§ 47C-2-102. Unit boundaries. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 47C‑2‑102. Unit boundaries.

Except as provided by the declaration:

(1)        If walls, floors or ceilings are designated as boundaries ofa  unit, then all lath, furring, wallboard, plasterboard, plaster, paneling,tiles, wallpaper, paint, finished flooring and any other materials constitutingany part of the finished flooring, and any other materials constituting anypart of the finished surfaces thereof are a part of the unit; and all otherportions of such walls, floors, or ceilings are a part of the common elements.

(2)        If any chute, flue, duct, wire, conduit, bearing wall,bearing column, or any other fixture lies partially within and partiallyoutside the designated boundaries of a unit, any portion thereof serving onlythat unit is a limited common element allocated exclusively to that unit, andany portion thereof serving more than one unit or any portion of the commonelements is a part of the common elements.

(3)        Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), all spaces,interior partitions, and other fixtures and improvements within the boundariesof a unit are a part of the unit.

(4)        Any shutters, awnings, window boxes, doorsteps, stoops,decks, porches, balconies, patios, and all exterior doors and windows or otherfixtures designed to serve a single unit but located outside the unit'sboundaries are limited common elements allocated exclusively to that unit. (1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 877, s. 1.)