New Hampshire § 356-B-12 - Section 356-B:12 Construction of Condominium Instruments.

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§ 356-B-12. Section 356-B:12 Construction of Condominium Instruments.

Except to the extent otherwise provided by the condominium instruments: I. The terms defined in RSA 356-B:3 shall be deemed to have the meanings therein specified wherever they appear in the condominium instruments unless the context otherwise requires. II. To the extent that walls, floors, and/or ceilings are designated as the boundaries of the units or of any particular units without further specification, all doors and windows therein, and all lath, wallboard, plaster, paneling, tiles, wallpaper, paint, finished flooring, and any other materials constituting any part of the finished surfaces thereof, shall be deemed a part of such units, while all other portions of such walls, floors, and/or ceilings shall be deemed a part of the common area. III. If any chutes, flues, ducts, conduits, wires, bearing walls, bearing columns, or any other apparatus lie partially within and partially outside of the designated boundaries of a unit, any portions thereof serving only that unit shall be deemed a part of that unit, while any portions thereof serving more than one unit or any portion of the common area shall be deemed a part of the common area. IV. Subject to the provisions of paragraph III of this section, all space, interior partitions, and other fixtures and improvements within the boundaries of a unit shall be deemed a part of that unit. V. Any shutters, awnings, window boxes, doorsteps, porches, balconies, patios, and any other apparatus designed to serve a single unit, but located outside the boundaries thereof, shall be deemed a limited common area appertaining to that unit exclusively.

Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 356-B-12 ("Section 356-B:12 Construction of Condominium Instruments.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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