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Except as provided in section 38-33.3-119 , the following sections apply to all common interest communities created within this state before July 1, 1992, with respect to events and circumstances occurring on or after July 1, 1992:
(a)
38-33.3-101 and 38-33.3-102 ;
(b)
38-33.3-103 , to the extent necessary in construing any of the other sections of this article;
(c)
38-33.3-104 to 38-33.3-111 ;
(d)
38-33.3-114 ;
(e)
38-33.3-118 ;
(f)
38-33.3-120 ;
(g)
38-33.3-122 and 38-33.3-123 ;
(h)
38-33.3-203 and 38-33.3-217 (7);
(i)
38-33.3-302 (1)(a) to (1)(f), (1)(j) to (1)(m), and (1)(o) to (1)(q);
(i.5)
38-33.3-221.5 ;
(i.7)
38-33.3-303 (1)(b) and (3)(b);
(j)
38-33.3-311 ;
(k)
38-33.3-316 ;
(k.5)
38-33.3-316.3 ; and
(l)
38-33.3-317 , as it existed prior to January 1, 2006, 38-33.3-318 , and 38-33.3-319 .
(1.5)
Except as provided in section 38-33.3-119 , the following sections apply to all common interest communities created within this state before July 1, 1992, with respect to events and circumstances occurring on or after January 1, 2006:
(a)(Deleted by amendment, L. 2006, p. 1217, § 3, effective May 26, 2006.)(b) 38-33.3-124 ;
(c)
38-33.3-209.4 to 38-33.3-209.7 ;
(d)
38-33.3-217 (1);
(e)(Deleted by amendment, L. 2006, p. 1217, § 3, effective May 26, 2006.)(f) 38-33.3-301 ;
(g)
38-33.3-302
and (4);
(h)
38-33.3-303 (1)(b), (3)(b), and (4)(b);
(i)
38-33.3-308 (1), (2)(b), (2.5), and (4.5);
(j)
38-33.3-310
and (2);
(k)
38-33.3-310.5 ;
(l)
38-33.3-315 (7);
(m)
38-33.3-317 ; and
(n)
38-33.3-401 .
(1.7)
Except as provided in section 38-33.3-119 , section 38-33.3-209.5 (1)(b)(IX) shall apply to all common interest communities created within this state before July 1, 1992, with respect to events and circumstances occurring on or after July 1, 2010.
(1.8)
Except as provided in section 38-33.3-119 , section 38-33.3-303 (4)(a) applies to all common interest communities created within this state before July 1, 1992, with respect to events and circumstances occurring on or after July 1, 2017.
(1.9)
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section 38-33.3-303.5 applies to all common interest communities created within this state on, before, or after July 1, 1992, with respect to events and circumstances occurring on or after September 1, 2017.
The sections specified in paragraphs (a) to (j) and (l) of subsection
of this section shall be applied and construed to establish a clear, comprehensive, and uniform framework for the operation and management of common interest communities within this state and to supplement the provisions of any declaration, bylaws, plat, or map in existence on June 30, 1992. Except for section 38-33.3-217 (7), in the event of specific conflicts between the provisions of the sections specified in paragraphs (a) to (j) and (l) of subsection
of this section, and express requirements or restrictions in a declaration, bylaws, a plat, or a map in existence on June 30, 1992, such requirements or restrictions in the declaration, bylaws, plat, or map shall control, but only to the extent necessary to avoid invalidation of the specific requirement or restriction in the declaration, bylaws, plat, or map. Sections 38-33.3-217
and 38-33.3-316 shall be applied and construed as stated in such sections.
Except as expressly provided for in this section, this article shall not apply to common interest communities created within this state before July 1, 1992.
Section 38-33.3-308
to
shall apply to all common interest communities created within this state before July 1, 1995, and shall apply to all meetings of the executive board of such a community or any committee thereof occurring on or after said date. In addition, said section 38-33.3-308
to
shall apply to all common interest communities created on or after July 1, 1995, and shall apply to all meetings of the executive board of such a community or any committee thereof occurring on or after said date.
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