Opinion ID: 2593799
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 9

Heading: Recuperative Care

Text: KBRS requires all condominium owners be assessed for recuperative care use. KBRS acknowledges that various condominium owners have insurance to cover these health care costs. The court found that even though recuperative care expenses were improperly assessed on a per person basis and not the per unit basis required by K.S.A. 58-3110 and the declaration, the Owners had failed to prove how much less they would have paid if the expense had been properly assessed on a per unit basis. The court noted that the recuperative care benefit is a $50 per day credit for up to 30 days per calendar year to be paid against costs of temporary care in the nursing home. The coverage provided a bridge between independent living and long-term nursing care. As such, the court found that this category is a health service within the meaning of section 8.1(a) of the declaration and a proper expenditure if properly assessed on a per unit basis. We note that neither the Act nor the declarations require or allow that owners be assessed only services they require. The trial court found that the Owners should have anticipated such assessments when accepting their deeds. The trial court's reasoning and conclusion are correct.