Arkansas § 18-13-116 Liability for expenses and assessments

Arkansas Statutes

§ 18-13-116 — Liability for expenses and assessments

(a)(1) The co-owners of the apartments are bound to contribute pro rata, in the percentages computed according to § 18-13-112 , toward the expenses of administration and of maintenance and repair of the general common elements and, in the proper case, of the limited common elements of the building, and toward any other expense lawfully agreed upon.

(2)(A) However, the administrator, board of administration, or other form of administration of a horizontal property regime may establish additional assessments to be collected from any co-owner who makes his or her apartment available for rent or lease either directly or through an agent.

(B)Such additional assessments shall not exceed the amount reasonably calculated to cover expenses for additional security, wear and tear on buildings, add

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(a) (1) The co-owners of the apartments are bound to contribute pro rata, in the percentages computed according to § 18-13-112 , toward the expenses of administration and of maintenance and repair of the general common elements and, in the proper case, of the limited common elements of the building, and toward any other expense lawfully agreed upon. (2) (A) However, the administrator, board of administration, or other form of administration of a horizontal property regime may establish additional assessments to be collected from any co-owner who makes his or her apartment available for rent or lease either directly or through an agent. (B) Such additional assessments shall not exceed the amount reasonably calculated to cover expenses for additional security, wear and tear on buildings, additional trash pickup, and other additional costs occasioned by such units being available for rent or lease. (b) No co-owner may exempt himself or herself from contributing toward such expenses by waiver of the use or enjoyment of the common elements or by abandonment of the apartment belonging to him or her. (c) Upon the sale or conveyance of an apartment, all unpaid assessments against a co-owner for his or her pro rata share in the expenses to which subsection (a) of this section refers shall first be paid out of the sales price or by the acquirer in preference over any other assessments or charges of whatever nature except the following: (1) Assessments, liens, and charges for taxes past due and unpaid on the apartment; and (2) Payments due under mortgage instruments of encumbrance duly recorded. (d) The purchaser of an apartment shall be jointly and severally liable with the seller for the amounts owing by the latter under subsection (a) of this section up to the time of the conveyance, without prejudice to the purchaser's right to recover from the other party the amounts paid by him or her as the joint debtor.

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