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Assessments for common expenses - 68 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3314

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     § 3314.  Assessments for common expenses.
        (a)  General rule.--Until the association makes a common
     expense assessment, the declarant shall pay all the expenses of
     the condominium. After any assessment has been made by the
     association, assessments shall be made at least annually and
     shall be based on a budget adopted at least annually by the
     association. The budgets of the association shall segregate
     limited common expenses from general common expenses if and to
     the extent appropriate.
        (b)  Allocation and interest.--Except for assessments under
     subsection (c), common expenses shall be assessed against all
     the units in accordance with the common expense liability
     allocated to each unit (section 3208) in the case of general
     common expenses and in accordance with subsection (c) in the
     case of special allocations of expenses. Any past due assessment
     or installment thereof shall bear interest at the rate
     established by the association not exceeding 15% per year.
        (c)  Special allocations of expenses.--Except as provided by
     the declaration:
            (1)  Any common expense associated with the maintenance,
        repair or replacement of a limited common element shall be
        assessed in equal shares against the units to which that
        limited common element was assigned at the time the expense
        was incurred.
            (2)  Any common expense benefiting fewer than all of the
        units shall be assessed exclusively against the units
        benefited.
            (3)  The costs of insurance shall be assessed in
        proportion to risk and the costs of utilities that are
        separately metered to each unit shall be assessed in
        proportion to usage.
            (4)  If any common expense is caused by the negligence or
        misconduct of any unit owner, the association may assess that
        expense exclusively against his unit.
        (d)  Reallocation.--If common expense liabilities are
     reallocated, common expense assessments and any installment
     thereof not yet due shall be recalculated in accordance with the
     reallocated common expense liabilities.
     (Dec. 18, 1992, P.L.1279, No.168, eff. 45 days)

        Cross References.  Section 3314 is referred to in sections
     3102, 3103, 3312, 3315, 3316 of this title.

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