§35-8A-315. Assessments for common expenses.

(a) Until the association makes a common expense assessment, the declarant must pay all common expenses. After any assessment has been made by the association, assessments must be made at least annually, based on a budget adopted at least annually by the association.

(b) Except for assessments under subsections (c), (d), and (e), all common expenses must be assessed against all the units in accordance with the allocations set forth in the declaration pursuant to section 35-8A-207(a) and (b). Any past due common expense assessment or installment thereof bears interest at the rate established by the association not exceeding 18 percent per year.

(c) To the extent required by the declaration:

(1) Any common expense associated with the maintenance, repair, or replacement of a limited common element must be assessed against the units to which that limited common element is assigned, equally, or in any other proportion that the declaration provides;

(2) Any common expense or portion thereof benefiting fewer than all of the units must be assessed exclusively against the units benefited; and

(3) The costs of insurance must be assessed in proportion to risk and the costs of utilities must be assessed in proportion to usage.

(d) Assessments to pay a judgment against the association under section 35-8A-317(a) may be made only against the units in the condominium at the time the judgment was entered, in proportion to their common expense liabilities.

(e) If any common expense is caused by the misconduct of any unit owner or such unit owner's invitee, the association may assess that expense exclusively against his unit after notice and an opportunity to be heard.

(f) If common expense liabilities are reallocated, common expense assessments and any installment thereof not yet due shall be recalculated in accordance with the reallocated common expense liabilities.

(g) All assessments shall also constitute the personal obligation of the unit owner to the association.

(h) No unit owner other than the association shall be exempted from any liability for any assessment under this code section or under any condominium instrument for any reason whatsoever, including, without limitation, abandonment, nonuse, or waiver of the use or enjoyment of his unit or any part of the common elements.

(Acts 1990, No. 90-551, p. 858, §3-115.)