{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-381.830","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 381.830","heading":"Ownership of unit -- Use of general common elements.","body":"(1) (a) A unit owner shall have the exclusive ownership to his unit and shall have a\ncommon right to a share, with other co -owners, in the common elements of\nthe property, equivalent to the percentage representing the floor area of the\nindividual unit, with relati on to the floor area of the whole property. This\npercentage shall be computed by taking as a basis the floor area of the\nindividual unit in relation to the floor area of the property as a whole.\n(b) Such percentage of common interest shall be expressed at  the time the\ncondominium property regime is constituted, shall have a permanent\ncharacter, and, except as may be otherwise provided in KRS 381.810 to\n381.910, shall not be altered without the acquiescence of the co -owners\nrepresenting all the units of the  building(s). The master deed may, however,\ncontain provisions relating to the appropriation, taking or condemnation by\neminent domain by the federal, state or local government, or an\ninstrumentality thereof, including, but not limited to, reapportionment or other\nchange of the common interest appurtenant to each unit, or part thereof\nremaining after a partial appropriation, taking or condemnation. The master\ndeed of a regime under construction may further provide that by later\namendment thereto and upon co mpletion of all units, percentage of common\ninterest shall be redistributed on an as -built basis; provided, however, that the\nnumber of units originally constituted in the regime may not be increased\nduring construction.\n(2) Each co -owner may use the gene ral common elements in accordance with the\npurpose for which they are intended, without hindering or encroaching upon the\nlawful rights of the other co-owners.","path":["KRS Chapter 381"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35501","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:11Z","sha256":"0adab1e4262af84e0cd92e49b844703cda14494b6ed65bbf1a322a02604af772","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-381.827","next":"us-ky/krs-381.835"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}