1364 Termites
1364. (a) Unless otherwise provided in the declaration of a common
interest development, the association is responsible for repairing,
replacing, or maintaining the common areas, other than exclusive use
common areas, and the owner of each separate interest is responsible
for maintaining that separate interest and any exclusive use common
area appurtenant to the separate interest.
(b) (1) In a community apartment project, condominium project, or
stock cooperative, as defined in Section 1351, unless otherwise
provided in the declaration, the association is responsible for the
repair and maintenance of the common area occasioned by the presence
of wood-destroying pests or organisms.
(2) In a planned development as defined in Section 1351, unless a
different maintenance scheme is provided in the declaration, each
owner of a separate interest is responsible for the repair and
maintenance of that separate interest as may be occasioned by the
presence of wood-destroying pests or organisms. Upon approval of the
majority of all members of the association, the responsibility for
such repair and maintenance may be delegated to the association,
which shall be entitled to recover the cost thereof as a special
assessment.
(c) The costs of temporary relocation during the repair and
maintenance of the areas within the responsibility of the association
shall be borne by the owner of the separate interest affected.
(d) (1) The association may cause the temporary, summary removal
of any occupant of a common interest development for such periods and
at such times as may be necessary for prompt, effective treatment of
wood-destroying pests or organisms.
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