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Declaration
of Establishment of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions
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VETA MONTEREY CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION
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Phase
1, Parcel 1 of Parcel Map No. 79-756
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City of Orange, County of Orange
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ARTICLE XIV |
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Protection of Lenders |
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Section 1. Written Notification to First Mortgages
A
first mortgage, upon request, is entitled to written notice
from the Board of any default in the performance of an
individual condominium mortgagor of any obligation under
this Declaration, the By-Laws and Articles of Incorporation,
which is not cured within thirty (30) days. It shall be
the responsibility of each owner of a condominium to notify
the Association within thirty (30) days of the close of
his escrow to purchase a condominium, of the name and
address of the holder of his first mortgage on his particular
condominium. |
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Section 2. Exemption from Right of First Refusal
Any
first mortgage which comes into possession of the condominium
pursuant to the remedies provided in the mortgage of foreclosure
of the mortgage, shall be exempt from any right of first
refusal. |
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Section 3. Subordination of Assessment Lien
to Mortgage
Any
holder of a mortgage which comes into possession of the
condominium pursuant to the remedies provided in the mortgage
or foreclosure of his mortgage, shall take the property
free of any claim for unpaid assessments or charges against
the mortgaged condominium, except for claims for a share
of such assessments or charges resulting from reallocation
of such assessments or charges to all residential units,
including the mortgaged unit. The lien assessments provided
for herein shall be subordinate to the lien of any mortgage
or deed of trust now or hereafter placed on the properties
subject to assessments; provided that, such subordination
shall apply only to assessments which have become due
and payable prior to a sale or transfer of such property
pursuant to a decree of foreclosure or trustee's sale.
Such transfer or sale shall not relieve such property
from liability for any assessments thereafter becoming
due, nor from the lien of any such subsequent assessment.
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Section 4. Leasing
Any
lease agreement between a condominium owner and a lessee
shall be required to provide that the terms of the lease
shall be subject, in all respects, to the provisions of
this Declaration and Association By-Laws, and that any
failure by a lessee to comply with the terms of such documents,
shall be a default under the lease. All leases shall be
required to be in writing. Further, with the exception
of a lender in possession of a condominium unit following
a default in a first mortgage, a foreclosure proceeding
or any deed or other arrangement in lieu of foreclosure,
no unit owner shall be permitted to lease his unit for
transient or hotel purposes. No unit owner may lease less
than the entire unit. Other than the foregoing, there
is no restriction on the right of any condominium owner
to lease his condominium. |
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Section 5. Prior Approval of First Mortgage
Holders
Unless
at least seventy-five (75%) percent of holder of first
mortgage liens on individual condominiums have given their
prior written approval, neither the Association, nor any
individual owner shall: |
(a)
By act or omission, seek to abandon or terminate the
condominium regime;
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(b)
Change the pro rata interest or obligation of any condominium
for purpose of levying assessments or charges or allocating
distributions of hazard insurance proceeds, or condemnation
awards, and for determining the pro rata share of ownership
of each condominium in appurtenant real estate and any
improvements thereon which are owned by condominium
owners in the project in undivided pro rata interests
("Common Area");
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(c)
By act or omission, change, waive or abandon any scheme
of regulation or enforcement thereof, pertaining to
the architectural design or exterior appearance of any
condominium, exterior maintenance of condominiums, maintenance
of driveways or upkeep of landscaping in the project;
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(d)
Partition or subdivide any condominium without the prior
written approval of at least the holder of the first
mortgage lien on such condominium;
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(e)
By act or omission seek to abandon, partition, subdivide,
encumber, release, hypothecate, sell or transfer the
Common Area. The granting of easements for public utilities
or for other public purposes consistent with the intended
use of the Common Area by the project, shall not be
deemed a transfer within the meaning of this clause;
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(f)
Fail to maintain fire and extended coverage on insurable
project common property and condominium on a current
replacement cost basis in an amount not less than one
hundred (100%) percent of the insurable value, based
on current replacement costs;
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(g)
Use hazard insurance proceeds for losses to any project
common property for other than repair, replacement or
reconstruction of such improvements;
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(h)
Make material amendments to the Declaration and/or the
By-laws
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Section 6. Examination of Books and Records
The
holders of first mortgages shall have the right to examine
the books and records of the Association. |
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Section 7. Taxes, Assessments and Charges
All
taxes, charges and assessments which may become liens
prior to first mortgages under local law, shall relate
only to the individual condominiums and not to the project
as a whole. First mortgagees of condominiums may jointly
and singly pay taxes or other charges which are in default
and which may or have become a charge against the common
property and may pay overdue premiums on hazard insurance
policies or secure new hazard insurance coverage on the
lapse of a policy for such property and first mortgagees
making such payments shall be owed immediate reimbursement
therefore from the Association. |
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Section 8. Reserves for Replacement
An
adequate reserve fund for replacement of the Common Area
facilities must be established by the Association and
must be funded by regular monthly assessments, rather
than by special assessments. |
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Section 9. No Priority Over Rights of First
Mortgagees
No
provision herein shall give a condominium owner, or any
other party, priority over any rights of first mortgagees
of condominiums pursuant to their mortgages in the case
of a distribution to condominium owners of insurance proceeds
or condemnation awards for losses to or a taking of condominiums
and/or the Common Area. Such first mortgagees shall be
entitled to timely written notice of any such damage or
destruction of the Common Area, if such loss or taking
exceeds $10,000.00, or damage to a condominium covered
by a mortgage exceeds $1,000.00. Additionally, if any
condominium or portion thereof is made the subject matter
of any condemnation or eminent domain proceeding, no provision
herein shall entitle the owner of a condominium, or any
other party, to priority over a first mortgagee of a condominium
with respect to any distribution to such condominium of
the proceeds of any award or settlement. Such first mortgagees
shall be entitled to timely written notice of any such
proceeding or proposed acquisition. |
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Section 10. Further Notice to Lenders
(a)
The Association shall give written notice to any first
mortgagee, upon such mortgagee's request, of all meetings
of the Association. Each such first lien holder shall
have the right to be represented as such meetings, but
shall have no voting rights, unless it has succeeded
to title to one or more of the condominiums by foreclosure.
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(b)
The Association shall deliver to each such first mortgagee,
a copy of the Association's annual audited statement
within ninety (90) days after the end of the Association's
fiscal year.
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Section 11. Professional Management of Project
Any
agreement for professional management of the project shall
provide that any management contract or any agreement
with Declarant, may be terminated, with or without cause,
on ninety (90) days notice without payment of a termination
fee and that the maximum term of such contract shall be
one (1) year. In the event the Association determines
to terminate professional management and assume self-management
of the project, the prior written approval of at least
holders of seventy-five (75%) percent of the first mortgages
shall be required. |
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Section 12. Conflict
If
there is any conflict between any provisions of this Article
XIV and any other provisions in this Declaration, or in
the Association By-laws, the language contained in this
Article XIV, shall control. |