(a) Insurance to
be carried by association.--Commencing not later than the time of the first
conveyance of a unit to a person other than a declarant, the association
shall maintain, to the extent reasonably available, all of the following:
(1) Property insurance
on the common facilities and controlled facilities to the extent the controlled
facilities can be insured separately from the unit and, if insurance for
the unit is not provided by the association under subsection (b) or the
declaration, insuring against all common risks of direct physical loss.
The total amount of insurance after application of any deductibles shall
be not less than 80% of the actual cash value of the insured property, exclusive
of land, excavations, foundations and other items normally excluded from
property policies.
(2) Comprehensive
general liability insurance, including medical payments insurance, in an
amount determined by the executive board but not less than any amount specified
in the declaration covering all occurrences commonly insured against for
death, bodily injury and property damage, arising out of or in connection
with the use, ownership or maintenance of the common elements.
(3) Any property
or comprehensive general liability insurance carried by the association
may contain a deductible provision.
(b) Units having
horizontal boundaries.--In the case of a building containing units having
horizontal boundaries described in the declaration, that insurance described
in subsection (a)(1), to the extent reasonably available, shall include
the units but need not include improvements and betterments installed by
unit owners.
(c) Other insurance
carried by association.--If the insurance described in subsections (a) and
(b) is not maintained, the association promptly shall cause notice of that
fact to be hand delivered or sent prepaid by United States mail to all unit
owners. The declaration may require the association to carry any other insurance.
The association may carry any other insurance in such reasonable amounts
and with such reasonable deductibles as the executive board may deem appropriate
to protect the association or the unit owners.
(d) Policy terms.--Insurance
policies carried under subsections (a) and (b) shall provide all of the
following:
(1) Each unit owner
is an insured person under the policy with respect to liability arising
out of his membership in the association.
(2) The insurer waives
its right to subrogation under the policy against any unit owner or member
of the owner's household.
(3) No act or omission
by any unit owner, unless acting within the scope of his authority on behalf
of the association, will void the policy or be a condition to recovery under
the policy.
(4) If at the time
of a loss under the policy there is other insurance in the name of a unit
owner covering the same risk covered by the policy, the association's policy
is primary insurance not contributing with the other insurance.
(e) Proceeds from
property insurance.--Any loss covered by the property policy under subsections
(a)(1) and (b) shall be adjusted with the association, but the insurance
proceeds for that loss shall be payable to any insurance trustee designated
for that purpose, or otherwise to the association, and not to any mortgagee
or beneficiary under a deed of trust. The insurance trustee or the association
shall hold any insurance proceeds in trust for unit owners and lienholders
as their interests may appear. Subject to the provisions of subsection (h),
the proceeds shall be disbursed first for the repair or restoration of the
damaged common elements and units, and unit owners and lienholders are not
entitled to receive payment of any portion of the proceeds unless there
is a surplus of proceeds after the common elements and units have been completely
repaired or restored or the planned community is terminated.
(f) Unit owner
insurance.--A unit owner may insure his unit for all losses to his unit,
including losses not covered by the insurance maintained by the association
due to a deductible provision or otherwise. A residential unit owner shall
insure the owner's unit except as insurance is provided by the association
in accordance with this section or the declaration. An insurance policy
issued to the association shall not prevent a unit owner from obtaining
insurance for the owner's own benefit, including, but not limited to, insurance
to cover any deductibles or losses not covered by the association’s property
or comprehensive general liability insurance.
(g) Evidence and
cancellation of insurance.--An insurer that has issued an insurance policy
under this section shall issue certificates or memoranda of insurance to
the association and, upon request, to any unit owner, mortgagee or beneficiary
under a deed of trust. The insurance may not be canceled until 30 days after
notice of the proposed cancellation has been mailed to the association,
each unit owner and each mortgagee or beneficiary under a deed of trust,
to whom a certificate or memorandum of insurance has been issued.
(h) Disposition
of insurance proceeds.--
(1) Any portion of
the planned community for which insurance is required to be maintained by
the association by this section or the declaration and which is damaged
or destroyed shall be repaired or replaced promptly by the association unless:
(i) the planned community
is terminated;
(ii) repair or replacement
would be illegal under any State or local health or safety statute or ordinance;
or
(iii) 80% of the
unit owners, including every owner of a unit or assigned limited common
element which will not be rebuilt, vote not to rebuild.
Except for the costs of repair or replacement which are not covered due
to deductibles, the cost of repair or replacement in excess of insurance
proceeds and reserves, which have not been identified by the executive board
to fund costs of capital expenditures budgeted for the current fiscal year
of the association, is a common expense.
(2) Any portion of
the planned community for which insurance is required to be maintained by
the unit owner by this section or the declaration and which is damaged or
destroyed shall be repaired or replaced promptly by the unit owner unless:
(i) the planned community
is terminated;
(ii) repair or replacement
would be illegal under any State or local health or safety statute or ordinance;
or
(iii) 80% of the
unit owners, including every owner of a unit or assigned limited common
element which will not be rebuilt, vote to not rebuild.
The cost of repair or replacement of these portions in excess of insurance
proceeds is the unit owner's expense.
(3) If the entire
planned community is not repaired or replaced, the following apply:
(i) The insurance
proceeds attributable to the damaged common elements shall be used to restore
the damaged area to a condition compatible with the remainder of the planned
community.
(ii) The insurance
proceeds attributable to units shall be paid to unit owners except those
proceeds attributable to controlled facilities for which insurance is separately
maintained by the association under this section or the declaration shall
be distributed to all unit owners in proportion to their common expense
liability. Proceeds attributable to limited common facilities which are
not rebuilt shall be distributed equally to owners of units to which those
limited common facilities were assigned.
(iii) The remainder of the proceeds shall be distributed to all the unit
owners in proportion to their common expense liability.
(4) If the unit owners
vote not to rebuild any unit, that unit's votes in the association and common
expense liability are automatically reallocated upon the vote as if the
unit had been condemned under section 5107(a) (relating to eminent domain),
and the association promptly shall prepare, execute and record an amendment
to the declaration reflecting the reallocations.
(5) Notwithstanding
the provisions of this subsection, section 5220 (relating to termination
of planned community) governs the distribution of insurance proceeds if
the planned community is terminated.
(i) Nonresidential
planned communities.--The provisions of this section may be varied or waived
in the case of a planned community all of whose units are restricted to
nonresidential use.
(j) Recovery of deductibles.--If
any insurance policy maintained by the association contains a deductible,
then that portion of any loss or claim which is not covered by insurance
due to the application of a deductible, as well as any claim or loss for
which the association is self-insured, shall be levied by the executive
board in accordance with section 5314(c) (relating to assessments for common
expenses).
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