planes" (surfaces) that create the 3D box of a unit,
, usually stopping at the interior finished surfaces like paint, tile, or flooring.
Vertical boundaries are the perimeter walls, while horizontal boundaries are
the floor and ceiling. These planes are critical for established maintenance
responsibility: the owner is usually responsible for the "box" inside these
surfaces, while the association is responsible for everything "behind the
paint" (pipes, studs, and structure).
◍ EEOC.
Answer: Equal employment opportunity commission
◍ Equal employment opportunity commission.
Answer: Prohibits discrimination in hiring, promoting, etc.
◍ FLSA.
Answer: Fair Labor Standards Act
◍ Are Windows and doors common elements per Horizontal and Vertical
Boundaries.
Answer: depends on the association decelration
◍ Fair Labor Standards Act.
Answer: Dictates standards for minimum wage
◍ FMLA.
Answer: Family Medical Leave Act
◍ is an association responsible for all repairs needed for a fault in a common
element or is it limited?.
Answer: It is limited to base level as when purchased
◍ The Condominium Map.
Answer: is the recorded legal diagram that shows the layout, location, and
3D boundaries (the "box") of every unit and common element (the proof)
◍ Family Medical Leave Act.
Answer: Provides for unpaid leave for various medical issues
◍ Are outlets part of common element?.
Answer: no because it only serves one unit