16A-020 Fairway Village Declaration of Trust & By-lawsDocument 10
FAIRWAY VILLAGE CONDOMINIUM
DECLARATION OF TRUST
and
BY -LAWS
This declaration of Trust made this a/S T day of
�V ,-uC- , 1985, at Northampton, Hampshire County,
Massachusetts by RICHARD C. CAPARSO of Auburn, Massachusetts
PHILIP P. CAPARSO of Worcester, Massachusetts and CAROL JANDRON
of Southbridge, Massachusetts (hereinafter called the
"Trustees "), which term and any pronoun referring thereto
shall be deemed to include their successors in trust
hereunder and to mean the trustee or the trustees for the
time being hereunder, wherever the context so permits). The
said Trustees have been appointed by the Fairway Village,
Inc. (hereinfater the "Declarant ") in the Master Deed of
Fairway Village Condominium dated G � 2/, 1985 and
recorded as 1985 document No. a 5 - 76 In the Hampshire
County Registry of Deeds.
The trust hereby created shall be known as the FAIRWAY
VILLAGE CONDOMINIUM TRUST, and under that name, so far as
legal, convenient and practicable, shall all business carried
on by the Trustees be conducted and shall all instruments in
writing by the Trustees be executed.
All of the rights and powers in and with respect to the
common areas and facilities of the FAIRWAY VILLAGE
CONDOMINIUM, established by a Master Deed of even date and
recorded herewith which are by virtue of provisions of"
Chapter 183A of the Massachusetts General Laws conferred upon
or exercisable by the organization or unit owners of said
Condominium, and all property, real and personal, tangible
and intangible, conveyed to the Trustees hereunder shall vest
in the Trustees as joint tenants with right of survivorship
as Trustees of this Trust, in trust to exercise, manage,
administer and dispose of the same and to receive the income
thereof for the benefit of the owners of record from time to
time of the units of said Condominium (hereinafter called the
"Unit Owners "), according to the schedule of beneficial
interest set forth in said Master Deed and in accordance with
provisions of said Chapter 183A, this Trust being the
organization of the Unit Owners established pursuant to
provisions of said Chapter 183A for the purposes therein set
forth.
The undersigned, being the first Board
appointed by the Declarant under the Master
Fairway Village Condominium, hereby declare
following By -Laws of the Fairway Village Coi
Association, established for the benefit of
of Fairway Village Condominium as owners of
interests in said Trust:
of Trustees
Deed creating
and adopt the
Zdominium
the Unit Owners
beneficial
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BY -LAWS OF FAIRWAY VILLAGE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION
ARTICLE I
Plan of Unit Ownership
Section 1 . Unit Ownership These By -Laws have been
enacted by and for the organization of unit owners of the
property located at Spring Street, (Leeds) Northampton,
Hampshire County, Massachusetts (hereinafter called the
"Property ") which is more particularly described in the
Master Deed dated l o kmR-d"vy a,/ , 1985, recorded in
the Hampshire County Registry of Deeds, and which has been
submitted to the provisions of Chapter 183A of Massachusetts
General Laws by Fairway Village Inc. (the "Declarant "). The
Condominium thereby created shall be known as Fairway Village
Condominium (hereinafter called the "Condominium ") and the
organization created by these By -Laws shall be known as the
Fairway Village Condominium Association (the "Association ").
Section 2 Applicability of By -Laws The provisions of
these By -Laws are applicable to the Property of the Condo-
minium and to the use and occupancy thereof. The term
"Property" as used herein shall include the land, the
buildings ( "Buildings ") and all other improvements thereon,
including the Golf Unit and the Residential Units ( "Units ")
and common areas and facilities including the Golf Common
Area ( "Common Elements ") owned in fee simple absolute, and
all easements, rights and appurtenances belonging thereto,
and all other property, personal or mixed, intended for use
in connection therewith, all of which have been submitted to
the provisions of said Chapter 183A of Massachusetts General
Laws.
Section 3 . Application All present and future owners,
mortgagees, lessees and occupants of Units and their licenses
and employees, and any other persons who may use the facili-
ties of the Property in any manner are subject to these
By -Laws and the Master Deed, as well as any Rules and Regula-
tions which may be adopted by the Board, and all covenants,
agreements, restrictions, easements and declarations of
record ( "title conditions "). The acceptance of a deed or
conveyance lease or the act of occupancy of a Unit shall
constitute an agreement that these By -Laws, all Rules and
Regulations, the provisions of the Master Deed, as they may
be amended from time to time, and the title conditions are
accepted, ratified, and will be complied with.
Section 4 . Office The office of the Condominium and
of the Board shall be located at Spring Street, (Leeds)
Northampton, Massachusetts, or at such other location as the
Trustees may from time to time determine.
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ARTICLE II
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Section 1 . Number and Term The number of Trustees
which shall constitute the whole Board of Trustees ( "Board"
or "Trustees ") shall be three (3) provided, however, if and
when the Master Deed for the Property is amended to include
additional Phases beyond Phase 1B (as defined in said Master
Deed) the number of Trustees shall be increased to five (5).
Until succeeded by the Trustees elected by the Unit Owners,
Trustees need not be residents and Unit Owners. However,
Trustees elected at the First Annual meeting as defined
herein and all Trustees serving thereafter shall be both
residents and Unit Owners. Except the first elected Board
which is described in Section 2 of this Article, Trustees
shall be elected for three year terms on a staggered basis.
In any event, however, each Trustee shall hold office until
such time as his successor has been elected.
Section 2 . Term of Board Elected at First Annual
Meeting At the first annual meeting, three Trustees shall
be elected to serve the following staggered terms: One
Trustee shall serve for one year, one Trustee shall serve for
two years and the third Trustee shall serve for three years.
In the event that the Master Deed is amended to include
phases after Phases lA and 1B or any portion thereof, at the
next annual meeting following such amendment, the two
Trustees added due to said amendment shall serve the
following staggered terms: one shall serve two years and one
shall serve three years. Each of the Trustee positions shall
be the subject of a separate vote at said first annual
meeting. At the end of their respective terms, Trustees
shall be eligible for reelection and they or their elected
successors shall serve full three year terms.
Section 3 . Powers and Duties The Board shall have the
powers and duties necessary for the administration of the
affairs of the Condominium and may do all such acts and
things except as by law or by the Master Deed or by these
By -Laws may not be delegated to the Board of Trustees by the
Unit Owners. Such powers and duties of the Board shall
include, but shall not be limited to the following:
(a) Operation, care, upkeep and maintenance of the
Common Elements.
(b) Determination of the common expenses required
for the affairs of the Condominium, including, without
limitation, the operation and maintenance of the Property.
Owners. (c) Collection of the common charges from the Unit
(d) Employment and dismissal of the personnel
necessary or advisable for the maintenance and operation of
the Common Elements.
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(e) Adoption and amendment of the Rules and
Regulations covering the details of the operation and use of
the Common Elements subject to a right of the Unit Owners to
overrule the Board (see Article VI, Section 14).
(f) Opening of bank accounts on behalf of the
Condominium and designating the signatories required
therefor.
(g) Leasing, managing, and otherwise dealing with
the Common Elements.
(h) Owning, conveying, encumbering, leasing and
otherwise dealing with units conveyed to it or purchased by
it as the result of enforcement of the lien for common
expenses or otherwise.
(i) Obtaining insurance for the Property.
(j) Making of repairs, additions, and improvements
to, or alterations of, the Property and repairs to and
restoration of the Property in accordance with the other
provisions of these By -Laws.
(k) The Board shall have the power to enforce
obligations of the Unit Owners, to allocate income and
expenses, and to do anything and everything else necessary
and proper for the sound management of the Condominium. The
Board shall have the power to levy fines against the Unit
Owners for violations of reasonable Rules and Regulations
established by it to govern the conduct of the Unit Owners in
the Common Elements. No fine may be levied for more than
$20.00 for any one violation but for each day a violation
continues after notice it shall be considered a separate
violation. Collection of fines may be enforced against the
Unit Owner or Unit Owners involved as if the fines were
common charges owed by the particular Unit Owner or Unit
Owners. In the case of persistent violation of the Rules and
Regulations by a Unit Owner, the Board shall be the power to
require such Unit Owner to post a bond to secure adherence to
the Rules and Regulations.
(1) Regulation of parking and the use of parking
spaces in the Residential Common Area.
(m) Purchase of units at foreclosure or other
judicial sales in the name of the Condominium or its nominee,
corporate or otherwise, on behalf of all Unit Owners.
(n) Organizing corporations or trusts to act as
nominees of the Condominium in acquiring title to or leasing
of Units on behalf of all Unit Owners.
Section 4 . Managing Agent The Board may employ for
the Condominium a managing agent at a compensation
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established by the Board of Trustees, to perform such duties
and services as the Board shall authorize, including, but not
limited to, the duties listed in subdivisions (a) (c), (d)
(i) and (j) of Section 2 of this Article II. The Board may
delegate to the managing agent, all of the powers granted to
the Board by these By -Laws other than the powers set forth in
subdivisions (b), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (k) of Section 2 of
this Article II.
Section 5 . First Board of Trustees. The first Board
has been designated by the Declarant and consists of three
Trustees designated to serve until the first annual meeting
of Unit Owners, held pursuant to Article III, Section 1 of
the By -Laws, at which time all Declarant - appointed Trustees
shall resign and be replaced by Trustees elected by the Unit
Owners, including the Declarant as owner of unsold Units, if
any. Provided, further, in the event that the Master Deed is
amended to include phases after Phases lA and 1B, the
Declarant shall appoint two additional Trustees to serve
until the first annual meeting as provided for in Article II,
Section 2 hereof or until the next annual meeting in the
event that said first annual meeting has already occurred.
Any and all of said Trustees shall be subject to replacement,
in the event of resignation or death, in the manner set forth
in Section 7 of this Article.
Section 6 . Removal Trustees, except the members of
the first Board of Trustees, may be removed for cause by an
affirmative vote of a majority of the Unit Owners. No
Trustee shall continue to serve on the Board if, during his
term of office, he shall cease to be a resident Unit Owner.
Section 7. Vacancies Vacancies in the Board caused by
any reason other than the removal of a member thereof by a.
vote of the Unit Owners shall be filled by vote of a majority,
of the remaining members at a special meeting of the Board
held for that purpose promptly after the occurrence of any
such vacancy, even though the members present at such meeting
may constitute less than a quorum, and each person so elected
shall be a member of the Board for the remainder of the term
of the member. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however,
vacancies on the Board in positions originally designated by
the Declarant shall be filled by designation by the Declarant
until the first annual meeting as set forth in Section 2 of
Article II.
Section 8 Organization Meetinq The first meeting of
the members of the Board following the annual meeting of the
Unit Owners shall be held within ten (10) days thereafter, at
such time and place as shall be fixed by the Board at the
meeting at which such Board shall have been elected, and no
notice shall be necessary to the newly elected members of the
Board in order legally to constitute such meeting, providing
a majority of the whole Board shall be present at said
election meeting.
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Section 9 . Regular Meetings Regular meetings of the
Board may be held at such time and place as shall be
determined from time to time by a majority of the members of
the Board, but at least two such meetings shall be held
during each fiscal year. Notice of regular meetings of the
Board shall be given to each member of the Board, by mail or
telegraph, at least five (5) business days prior to the day
named for such meeting.
Section 10. Special Meetings Special meetings of the
Board may be called by the President on two (2) business
days' notice to each member of the Board, given by mail or
telegraph, which notice shall state the time, place and
purpose of the meeting. Special meetings of the Board shall
also be called by the President or Clerk in like manner and
on like notice on the written request of at least two (2)
members of the Board.
Section 11 . Waiver of Notice Any member of the Board
may at any time waive notice of any meeting of the Board in
writing and such waiver shall be deemed equivalent to the
giving of such notice. Attendance by a member of the Board
at any meeting of the Board shall constitute a waiver of
notice by him of the time and place thereof. If all the
members of the Board are present at any meeting of the Board,
no notice shall be required and any business may be
transacted at such meeting.
Section 12 . Quorum of Board At all meetings of the
Board, a majority of the members thereof shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business, and the votes of a
majority of the members of the Board present at a meeting at
which a quorum is present shall constitute the decision of
the Board. If at any meeting of the Board there shall be
less than a quorum present, a majority of those present may
adjourn the meeting from time to time. At any such adjourned
meeting at which a quorum is present, any business which
might have been enacted at the meeting originally called, may
be transacted without further notice.
Section 13 Action by Unanimous Consent Any action
required or permitted to be taken at any regular or special
meeting of the Board may be taken without a meeting if all
the Trustees consent to the action in writing and the written
consents are filed with the Clerk of the Board. Such
consents shall be treated for all purposes as a vote at a
meeting.
Section 14 . Fidelity Bonds The Board shall attempt to
obtain adequate fidelity bonds for all officers and employees
of the Condominium handling or responsible for Condominium
funds. The premium on such bonds shall constitute a common
expense.
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Section 15 . Compensation No member of the Board shall
receive any compensation from the Condominium for acting as
such.
Section 16 Liability of the Board of Trustees The
Trustees shall not be liable to the Unit Owners for any
mistake of judgment, negligence, or otherwise, except for
their own individual willful misconduct or bad faith, and the
Board may secure insurance protecting the Trustees against
such liability. The Unit Owners shall indemnify and hold
harmless each of the Trustees against all contractual
liability to others arising out of contracts made by the
Board on behalf of the Condominium unless any such contract
shall have been made in bad faith or contrary to the
provisions of the Master Deed or of these By -Laws. It is
intended that the Trustees shall have no personal liability
with respect to any contract made by them on behalf of the
Condominium. It is understood and permissible for the
original Board, who are members of or employed by the Declar-
ant, to contract with the Declarant and affiliated
corporations without fear of being charged with self - dealing.
It is also intended that the liability of any Unit Owner
arising out of any contract made by the Board or out of the
aforesaid indemnity in favor of the Trustees shall be limited
to such proportion of the total liability thereunder as his
interest in the Common Elements bears to the interests of all
the Unit Owners in the Common Elements. Every agreement made
by the Board or by the managing agent, or by the manager on
behalf of the Condominium shall provide that the Trustees, or
the managing agent, as the case may be, are acting only as
agent for the Unit Owners and shall have no personal
liability thereunder (except as Unit Owners), and that each
Unit Owner's liability thereunder shall be limited to such
proportion of the total liability thereunder as his interest
in the Common Elements bears to the interest of all Unit
Owners in the Common Elements.
Section 17 . Certification re Status of Board. Notwith-
standing the provisions of Article IV, Section 8, any
instrument signed by a majority of the Board named in the
Master Deed or a majority at any time of the members of the
Board as they appear of record, and duly attested as the act
of the Condominium, may be relied upon as establishing
conclusively that such instrument was the free act of the
Condominium, and shall be binding upon the Condominium. No
purchaser, mortgagee, lender or other person dealing with the
Board shall be bound to ascertain or inquire further as to
the persons who are then members of the Board nor be affected
by any notice, implied or actual, relative thereto, other
than a certificate, signed by the Clerk of the Association
and recorded in Hampshire County Registry of Deeds, and such
recorded certificate shall be conclusive evidence of the
membership of the Board and of any changes therein.
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ARTICLE III
Unit Owners
Section 1. Annual Meetin s . Within one hundred and
twenty (120) days after title to units with appurtenant
rights to the common area which aggregate seventy-five (75%
percent of the undivided common area interests in the Condo- (as described in Schedule A of the Master Deed) have
been conveyed, but in no event later than three (3) years
from the date of recording of the Master Deed in the Hamp-
shire County Registry of Deeds, the Declarant shall call the
first annual meeting of Unit Owners. Provided, however, in
the event that the Master Deed is amended to include phases
after Phase 1B or any portions thereof before the First
Annual Meeting is called by the Declarant, the percentage
required by the preceeding sentence shall be computed based
on the new percentages of common area set forth in the Master
Deed as most recently amended and the last date before which
the Declarant may call the first annual meeting shall be five
(5) years from the date of recording of the Master Deed.
Thereafter, annual meetings shall be held on the anniversary
of such date each succeeding year. At such meetings vacant
Positions on the Board shall be ruled by a majority vote of
the unit owners present. The Unit Owners may also transact
such other business of the Condominium as may properly come
before them.
Section 2. Place of Meetinqs Meetings of the Unit
Owners shall be held at the principal office of the Condomin-
ium, or at such other suitable place convenient to the Unit
Owners as may be designated by the Board.
Section 3. Special Meetings It shall be the duty of
the President to call a special meeting of the Unit Owners as.
directed by the Board or upon a petition signed by Unit
Owners having twenty (20 %) percent of the votes as defined in
Section 6 of Article III having been presented to the Clerk.
Section 4. Notice of Meetings It shall be the duty of
the Clerk to mail a postage prepaid notice of each annual or
special meeting, stating the purpose thereof as well as the
time and place where it is to be held and any proxy materials
deemed necessary by the Board, to each Unit Owner of record,
at least ten (10) days prior to such meeting. Upon mailing
in the manner provided in these By -Laws, notice shall be
considered duly served.
Section S. Adjournment of Meetings If any meeting of
Unit Owners cannot be held because a quorum has not attended,
a majority in common interest of the Unit Owners who are
present at such meeting shall adjourn the meeting to a time
not less than forty -eight (48) hours from the time the
original meeting was called.
Section 6. Voting and Proxies The Owner or Owners of
each Unit, or some person designated by such Owner or Owners
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to act as proxy on his or their behalf who need not be an
Owner, shall be entitled to cast the votes appurtenant to
such Unit at all meetings of Unit Owners. The designation of
any such proxy shall be made in writing to the Clerk but only
upon forms supplied by said Clerk. The Board shall have the
authority to reject proxies on forms other than those created
by the Clerk. Proxies shall be revocable at any time by
written notice to the Clerk by the Owner or Owners so
designating. Any or all of such Owners may be present at any
meeting of the Unit Owners and may vote or take any other
action as a unit either in person or by proxy. Each Unit
Owner (including the Declarant, if the Declarant shall then
own one or more Units) shall be entitled to cast one vote at
all meetings of the Unit Owners for each one hundredth of one
(.01) percent of interest in the Common Elements applicable
to his, her or its Unit. For voting on matters relating to
the entire condominium, including the Golf Unit, the
percentages set forth as Common Area percentages in the
Schedules to the Master Deed shall govern the number of votes
to which a Unit is entitled. For voting on matters which do
not directly or indirectly effect the Golf Unit the
Residential Common Area percentage set forth in said
Schedules will govern the number of votes per unit. In the
event that a unit is owned by more than one person as tenants
by the entirety, joint tenants or tenants in common, all such
persons must designate in writing prior to the beginning of
any meeting one representative who shall cast all the votes
associated with said unit. A fiduciary shall be the voting
member with respect to any Unit held in a fiduciary capacity.
Any Unit or Units owned by the Board or its designee shall
not be entitled to a vote.
Section 7 Majority of Unit Owners As used in these
By -Laws the term "majority of Unit Owners" shall mean those
Unit Owners having more than fifty (50 %) percent of the total
authorized votes of all Unit Owners determined in accordance
with the provisions of Section 6 of this Article III.
Section 8 . 211orum. Except as otherwise provided in
these By -Laws, the presence in person or by proxy, of a
majority of Unit Owners shall constitute a quorum at all
meetings of the Unit Owners.
Section 9 . Majority Vote The vote of a majority of
Unit Owners present at a meeting at which a quorum shall be
present shall be binding upon all Unit Owners for all
purposes except where in the Master Deed or these By -Laws, or
by law, a higher percentage vote is required.
Section 10 . Golf Unit Votes Notwithstanding any other
provision to the contrary contained herein, the owner of the
Golf Unit shall be entitled to vote at meetings of the Unit
Owners only on matters directly or indirectly affecting the
Golf Unit.
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ARTICLE IV
Officers of the C ondominium
Section 1. Designation The principal officers of the
Condominium shall be the President, the Vice President, the
Clerk and the Treasurer, all of whom shall be elected by the
Board. The Board may appoint an assistant treasurer, an
assistant clerk and such other officers as in its judgment
may be necessary. The President and Vice President, but no
other officers, need be members of the Board.
Section 2 . Election of Officers. The officers of the
Condominium shall be elected annually by the Board at the
organization meeting of each new Board and shall hold office
at the pleasure of the Board and until their successors are
elected.
Section 3. Removal of Officers. Upon the affirmative
vote of a majority of the members of the Board, any officer
may be removed, either with or without cause, and his
successor may be elected at any regular meeting of the Board,
or at any special meeting of the Board called for such
purpose, or by unanimous consent of the Board, as provided
for in Article II, Section 13 of these By -Laws.
Section 4 . President The President shall be the chief
executive officer of the Condominium. He shall preside at
all meetings of the Unit Owners and of the Board. He shall
have all of the general powers and duties which are incident
to the office of President of a stock corporation organized
under the business corporation law of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, including but not limited to the power to
appoint committees from among the Unit Owners from time to.
time as he may in his discretion decide are appropriate to
assist in the conduct of the affairs of the Condominium.
Section 5. Vice - President The Vice - President shall
take place of the President and perform his duties whenever
the President shall be absent or unable to act. If neither
the President nor the Vice - President is able to act, the
Board shall appoint some other member of the Board to act in
the place of the President on an interim basis. The Vice -
President shall also perform such other duties as shall from
time to time be imposed upon him by the Board or by the
President.
Section 6 . Clerk The Clerk shall keep the minutes of
all meetings of the Unit Owners and of the Board; shall have
charge of such books and papers as the Board may direct; and
shall in general, perform all the duties incident to the
office of Clerk of a stock corporation organized under the
business corporation law of the Commonwealth of Massachu-
setts. The Clerk shall annually certify in a written
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instrument recorded in the Hampshire County Registry of Deeds
the membership of the Board of Trustees.
Section 7 . Treasurer The Treasurer shall have the
responsibility for Condominium funds and securities and shall
be responsible for keeping full and accurate financial
records and books of account showing all receipts and
disbursements and for the preparation of all required
financial data. He shall be responsible for the deposit of
all moneys and other valuable effects in the name of the
Board, or the managing agent, in such depositories as may
from time to time be designated by the Board, and he shall,
in general, perform all the duties incident to the office of
Treasurer of a stock corporation organized under the business
corporation law of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. No
payment vouchers shall be paid unless and until approved by
the Treasurer.
Section 8 Agreements, Contracts, Deeds, Checks, etc
All agreements, contracts, deeds, leases, checks, and other
instruments of the Condominium shall be executed by any two
(2) officers of the Condominium or by such other person or
persons as may be designated by the Board.
Section 9 Compensation of Officers No officer shall
receive any compensation from the Condominium for acting as
such.
ARTICLE V
Notices
Section 1 . Definition Whenever under the provisions
of the Master Deed or of these By -Laws, notice is required to
be given to the Board, any Trustee or Unit Owner, it shall
not be construed to mean personal notice; but such notice may
be given in writing, by mail, by depositing the same in a
Post office or letter box, in a postpaid sealed wrapper
addressed to the Board, such Trustee or Unit Owner at such
address as appears on the books of the Condominium. Notice
shall be deemed given as of the date of mailing.
Section 2 Service of Notice - Waiver Whenever any
notice is required to be given under the provisions of the
Master Deed, of law, or of these By -Laws, a waiver thereof,
in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to such
notice, whether before or after the time stated therein,
shall be deemed the equivalent thereof.
ARTICLE VI
Operation of the Residential Units
Section 1. Determination of Common Expenses and Fixing
of Common Charges. The Board shall from time to time, and at
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least annually prepare a budget for the Residential Units,
determine the amount of the common charges payable by the
Unit Owners to meet the common expenses of the Residential
Units and allocate and assess such common charges among the
Residential Unit Owners according to their respective
Residential Common Area Percentage. The common expenses
shall include, among other things, the cost of all insurance
premiums on all policies of insurance required to be or which
have been obtained by the Board pursuant to the provisions of
section 6 of this Article VI. The common expenses may also
include such amounts as the Board may deem proper for the
operation and maintenance of the Property, including, without
limitation, an amount for working capital of the Residential
Units, for a general operating reserve, for a reserve fund
for replacements, and to make up any deficit in the
Residential Unit common expenses for any prior year. The
common expenses may also include such amounts as may be
required for the purchase or lease by the Board, on behalf of
all Unit Owners, of any Unit whose owner has elected to sell
or lease such Unit or of any Unit which is to be sold at a
foreclosure or other judicial sale.
The Board may also levy a special or extraordinary
assessment against the Residential Units in the event that
the budget for any year is insufficient to pay any expenses
or capital costs of the Residential Units. Any such special
or extraordinary assessment shall be payable upon such terms
and conditions as the Board may deem necessary.
The Board shall advise all Residential Unit Owners,
promptly in writing, of the amount of the common charges
payable by each of them, respectively, as determined by the
Board, as aforesaid and shall furnish copies of each budget
on which such common charges are based, to all Residential
Unit Owners and to their mortgagees. The Declarant will be
required to pay only fifty (50 %) percent of the common
charges allocable to any unoccupied Units completed and owned
by the Declarant, but will be required to pay common charges
in full on any occupied Unit owned by it.
Section 2. Payment of Common Charges All Residential
Unit Owners shall be obligated to pay the common charges
assessed by the Board pursuant to the provisions of Section 1
of this Article VI monthly in advance or at such other time
or times as the Board shall determine.
No Unit Owner shall be liable for the payment of any
part of the common charges assessed against his Unit for any
period commencing after a sale, transfer or other conveyance
by him of such Unit, together with the Appurtenant Interests,
as defined in the Master Deed but shall remain liable for
all common charges prior to the sale. In addition, any Unit
Owner may, subject to the terms and conditions specified in
these By -Laws, provided that his Unit is free and clear of
liens and encumbrances other than the statutory lien for
unpaid common charges, convey his Unit, together with the
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Appurtenant Interests to the Board, and in such event be
exempt from common charges thereafter assessed. A purchaser
of a Unit shall be liable for the payment of common charges
assessed and unpaid against such Unit prior to the acquisition
by him of such Unit, except that a mortgagee or other purchaser
of a Unit at a foreclosure sale of such a Unit shall not be
liable for and such Unit shall not be subject to, a lien for
the payment of common charges assessed prior to the foreclosure
sale.
Section 3 Collection of Assessments The Board shall
take prompt action to collect any common charge due from any
Unit Owner which remains unpaid after the due date thereof.
In the event of default by any Unit Owner in paying to the
Board the common charges as determined by the Board, such
Unit Owner shall be obligated to pay interest at the prime
rate of interest (adjusted quarterly) then used by the bank
in Hampshire County designated by the Board from time to time
on such common charges from the due date thereof, together
with all expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by the
Board in any proceeding brought to collect such unpaid common
charges. The Board shall have the right and duty to attempt
to recover such common charges, together with interest
thereon, and the expenses of the proceeding, including
attorneys' fees, in an action to recover the same brought
against such Unit Owner, or by foreclosure of the lien on
such Unit as provided in Section 6 of Chapter 183A of Massa-
chusetts General Laws.
Section 4 Foreclosure of liens for Unpaid Common
Charges In any action brought by the Board to foreclose a
lien on a Unit because of unpaid common charges, the Unit
Owner shall be required to pay a reasonable rental for the
use of his Unit and the plaintiff in such foreclosure action
shall be entitled to the appointment of a receiver to collect
the same. The Board, acting on behalf of all Unit Owners,
shall have power to purchase such Unit at the foreclosure
sale and to acquire, hold, lease, mortgage , convey or
otherwise deal with the same but not to vote the votes
appurtenant to said Unit. A suit to recover a money judge-
ment for unpaid common charges shall be maintainable without
foreclosing or waiving the lien securing the same.
Section 5 Statement of Common Charges The Board
shall promptly provide any Unit Owner so requesting the same
in writing, with a written statement of all unpaid common
charges due from such Unit Owner.
Section 6 Insurance
Section 6.1 Coverage The Board shall maintain, to
the extent available, master policies of insurance of the
following kinds, insuring the interests of the Association,
the Trustees, all Residential Unit Owners and their
mortgagees as their interests may appear.
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A. Casualty or physical damage insurance on the
buildings and all other insurable improvements forming part
of the Condominium excepting areas found exclusively within
the Golf Unit (including all of the Units but not including
furniture, furnishings and other personal property of the
Unit Owners therein), now existing or as they may from time
to time be increased by amendment to the Master Deed,
together with the service machinery, apparatus, equipment and
installations located in the Condominium excluding the Golf
Unit and existing for the provision of central services or
for common use, in an amount not less than 100% of their full
replacement value (exclusive of foundations) as determined by
the Board in its judgment, against (1) loss or damage by fire
and other hazards covered by the standard extended coverage
endorsement, together with coverage for the payment of common
expenses attributable to damaged Residential Units during the
period of reconstruction, and (2) such other hazards and
risks as the Board from time to time in its discretion shall
determine to be appropriate, including but not limited to
vandalism, malicious mischief, windstorm and water damage,
boiler, furnace and machinery explosion or physical damage
insurance. Such policy or policies shall provide (to the
extent such clauses are so obtainable) (1) that such policies
may not be cancelled or substantially modified without at
least ten days' prior written notice to all of the insureds
including each Unit mortgagee and (2) that the coverage
thereof shall not be terminated for nonpayment of premiums
without thirty days' notice to all of the insureds including
each Unit mortgagee. Certificates of such insurance and all
renewals thereof, together with proof of payment of premiums,
shall be delivered by the Board to Unit Owners and their _
mortgagees upon request at least ten days prior to the
expiration of the then current policies.
B. Comprehensive public liability insurance in
such amounts and forms as shall be determined by the Board,
covering the Association, the Board, the Unit Owners and any
manager or managing agent of the Condominium, with limits of
not less than a single limit of $1,000,000 for claims for
bodily injury or property damage arising out of one
occurrence, a limit of $50,000 for each occurrence for water
damage and legal liability endorsement to cover liability of
any insured to other insureds.
C. Workman's compensation and employer's
liability insurance covering any employees of the
Association.
The Board may, in its sole discretion, purchase such
other insurance as they shall determine.
Section 6.2. Payment to Board in Case of Loss Such
master policies shall provide that all casualty loss proceeds
thereunder shall be paid to the Board of Trustees as
insurance trustee under these By -Laws. The duty of the Board
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as such insurance trustee shall be to receive such proceeds
as are paid and to hold, use and disburse the same for the
purposes stated in this Section and Section 7. If repair or
restoration of the damaged portions of the Condominium is to
be made, all insurance loss proceeds shall be held in shares
for the Association and the owners of damaged Units in
proportion to the respective costs of repair or restoration
of the common areas and facilities and damaged Units, with
each share to be disbursed to defray the respective costs of
repair or restoration with any excess of any such share of
proceeds above such costs of repair or restoration to be paid
to the Association or Unit Owners for whom held upon
completion of repair or restoration; but if pursuant to
Section 7, restoration or repair is not to be made, all
insurance loss proceeds shall be held as common funds of the
Association and applied for the benefit of Unit Owners in
proportion to their beneficial interests in the Association
if the Condominium is totally destroyed, and, in the event of
a partial destruction, after payment for such resonation of
the common areas and facilities as the Board may determine,
to those Unit Owners who have suffered damage in proportion
to the damage suffered by them. Such application for the
benefit of Unit Owners shall include payment directly to a
Unit Owners' mortgagee if the mortgage so requires.
Section 6.3 Other Provisions In addition to the
coverage and provisions set forth in Section 6.1, the
Trustees shall, in their discretion, see that all policies of
physical damage insurance: (1) shall contain waivers of
subrogation by the insurer as to claims against the
Condominium, the Board, their employees, Unit Owners and
members of the family of any Unit Owner who reside with said
Unit Owner, except in cases of arson and fraud; (2) shall
contain a waiver of defense of invalidity on account of the
conduct of any of the Unit Owners over which the Board has
"no control "; (3) shall provide that in no event shall the
insurance under said policies be brought into contribution
with insurance purchased individually by Unit Owners or their
mortgagees; and (4) shall exclude policies obtained by
individual Unit Owners from consideration under any "no other
insurance" clause. The Board may include a deductible
provision, up to $5,000, in their own discretion and in such
greater amounts as the Unit Owners may authorize.
Section 6.4 Owner's Insurance and Responsibility for
Increase in Premiums of Master Policy. Each Unit Owner may
obtain additional insurance for his or her own benefit at his
or her own expense. No such policy shall be written so as to
decrease the coverage under any of the policies obtained by
the Board pursuant to Section 6.1 above, and each Unit Owner
hereby assigns to the Board the proceeds of any such policy
to the extent that any such policy does in fact decrease such
coverage, said proceeds to be applied pursuant to the terms
of this Section as if produced by such coverage. Copies of
all such policies (except policies covering only personal
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property of individual Unit Owners) shall be filed with the
Board.
Section 6.5 Notice of Owner's Improvements Each Unit
Owner shall notify the Board of all improvements to his or
her Unit (except personal property other than fixtures) which
exceed a total value of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00)
within twenty (20) days after the commencement of
construction of such improvements and upon receipt of such
notice, the Board shall notify the insurer under any policy
obtained pursuant to Section 6 hereof of any such
improvements.
Section 6.6 Insurance a Common Expense The cost of
the insurance purchased pursuant to Section 6 shall be a
common expense for the Residential Unit Owners assessable and
payable as provided in Sections 1 through 4 of this Article
VI.
Section 7 Repair or Reconstruction After Fire or Other
Casualty In the event of damage to or destruction of the
Buildings containing Residential Units (or any one of them)
as a result of fire or other casualty, the Board shall
arrange for the prompt repair and restoration of said
Buildings (but not including any furniture, furnishings, or
other personal property supplied by Unit Owners), and the
Board shall disburse the proceeds of all insurance policies
to the contractors engaged in such repair or restoration in
appropriate progress payments. Any cost of such repair and
restoration in excess of the insurance proceeds shall
constitute a common expense and the Board may assess all the
Residential Unit Owners for such deficit and for a completion'
bond for such deficit as part of the common charges.
If there shall have been a repair or restoration
pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section, and the
amount of insurance proceeds shall have exceeded the cost of
such repair or restoration, then the excess of such insurance
proceeds, if any, shall be added to the Condominium's reserve
fund or, at the option of the Board, divided among all the
Unit Owners in proportion to their respective common
interests after first paying out of the share due each Unit
Owner such amounts as may be required to reduce unpaid common
area charges due on such Unit.
Notwithstanding the foregoing if as a result of fire or
other casualty the loss exceeds ten (10 %) percent of the
value of the Condominium prior to the casualty, and
(1) If seventy -five (75 %) percent of all Unit Owners do
not agree within 120 days after the date of the casualty to
proceed with repair; or restoration, the Condominium,
including units, shall be subject to partition at the suit of
any Unit Owner. Such suit shall be subject to dismissal at
any time prior to entry of an order to sell if an appropriate
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agreement to rebuild is filed. The net proceeds of the
partition sale together with any common funds shall be
divided in proportion to the Unit Owners' respective
undivided ownership in the Common Elements. Upon such sale
the Condominium shall be deemed removed from the provisions
of Chapter 183A of the Massachusetts General Laws.
(2) If seventy -five (75 %) percent of the Unit Owners
agree to proceed with the necessary repair or restoration,
the cost of the rebuilding of the Condominium, in excess of
any available common funds including the proceeds of any
insurance, shall be a common expense, provided, however, that
if such excess costs exceed ten (10 %) percent of the value of
the Condominium prior to the casualty, any Unit Owner who did
not so agree may apply to the Superior Court of Hampshire
County on such notice to the Board as the Court shall direct,
for an order directing the purchase of his Unit by the Board
at the fair market value thereof as approved by the Court.
The cost of any such purchase shall be a common expense.
Section 8 Maintenance and Repairs
(a) All maintenance and replacement of and repairs
to any Unit, whether structural or non - structural, ordinary
or extraordinary, (other than to the Common Elements
contained therein), and to the doors and windows, electrical,
heating and ventilating, and air - conditioning fixtures within
the Unit shall be made at the Unit Owner's expense, excepting
as otherwise specifically provided herein.
(b) All maintenance, repairs and replacements to
the Common Elements found within the Residential Common area
as defined in the Master Deed, the painting and decorating of
the exterior doors and window sashes shall be made by the
Board and shall be charged to all the Residential Unit Owners.
as a Residential Unit Owner's common expense, excepting to
the extent that the same are necessitated by the negligence,
misuse or neglect of a Unit Owner, in which case such expense
shall be charged to such Unit Owner.
Section 9 Restrictions o
provide for congenial occupancy
protection of the values of the
Use of Units In order
of the Property and for
Residential Units:
to
the
(a) The use of the Property shall be restricted to
housing for single families or for not more than two
individuals unrelated by blood or marriage in each
Residential Unit, and the common facilities relating thereto.
(b) The Common Elements shall be used only for the
furnishing of the services and facilities for which they are
reasonably suited and which are incident to the use and
occupancy of Units.
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(c) No nuisance shall be allowed on the Property
nor shall any use or practice be allowed which is a source of
annoyance to its residents or which interferes with the
peaceful possession or proper use of the Property by its
residents.
(d) No immoral, improper, offensive, or unlawful
use shall be made of the Property or any part thereof, and
all valid laws, zoning ordinances and regulations of all
governmental bodies having jurisdiction thereof shall be
observed and violations of laws, orders, rules, regulations
or requirements of any governmental agency having
jurisdiction thereof, relating to any portion of the
Property, shall be eliminated, by and at the sole expense of
the Unit Owners or the Board, whichever shall have the
obligation to maintain or repair such portion of the
Property.
(e) Except as permitted herein, no Residential
Unit may be leased by the owner(s) thereof to third parties,
nor may any unit be occupied by anyone other than the owner
and his /her /their immediate family for more than six (6)
months out of any twelve (12) consecutive months. PROVIDED
HOWEVER, that the Declarant may, at any time, lease or rent
any Unit or Units of which it is the Owner, whether before or
after the initial sale of any such Unit or Units. PROVIDED
FURTHER, subject to the restrictions contained in
Article XIV, units may be leased to third parties for periods
greater than six (6) months provided that the lease names the
Board of Trustees as a party thereto and provides that:
(1) Tenant shall be bound by the terms of the
Master Deed, By -Laws and Rules and Regulations of
Fairway Village Condominium, including the portions
thereof relating to fines for violations of the said
Rules and Regulations;
(2) Tenant shall upon notice from the Board
in writing, pay the Common Area Charges for his /her unit
directly to the Board and may reduce the rental payment
to Landlord accordingly;
(3) Non - payment of Common Area Charges or
failure to comply with the Condominium Documents shall
be grounds for eviction by the Board of Trustees but
shall in no way vitiate or diminish Landlord /Unit
Owner's obligation to pay said Common Area Charges; and
(4) The Tenant may not assign or sublet
without the written consent of the Board of Trustees.
(f) Notwithstanding the preceding restrictions,
the Declarant may at any time maintain one or more Units
owned by it to be used as a sales office and /or a model
apartment.
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Section 10 Improvements
(a) If fifty (50 %) percent or more but less than
seventy -five (75 %) percent of the Unit Onwers agree to make
an improvement to the Common Elements, the cost of such
improvement shall be borne solely by the Unit Owners so
agreeing.
(b) Seventy -five (75 %) percent or more of the Unit
Owners may agree to make an improvement to the Common
Elements and assess the cost thereof to all Unit Owners as a
common expense, but if such improvements shall cost in excess
of ten (10 %) percent of the then value of the Condominium,
any Unit Owner not so agreeing may apply to the Hampshire
County Superior Court, on such notice to the Board as the
court shall direct, for an order directing the purchase of
his unit by the Board at fair market value thereof as
approved by court. The cost of any such purchase shall be a
common expense.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no improvement
to the Common Elements shall impede, impair or diminish in
value the use of the Golf Common Area as a Golf Course.
Section 11 Additions, Alterations or Improvements by
Unit Owners No Residential Unit Owner shall make any
addition, alteration, or improvement in or to his Unit,
without the prior written consent thereto of the Board. The
Board shall have obligation to answer any written request by
a Residential Unit Owner for approval of a proposed addition,
alteration or improvement in such Residential Unit, within
thirty (30) days after such request, and failure to do so
within the stipulated time shall constitute a consent by the
Board to the proposed addition, alteration or improvement.
No Unit owner shall make an application to any department of
the City of Northampton or to any other governmental
authority for a permit to make an addition, alteration or
improvement in or to any Unit incurring any liability on the
part of the Board nor will a Unit Owner create Board
liability to any contractor, subcontractor or materialman on
account of such addition, alteration or improvement, or to
any person having any claim for injury to person or damage to
property arising therefrom. The provisions of this
Section 11 shall not apply to Units owned by the Declarant
until such Units shall have been initially sold by the
Declarant.
Section 12 . Use of Common Elements and Facilities. A
Residential Unit Owner shall not place or cause to be placed
in the Common Elements other than a deck, porch, or patio to
which such Unit Owner has direct and exclusive access, any
furniture, packages or objects of any kind. The driveways
and walks shall be used for no purpose other than of a normal
transit over them.
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Section 13 . Right of Access A Unit Owner shall grant
a right of access to his Residential Unit to the manager
and /or the managing agent and /or any other person authorized
by the Board, the manager or the managing agent, for the
purpose of making inspections or for the purpose of
correcting any conditions originating in his Unit or
elsewhere in the Building in which the Unit is located,
provided that requests for entry are made in advance and that
any such entry is at a time reasonably convenient to the Unit
Owner. In case of an emergency such right of entry shall be
immediate, whether the Unit Owner is present at the time or
not. In the event of the exercise of the right of access
provided in this section, any costs for repairs shall be
borne in accordance with the provisions of Section 8 of this
Article.
Section 14. Rules and Regulations Rules and
Regulations concerning the use of the Residential Units and
the Residential Common Area may be promulgated and amended by
the Board. Copies of such Rules and Regulations shall be
furnished by the Board to each Unit Owner prior to the time
when the same shall become effective. At a special meeting
of the Residential Unit Owners called for such purpose, the
Unit Owners may, by a vote of sixty -six and two - thirds (66
2/3%) percent of the votes as defined in Article III, Section
6; repeal any such Rule or Regulation enacted by the Board.
Section 15 . Electric, Gas, Water and Utilities.
Utilities including but not limited to water, natural gas and
electricity shall be supplied by the public utility companies
serving the area directly to each Unit through a separate
meter and each Unit Owner shall be required to pay the bills
for said utilities consumed or used by his Unit. The
utilities serving the Residential Common Area shall be
separately metered, and the Board shall pay all bills for
utilities consumed in such portions of the Common Elements,
as a common expense.
ARTICLE VII
Operation of Golf Unit
Section 1. Common Expenses, Payment and Collection In
the event that the Board shall determine that the Common Area
of the Condominium outside of the Residential Common Area
requires maintenance, the cost of said maintenance shall be
borne as a common expense between the owners of the
Residential Units and the Golf Unit in the proportions set
forth in Schedule A of the Master Deed under the column
entitled Common Area Percentage, as amended. Any such charge
must be approved and levied in the manner set forth in
Section 1 of Article VI above and shall be collected in the
same manner as set forth in Sections 2 through 5 of
Article VI.
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Section 2 . Insurance The buildings and structures
entirely within the Golf Unit shall be insured for fire and
other casualty in such amounts as may be deemed necessary by
the owner of the Golf Unit. In addition, the Golf Unit owner
shall carry comprehensive public liability insurance covering
itself, the Association, the Board and the Unit Owners and
any manager or managing agent of the Condominium with limits
Of not less than a single limit of $1,000,000.00 for claims
for bodily injury or property damage arising out of one
occurrence and a limit of $100,000.00 for each occurrence of
water damage and legal liability endorsement to cover
liability of any insured to other insureds.
Section 3 Repair or Reconstruction of the Golf Unit
after Fire or Other Casualty In the event of damage or
destruction of the Golf Unit by fire or other casualty the
Golf Unit owner may repair or replace the elements found
exclusively within the Golf Unit as he or she sees fit.
Provided, however, nothing contained herein shall viciate or
extinguish the Golf Unit owner's obligation to maintain the
Golf Common Area as "open space" and provided further that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, if as a result of fire or
other casualty the loss to the entire condominium exceeds 10%
of the value of the condominium prior to the casualty, the
procedure set forth in Article VI, Section 7 for a loss
exceeding 10% of the value of the condominium shall be
followed.
Section 4 Maintenance, Repairs, Alterations or
Improvements The Golf Unit owner shall be charged with all
maintenance and replacement of and repairs to the Golf Unit
whether structural or nonstructural, ordinary or
extraordinary and to all of the structures and improvements
found within said unit. The Golf Unit owner may make any
addition, alteration or improvement to the Unit without
further action by the Board.
Section 5 . Restriction on the use of the Golf Unit. In
order to provide for the congenial occupancy of the property
and for the protection of values of both the Golf Unit and
the Residential Units:
a. No nuisance shall be allowed on the property
nor shall any use or practice be allowed which is a
source of annoyance to the owners of Residential Units
or which interferes with the peaceful possession or
proper use of the property by the Residential Unit
owners.
b. No immoral, improper, offensive or unlawful
use shall be made of the property or any part thereof
and all valid laws, zoning ordinances and regulations of
all governmental bodies having jurisdiction shall be
observed in violations of laws, orders, rules, regula-
tions or requirements of any governmental agency having
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jurisdiction thereof relating t
property shall be eliminated by
of the unit owner or the Board,
obligation to maintain or repair
property.
o any portion of the
and at the sole expense
whichever shall have the
such portion of the
Section 6 . Electric, Gas, Water and Utilities. All
utilities servicing the Golf Unit, including electricity,
natural gas and water shall be separately metered to the golf
unit and the cost of all said utilities shall be borne solely
and exclusively by the golf unit owner.
ARTICLE VIII
Mortgages
Section 1 . Notice to Board A Unit Owner who mortgages
his Unit shall notify the Board of the name and address of
his mortgagee and shall file a conformed copy of the note and
mortgage with the Board; the Board shall maintain such
information in a book entitled "Mortgages of Units".
Section 2. Notice of Unpaid Common Charges The Board,
whenever so requested in writing by a mortgagee of a Unit,
shall promptly report any then unpaid common charges due
from, or other default by, the owner of the mortgaged Unit.
Section 3. Notice of Default The Board, when giving
notice to a Unit Owner of a default in paying common charges
or other default, shall send a copy of such notice to each
holder of a mortgage covering such Unit whose name and
address has heretofore been furnished to the Board.
Section 4 Examination of Books Each Unit Owner and
each mortgagee of a Unit shall be permitted to examine the
books of account of the Condominium at reasonable time, on
business days.
ARTICLE IX
Mortgages of Units
Section 1. No Severance of Ownership No Unit Owner
shall execute any deed, mortgage, or other instrument
conveying or mortgaging title to his Unit without including
therein the Appurtenant Interests, it being the intention
hereof to prevent any severance of such combined ownership.
Any such deed, mortgage, or other instrument purporting to
affect one or more of such interest, without including all
such interests, shall be deemed and taken to include the
interest or interests so omitted, even though the latter
shall not be expressly mentioned or descirbed therein. No
part of the Appurtenant Interests of any Unit may be sold,
transferred or otherwise disposed of, except as part of a
sale, transfer or other disposition of the Unit to which such
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interests are appurtenant, or as part of a sale, transfer or
other disposition of such part of the Appurtenant interests
of all Units.
Section 2 Payment of Assessments and Release of Liens
No Unit Owner shall be permitted to convey, mortgage, pledge,
hypothecate, sell or lease his Unit unless and until the
charges theretofore assessed by the Board against his Unit
and until he shall have satisfied all unpaid liens against
such Unit. Upon satisfaction that all such indebtedness has
been discharged, any two Trustees may, upon the advice of the
Treasurer of the Board, execute a release of the unit from
the lien arising under Chapter 183A, Section 6, which release
may be recorded.
ARTICLE X
Condemnation
Section 1 . Condemnation If more than ten (10 %)
percent of the Condominium is taken under the power of
eminent domain, the taking shall be treated as a "casualty
loss ", and the provisions of Section 17 of Chapter 183A of
Massachusetts General Laws shall apply. Where one or more
Units have been substantially altered or rendered uninhabit-
able as a result of a partial taking, and the Unit Owners
vote to restore and continue the Condominium pursuant to the
provisions of Section 17 of Said Chapter 183A, the Board
shall have the authority to acquire the remaining portions of
such Units, for such price as the Board shall determine,
provided that any Unit Owner of such remaining portion who
does not agree with such determination may apply to the
Superior Court of Hampshire County on such notice to the
Board as the Court shall direct, for an order directing the
purchase of such remaining portion at the fair market value
thereof as approved by the Court. Where as a result of a
partial taking any Unit is decreased by a partial taking,
then the Board may make such provision for realignment of the
percentage interests in the Common Elements as shall be just
and equitable.
In the event of a total or partial taking under the
powers of eminent domain, the Unit Owners shall be
represented by the Condominium acting through the Board. In
the event of a partial taking, the award shall be allocated
to the respective Unit Owners according to their undivided
interest in the Common Elements, except as to such portion or
portions of the award which are attributable to direct or
consequential damages suffered by particular Units, which
shall be payable to the owners of such units or their
mortgagees, as their interests may appear. In the case of a
total taking of all Units and the Common Elements, the entire
award shall be payable to the Board to be distributed to the
Unit Owners in accordance with their respective percentage
interests in the Common Elements.
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ARTICLE XI
Records
Section 1 Records and Audits The Board shall keep
detailed records of the actions of the Board, minutes of the
meetings of the Board, minutes of the meetings of the Unit
Owners, and financial records and books of account of the
Condominium, including a chronological listing of receipts
and expenditures, as well as a separate account for each
Unit, which, among other things, shall contain the amount of
each assessment of common charges against such Unit, the date
when due, the amounts paid thereon, and the balance remaining
unpaid. An annual report of the receipts and expenditures of
the Condominium, prepared by an independent certified public
accountant, shall be rendered by the Board to all Unit Owners
promptly after the end of each fiscal year. Copies of the
Master Deed, these By -Laws, Rules and Regulations and floor
plans of the Buildings and Units, as the same may be amended
from time to time, shall be maintained at the office of the
Board and shall be available for inspection by Unit Owners,
their mortgagees and their authorized agents during
reasonable business hours.
ARTICLE XII
Miscellaneous
Section 1 . Invalidity The invalidity of any part of
these By -Laws shall not impair or affect in any manner the
validity, enforceability or effect of the balance of these
By -Laws.
Section 2 . Captions The captions herein are inserted
only as a matter of convenience and the reference, and in no
way define, limit or describe the scope of these By -Laws, or
the intent of any provision thereof.
Section 3 . Gender The use of the masculine gender in
these By -Laws shall be deemed to include the feminine gender
and the use of the singular shall be deemed to include the
plural, whenever the context so requires.
Section 4 . Waiver No restriction, condition, obliga-
tion, or provision contained in these By -Laws shall be deemed
to have been abrogated or waived by reason of any failure to
enforce the same, irrespective of the number of violations or
breaches thereof which may occur.
ARTICLE XIII
Amendments to By -Laws
Section 1 Amendments to By -Laws These By -Laws may be
modified or amended by 66 -2/3% (or if such modification or
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amendment affects a provision then requiring a larger
percentage, such larger percentage) of the votes, as that
term is defined in Article III, Section 6, of all Unit Owners
at a meeting of Unit Owners duly held for such purpose.
For as long as Declarant remains the owner of any Unit
in any Phase of the Condominium, these By -Laws may not be
amended so as to adversely affect Declarant without
Declarant's consent.
ARTICLE XIV
Conflicts
Section 1 . Conflicts These By -Laws are set forth to
comply with the requirements of Chapter 183A of Massachusetts
General Laws. In case any of these By -Laws conflict with the
provisions of said statute or the Master Deed recorded in
Hampshire County Registry of Deeds, the provisions of said
statute or the Master Deed recorded in the Hampshire County
Registry of Deeds, as the case may be, shall control.
ARTICLE XV
FHLMC AND FNMA Provisions
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
elsewhere in these By -Laws contained, the following provi-
sions shall govern and be applicable insofar and for so long
as the same are required in the sole discretion of the
Trustee in order to qualify mortgages of Units in the
Condominium for sale to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation ( FHLMC) and /or the Federal National Mortgage
Association (FNMA) under laws and regulations applicable
thereto, to wit:
Section 1 No Liability for Common Charges Any first
mortgagee who obtains title to a condominium unit pursuant to
the remedies provided in the mortgage or foreclosure of the
mortgage will not be liable for such unit's unpaid dues or
charges which accrue prior to the acquisition of title to
such unit by the mortgagee. As used herein, "First
Mortgagee" shall mean a lender holding a first mortgage
whether or not said mortgagee is listed on the records of the
Condominium as such.
Section 2 Two - Thirds Majority Except as provided by
statute in case of condemnation or substantial loss to the
units and /or common elements of the condominium project,
unless at least two - thirds (2/3) of the first mortgagees
(based upon one vote for each first mortgage owned), or
owners (other than the sponsor, developer, or builder) of the
individual condominium units have given their prior written
approval, the Trustees of the Association shall not be
entitled to:
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(a) by act or omission, seek to abandon or termin-
ate the condominium project;
(b) change the pro rata interest or obligations of
any individual condominium unit for the purpose of:
(i) levying assessments or charges or
allocating distributions of hazard
insurance proceeds or condemnation
awards; or
determinating pro rata share of ownership
of each condominium unit in the common
elements;
(c) partition or subdivide any condominium unit;
(d) by act or omission, seek to abandon,
partition, subdivide, encumber, sell or transfer the common
elements, the granting of easements for public utilities or
for other public purposes consistent with the intended use of
the common elements by the condominium project shall not be
deemed a transfer within the meaning of this clause;
(e) use hazard insurance proceeds for losses to
any condominium property (whether to units or to common
elements) for other than the repair, replacement or recon-
struction of such condominium property.
Section 3. Priority in Loss or Condemnation No
provision of said Master Deed or these By -Laws shall give a
condominium unit owner, or any other party, priority over any
rights of the first mortgagee of the condominium unit
pursuant to its mortgage in the case of a distribution to
such unit owner of insurance proceeds or condemnation awards
for losses to or a taking of condominium units and /or common
elements.
Section 4. Reserves Condominium dues or charges shall
include an adequate reserve fund for maintenance, repairs and
replacement of those common elements that must be replaced on
a periodic basis, and shall be payable in regular install-
ments rather than by special assessments.
Section 5. Notice of Defaults. A first mortgagee,
request, will be entitled to written notification from th upon
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Board Managers of any default in the performance by the indi-
vidual unit owner of any obligation under the condominium
documents which is not cured within sixty (60) days.
Section 6. Man a ement Contracts Any agreement for
professional management of the condominium, or any other
contract providing for services of the developer, sponsor, or
builder, may not exceed three (3) years. Any such agreement
must provide for termination by either party without cause
and without payment of a termination fee on ninety (90) days
or less written notice.
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Section 7 . Insurance The Board shall obtain fidelity
coverage against dishonest acts on the part of Board of
Trustees or managing Agents, Employees or Volunteers
responsible for handling funds belonging to or administered
by the Board of Trustees. Said fidelity bond or insurance
must name the Association as the named insured and shall be
written in an amount sufficient to provide protection which
is in no event less than one and one -half times the Insured's
estimated annual operating expenses and reserve. If said
Policy would not otherwise cover persons who serve without
compensation, appropriate endorsements to cover said
Volunteers shall be added to the policy.
Section 8 . Annual Statements. The firm of accountants
servicing Fairway Village Condominium association shall
prepare an audited financing statement within a reasonable
time after the end of the fiscal year of the Association.
Section 9 . Leasing The Board of Trustees may allow
not more than thirty (30 %) percent of the units of the
Condominium (including all Phases which have been added by
amendments to the Master Deed) to be leased to third parties,
said percentage to be allocated on a first come first served
basis.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we, the undersigned hereby accept
appointments as Trustee hereunder and adopt the foregoing
By -Laws of the Fairway Village Condominium Association.
EXECUTED as a sealed ins
February, 1985.
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and C.ICaparso, Trus e
and not individu v
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Philipp aparso, Trustee and not
individually
Carol Jared 'ron, Trustee and not
indivi
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
p N ss . 1985
Then personally appeared the above -named Richard C.
Caparso and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be his
free act and deed before me.
Not�/ry Pu lic
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