California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 4 — General Provisions, Part 5.3 — Commercial and Industrial Common Interest Developments, Chapter 5 — Property Use and Maintenance, Article 3 — Maintenance, Section 6718

(a) In a condominium project or stock cooperative, unless otherwise provided in the declaration, the association is responsible for the repair and maintenance of the common area occasioned by the presence of wood-destroying pests or organisms.

(b) In a planned development, unless a different maintenance scheme is provided in the declaration, each owner of a separate interest is responsible for the repair and maintenance of that separate interest as may be occasioned by the presence of wood-destroying pests or organisms. Upon approval of the majority of all members of the association, pursuant to Section 6522, that responsibility may be delegated to the association, which shall be entitled to recover the cost thereof as a special assessment.

Notes

Requires the association to handle wood-destroying pest repairs in condominiums and stock cooperatives unless declarations provide otherwise, while planned-development owners handle their separate interests. Allows a majority of all association members to delegate planned-development responsibility to the association, which may recover the cost as a special assessment.

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