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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 514B-40

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Association: means the unit owners' association organized under section 514B-102 or under prior condominium property regime statutes. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 514B-3
  • Declaration: means any instrument, however denominated, that creates a condominium, including any amendments to the instrument. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 514B-3
  • Limited common element: means a portion of the common elements designated by the declaration or by operation of § 514B-35 for the exclusive use of one or more but fewer than all of the units. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 514B-3
  • Unit: means a physical or spatial portion of the condominium designated for separate ownership or occupancy, the boundaries of which are described in the declaration or pursuant to § 514B-35, with an exit to a public road or to a common element leading to a public road. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 514B-3

Except as provided in the declaration, any unit owner may transfer or exchange a limited common element that is assigned to the owner’s unit to another unit. Any transfer shall be executed and recorded as an amendment to the declaration. The amendment need only be executed by the owner of the unit whose limited common element is being transferred and the owner of the unit receiving the limited common element; provided that unit mortgages and leases may also require the consent of mortgagees or lessors, respectively, of the units involved. A copy of the amendment shall be promptly delivered to the association.