1. Upon compliance with sections 448.020, 448.030 and 448.040, and upon recording of the declaration and plat, the property shall become subject to the provisions of sections 448.005 to 448.210, and all units shall thereupon be capable of ownership in fee simple or any lesser estate, and may thereafter be conveyed, leased, mortgaged or otherwise dealt with in the same manner as other real property, but subject, however, to the limitations imposed by sections 448.005 to 448.210.

2. Each unit owner shall be entitled to the percentage of ownership in the common elements appertaining to such unit as computed and set forth in the declaration pursuant to subdivision (3) of section 448.030, and ownership of such unit and of the owner’s corresponding percentage of ownership in the common elements shall not be separated, nor shall any unit, by deed, plat, court decree or otherwise, be subdivided or in any other manner separated into tracts or parcels smaller than the whole unit as shown on the plat.