No declaration, declaration plan or code of regulations, or any amendments thereto, shall be effective until the same have been duly recorded.

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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 36A-5-2

  • Code of regulations: means such governing regulations as are adopted pursuant to this chapter for the regulation and management of the property, including such amendments thereof as may be adopted from time to time. See West Virginia Code 36A-1-2
  • Declaration: means the instrument by which the owner of property submits it to the provisions of this chapter as hereinafter provided, and all amendments thereof. See West Virginia Code 36A-1-2
  • Declaration plan: means a survey of the property prepared in accordance with section two, article four, of this chapter. See West Virginia Code 36A-1-2
  • Recorded: means that an instrument has been duly entered of record in the office of the clerk of the county court of the county in which the property is situate. See West Virginia Code 36A-1-2