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25 DE Code § 2207. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter III. Administrative Provisions|§ 2207. Adoption and amendment of code of regulations.

§ 2207. Adoption and amendment of code of regulations. The council has authority to make, alter, amend and repeal the code of regulations, subject to the right of a majority of the unit owners to change any such actions. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  2207;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;
25 DE Code § 2208. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter III. Administrative Provisions|§ 2208. Contents of the code of regulations.

§ 2208. Contents of the code of regulations. The code of regulations shall provide for at least the following and may include other lawful provisions:  (1) Identification of the property by reference to the place of record of the declaration and the declaration plan; (2) The method of calling meetings of unit owners and meetings of the council; (3) The number of unit owners and the number of members of council which shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; (4) The number and qualification of members of council, the duration of the term of such members, and the method of filling vacancies; (5) The annual election by the council of a president, secretary and treasurer and any other officers which the code of regulations may specify; (6) The duties of each officer, the compensation and removal of officers and the method of filling vacancies; (7) Maintenance, repair and replacement of the common elements and payment of the cost thereof; (8) The manner of collecting common expenses from unit owners; and (9) The method of adopting and amending rules governing the details of the use and operation of the property and the use of the common elements.25 Del. C. 1953, §  2208;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;
25 DE Code § 2209. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter III. Administrative Provisions|§ 2209. Compliance with code of regulations and administrative provisions.

§ 2209. Compliance with code of regulations and administrative provisions. Each unit owner shall comply with the code of regulations and with such rules governing the details of the use and operation of the property and the use of the common elements as may be in effect from time to time and with the covenants, conditions and restrictions set forth in the declaration or in the deed to his unit or in the declaration plan. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  2209;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;
25 DE Code § 2210. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter III. Administrative Provisions|§ 2210. Noncompliance with code of regulations and administrative provisions.

§ 2210. Noncompliance with code of regulations and administrative provisions. Failure to comply with the code of regulations and with such rules governing the details of the use and operation of the property and the use of the common elements as may be in effect from time to time and with the covenants, conditions and restrictions set forth in the declaration or in deeds of units or in the declaration plan shall be grounds for an action for the recovery of damages or for injunctive relief or both maintainable by any member of the council on behalf of the council or the unit owners or in a proper case by an aggrieved unit owner or by any person who holds a mortgage lien upon a unit and is aggrieved by any such noncompliance. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  2210;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;
25 DE Code § 2211. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter III. Administrative Provisions|§ 2211. Duties of council.

§ 2211. Duties of council. The duties of the council shall include the following:  (1) The maintenance, repair and replacement of the common elements, and the maintenance of a repair and replacement reserve as defined in § 2202(16) of this title, fully funded as defined in § 2202(8) of this title, subject to the provisions of § 2245 of this title, as applicable; (2) The assessment and collection of funds from the unit owners for common expenses, the payment of such common expenses, the maintenance of the required repair and replacement reserve, and the payment from said repair and replacement reserve sums for the repair and replacement of the common elements; (3) The adoption and amendment of the code of regulations and the promulgation, distribution and enforcement of rules governing the details of the use and operation of the property and the use of the common elements, subject to the right of a majority of the unit owners to change any such actions; and (4) Any other duties which may be set forth in the declaration or code of regulations.25 Del. C. 1953, §  2211;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282;  76 Del. Laws, c. 422, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 92, §§  6, 7;
25 DE Code § 2212. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter III. Administrative Provisions|§ 2212. Powers of council.

§ 2212. Powers of council. Subject to the limitations and restrictions contained in this chapter, the council shall on behalf of the unit owners:  (1) Have power to manage the business operations and affairs of the property and for such purposes to engage employees and appoint agents and to define their duties and fix their compensation, enter into contracts, leases and other written instruments or documents and to authorize the execution thereof by officers elected by the council; and (2) Have such incidental powers as may be appropriate to the performance of their duties.25 Del. C. 1953, §  2212;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;
25 DE Code § 2213. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter III. Administrative Provisions|§ 2213. Work on common elements.

§ 2213. Work on common elements. The maintenance, repair and replacement of the common elements and the making of improvements or additions thereto shall be carried on only as provided in the code of regulations. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  2213;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;
25 DE Code § 2214. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter III. Administrative Provisions|§ 2214. Certain work prohibited.

§ 2214. Certain work prohibited. No unit owner shall do any work which would jeopardize the soundness or safety of the property or impair any easement or hereditament without the unanimous consent of the unit owners affected thereby. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  2214;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;
25 DE Code § 2215. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter III. Administrative Provisions|§ 2215. Easements for work.

§ 2215. Easements for work. The council shall have an easement to enter any unit to maintain, repair or replace the common elements, as well as to make repairs to units if such repairs are reasonably necessary for public safety or to prevent damage to other units or to the common elements. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  2215;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;
25 DE Code § 2216. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter III. Administrative Provisions|§ 2216. Common profits and expenses.

§ 2216. Common profits and expenses. The common profits of the property shall be distributed among and the common expenses shall be charged to the unit owners according to the percentage of the undivided interest of each in the common elements, as set forth in the declaration and any amendments thereto. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  2216;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;
25 DE Code § 2217. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter III. Administrative Provisions|§ 2217. Voting by unit owners.

§ 2217. Voting by unit owners. At any meeting of unit owners each unit owner shall be entitled to the same number of votes as the percentage of ownership in the common elements assigned to that unit owner's unit in the declaration and any amendments thereto. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  2217;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
25 DE Code § 2218. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter III. Administrative Provisions|§ 2218. Books of receipts and expenditures, availability for examination.

§ 2218. Books of receipts and expenditures, availability for examination. The treasurer shall keep detailed records of all receipts and expenditures, including expenditures affecting the common elements specifying and itemizing the maintenance, repair and replacement expenses of the common elements and any other expenses incurred. Such records shall be available for examination by the unit owners during regular business hours. In accordance with the actions of the council assessing common expenses against the units and unit owners, he shall keep an accurate record of such assessments and of the payment thereof by each unit owner. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  2218;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;
25 DE Code § 2219. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter IV. Declaration; Reservations of Charges Thereunder; Conveyances; Mortgages and Leases|§ 2219. Contents of declaration.

§ 2219. Contents of declaration. The declaration shall contain the following:  (1) A reference to this chapter and an expression of the intention to submit the property to the provisions of this chapter; (2) A description of the land and building; (3) The name by which the property will be known; (4) A statement that the property is to consist of units and common elements as shown in a declaration plan; (5) A description of the common elements and the proportionate undivided interest expressed as a percentage assigned to each unit therein, provided the sum of the undivided interests in the common elements allocated at any time to all the units must equal 1 if stated as a fraction or 100 percent if stated as a percentage, except for minor variations due to rounding. In the event of any discrepancy between an allocated interest and the result derived from application of the pertinent formula, then the allocated interest prevails; (6) A statement that the proportionate undivided interest in the common elements may be altered by the recording of an amendment duly executed by all unit owners affected thereby; (7) A statement of the purposes or uses for which each unit is intended and restrictions, if any, as to use; (8) The names of the first members of council; (9) Any further details in connection with the property which the party or parties executing the declaration may deem appropriate.25 Del. C. 1953, §  2219;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282;  77 Del. Laws, c. 92, §  8;
25 DE Code § 2220. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter IV. Declaration; Reservations of Charges Thereunder; Conveyances; Mortgages and Leases|§ 2220. Declaration plan.

§ 2220. Declaration plan. The declaration plan shall bear the verified statement of a registered architect or licensed professional engineer certifying that the declaration plan fully and accurately:  (1) Shows the property, the location of the building thereon, the building and the layout of the floors of the building, including the units and the common elements; and (2) Sets forth the name by which the property will be known and the unit designation for each unit therein.25 Del. C. 1953, §  2220;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;
25 DE Code § 2221. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter IV. Declaration; Reservations of Charges Thereunder; Conveyances; Mortgages and Leases|§ 2221. Contents of deeds of units.

§ 2221. Contents of deeds of units. Deeds of units shall include the following:  (1) The name by which the property is identified in the declaration plan and the name of the political subdivision and the name of the county in which the building is situate, together with a reference to the declaration and the declaration plan including reference to the place where both instruments and any amendments thereof are recorded; (2) The unit designation of the unit in the declaration plan and any other data necessary for its proper identification; (3) A reference to the last unit deed if the unit was previously conveyed; (4) The proportionate undivided interest expressed as a percentage in the common elements which is assigned to the unit in the declaration and any amendments thereof; (5) In addition to the foregoing the first deed conveying each unit shall contain the following specific provisions:     “The grantee, for and on behalf of the grantee and the grantee's heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns, by the acceptance of this deed, covenants and agrees to pay such charges for the maintenance of, repairs to, replacement of and expenses in connection with the common elements as may be assessed from time to time by the council in accordance with the Unit Property Act of Delaware (Chapter 22 of Title 25) and further covenants and agrees that the unit conveyed by this deed shall be subject to a charge for all amounts so assessed and that, except in so far as §§ 2236 and 2237 of Title 25 may relieve a subsequent unit owner of liability for prior unpaid assessments; this covenant shall run with and bind the land or unit hereby conveyed and all subsequent owners thereof”; and  (6) Any further details which the grantor and grantee may deem appropriate.25 Del. C. 1953, §  2221;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;
25 DE Code § 2222. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter IV. Declaration; Reservations of Charges Thereunder; Conveyances; Mortgages and Leases|§ 2222. Mortgages and other liens of record affecting property at time of the first conveyance of each unit.

§ 2222. Mortgages and other liens of record affecting property at time of the first conveyance of each unit. At the time of the first conveyance of each unit following the recording of the original declaration, every mortgage and other lien of record affecting the entire building or property or a greater portion thereof than the unit being conveyed shall be paid and satisfied of record, or the unit being conveyed shall be released therefrom by partial release duly recorded. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  2222;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;
25 DE Code § 2223. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter IV. Declaration; Reservations of Charges Thereunder; Conveyances; Mortgages and Leases|§ 2223. Sales, conveyances or leases of or liens upon separate units.

§ 2223. Sales, conveyances or leases of or liens upon separate units. Units may be sold, conveyed, mortgaged, leased or otherwise dealt with in the same manner as like dealings are conducted with respect to real property and interests therein. Every written instrument dealing with a unit shall specifically set forth the name by which the property is identified and the unit designation identifying the unit involved. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  2223;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;
25 DE Code § 2224. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter V. Recording|§ 2224. Instruments recordable.

§ 2224. Instruments recordable. All instruments relating to the property or any unit, including the instruments provided for in this chapter, shall be entitled to be recorded, provided that they are acknowledged in the manner provided by law. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  2224;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;
25 DE Code § 2225. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter V. Recording|§ 2225. Recording a prerequisite to effectiveness of certain instruments.

§ 2225. Recording a prerequisite to effectiveness of certain instruments. No declaration, declaration plan or code of regulations or any amendments thereto shall be effective until the same have been duly recorded. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  2225;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;
25 DE Code § 2226. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter V. Recording|§ 2226. Place of recording.

§ 2226. Place of recording. The recorder shall record declarations, deeds of units, codes of regulations and revocations in the same records as are maintained for the recording of deeds of real property. Mortgages relating to units shall be recorded in the same records as are maintained by the recorder for the recording of real estate mortgages. Declaration plans and any and all amendments thereto shall be recorded in the same records as are maintained for the recording of subdivision plans. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  2226;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;
25 DE Code § 2227. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter V. Recording|§ 2227. Indexing by recording officer.

§ 2227. Indexing by recording officer. The recorder shall index each declaration against the maker thereof as the grantor, and the name by which the property is identified therein as the grantee. The recorder shall index each declaration plan and code of regulations and any revocation in the name by which the property is identified therein in both the grantor index and the grantee index. The recorder shall index each unit deed and mortgage and lease covering a unit in the same manner as like instruments are indexed. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  2227;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;
25 DE Code § 2228. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter V. Recording|§ 2228. Recording fees.

§ 2228. Recording fees. The recorder shall be entitled to charge the same fees for recording instruments which are recordable under this chapter as the recorder is entitled to charge for like services with respect to the recording of other instruments. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  2228;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;
25 DE Code § 2229. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter VI. Removal of Property From Provisions of Chapter|§ 2229. Procedure.

§ 2229. Procedure. Property may be removed from the provisions of this chapter by a revocation expressing the intention to so remove property previously made subject to the provisions of this chapter. No such revocation shall be effective unless the same is executed by all of the unit owners and by the holders of all mortgages, judgments or other liens affecting the units, and is duly recorded. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  2229;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;
25 DE Code § 2230. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter VI. Removal of Property From Provisions of Chapter|§ 2230. Effect of removal.

§ 2230. Effect of removal. When property subject to the provisions of this chapter has been removed as provided in § 2229 of this title, the former unit owners shall at the time such removal becomes effective become tenants in common of the property. The undivided interest in the property owned in common which shall appertain to each unit owner at the time of removal shall be the percentage of undivided interest previously owned by such person in the common elements. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  2230;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;
25 DE Code § 2231. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter VI. Removal of Property From Provisions of Chapter|§ 2231. Resubmission.

§ 2231. Resubmission. The removal of property from the provisions of this chapter shall not preclude such property from being resubmitted to the provisions of the chapter in the manner herein provided. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  2231;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;
25 DE Code § 2232. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter VII. Assessments; Taxation; Liens|§ 2232. Assessments and taxes.

§ 2232. Assessments and taxes. Each unit and its proportionate undivided interest in the common elements, as determined by the declaration and any amendments thereof, shall be assessed and taxed for all purposes as a separate parcel of real estate entirely independent of the building or property of which the unit is a part. Neither the building, the property nor any of the common elements shall be assessed or taxed separately after the declaration and declaration plan are recorded nor shall the same be subject to assessment or taxation except as the units and their proportionate undivided interests in the common elements are assessed and taxed pursuant to the provisions of this section. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  2232;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;
25 DE Code § 2233. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter VII. Assessments; Taxation; Liens|§ 2233. Assessment of charges.

§ 2233. Assessment of charges. All sums assessed by resolutions duly adopted by the council against any unit for the share of common expenses chargeable to that unit shall constitute the personal liability of the owner of the unit so assessed and shall, until fully paid, together with interest thereon at a rate not to exceed 18% per annum from the thirtieth day following the adoption of such resolutions, constitute a charge against such unit which shall be enforceable as provided in the next section. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  2233;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282;  63 Del. Laws, c. 394, §  1;
25 DE Code § 2234. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter VII. Assessments; Taxation; Liens|§ 2234. Method of enforcing charges.

§ 2234. Method of enforcing charges. Any charge assessed against a unit may be enforced by an action at law by the council acting on behalf of the unit owners, provided that each action, when filed, shall refer to this chapter and to the unit against which the assessment is made and the owner thereof. Any judgment against a unit and its owner shall be enforceable in the same manner as is otherwise provided by law. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  2234;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;
25 DE Code § 2235. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 25 - Property|Chapter 22. Unit Properties|Subchapter VII. Assessments; Taxation; Liens|§ 2235. Mechanics' liens against units.

§ 2235. Mechanics' liens against units. Any mechanics' liens arising as a result of repairs to or improvements of a unit by a unit owner shall be liens only against such unit. Any mechanics' liens arising as a result of repairs to or improvements of the common elements, if authorized in writing pursuant to a duly adopted resolution of the council, shall be paid by the council as a common expense and until so paid shall be liens against each unit in a percentage equal to the proportionate share of the common elements relating to such unit. 25 Del. C. 1953, §  2235;  54 Del. Laws, c. 282.;