Kansas Statutes 58-3126. Disposition of property; destruction or damage
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 58-3126
- Apartment owner: means the person or persons owning an apartment or condominium unit in fee simple absolute and an undivided interest in the fee simple estate of the common areas and facilities as specified and established in the declaration. See Kansas Statutes 58-3102
- Association of apartment owners: means all of the apartment or condominium unit owners acting as a group in accordance with the bylaws and declaration. See Kansas Statutes 58-3102
- Property: means and includes the land, the building, all improvements and structures thereon, all owned in fee simple absolute and all easements, rights and appurtenances belonging thereto, and all articles of personal property intended for use in connection therewith, which have been or are intended to be submitted to the provisions of this act. See Kansas Statutes 58-3102
If, within one hundred twenty (120) days of the date of the damage or destruction to all or part of the property, it is not determined by the association of apartment owners to repair, reconstruct or rebuild, then and in that event:
(a) The property shall be deemed to be owned in common by the apartment owners;
(b) The undivided interest in the property owned in common which shall appertain to each apartment owner shall be the percentage of undivided interest previously owned by such owner in the common areas and facilities;
(c) Any liens affecting any of the apartments shall be deemed to be transferred in accordance with the existing priorities to the percentage of the undivided interest of the apartment owner in the property as provided herein; and
(d) The property shall be subject to an action for partition at the suit of any apartment owner, in which event the net proceeds of sale together with the net proceeds of the insurance on the property, if any, shall be considered as one fund and shall be divided among all the apartment owners in a percentage equal to the percentage of undivided interest owned by each owner in the property, after first paying out of the respective shares of the apartment owners, to the extent sufficient for the purpose, all liens on the undivided interest in the property owned by each apartment owner.