| The board has authority to levy assessments for additions or
alterations to the property provided it follows the correct procedure
for obtaining approval of the unit owners. Each unit owner must
receive 10-30 days' notice of the meeting in which the association
will consider adoption of the assessment. The law requires that
the additions or alterations be separately assessed and subject
to approval of two-thirds of the total votes of all unit owners.
An addition or alteration involves the construction of a new
facility within the premises or a major change to existing
facilities, as opposed to a mere repair or replacement of existing
facilities. For example, a replacement of garage doors with
substantially similar quality doors is not an addition or alteration.
However, the installation of a garage that did not exist before
is an addition and would require the approval of two-thirds
of the votes.
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