(a) Except for the limited common elements described in Section 35-8A-202(2) and (4), the declaration must specify to which unit or units each limited common element is allocated. An allocation may not be altered without the consent of the association and the unit owners whose units are affected by the amendment.

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Terms Used In Alabama Code 35-8A-208

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
(b) Except as the declaration otherwise provides, a limited common element may be reallocated by an amendment to the declaration executed by the unit owners between or among whose units the reallocation is made. The association shall prepare, execute, and record the amendment which is subject to Section 35-8A-217(e), and the cost shall be borne by the unit owners executing the amendment. The amendment shall be recorded and indexed in the names of the unit owners executing the amendment, the condominium, and the association.
(c) A common element not previously allocated as a limited common element may not be so allocated except pursuant to provisions in the declaration made in accordance with Section 35-8A-205(a)(7). The allocations must be made by amendments to the declaration.