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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 58-3711

  • association: shall mean and refer to a nonprofit corporation formed pursuant to article 60 of chapter 17 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, which owns, in fee simple, the common areas and facilities for the common use and enjoyment of the townhouse owners, as set forth in the declaration and articles of incorporation. See Kansas Statutes 58-3702
  • Common expenses: means :

    (1) All sums lawfully assessed against the townhouse unit owners by the association pursuant to the declaration;

    (2) expenses of administration, maintenance, repair or replacement of the common areas and facilities incurred by the association pursuant to the declaration;

    (3) expenses agreed upon as common expenses by the association at special or regular meetings held pursuant to the declaration; and

    (4) expenses declared common expenses by provisions of this act or by the declaration or the bylaws of the association. See Kansas Statutes 58-3702

  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Townhouse unit: means one single-family townhouse residential unit which may be joined together with at least one additional single-family townhouse residence by a common wall or walls, and/or roof, and/or foundation: Provided, however, That in any event, the term "townhouse unit" shall not mean an apartment as defined in Kan. See Kansas Statutes 58-3702

In a voluntary conveyance, the grantee of a townhouse unit shall be jointly and severally liable with the grantor for all unpaid assessments against the latter for his or her share of the common expenses up to the time of the grantor conveyance, without prejudice to the grantee’s right to recover from the grantor the amounts paid by the grantee therefor. However, any such grantee shall be entitled to a statement from the board of directors of the association setting forth the amount of the unpaid assessments against the grantor, and such grantee shall not be liable for nor shall the townhouse unit conveyed be subject to a lien for any unpaid assessments against the grantor in excess of the amount therein set forth.