New common interest communities (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section and sections 1-203 and 1-204 of this title, this title applies to all condominiums in this State after January 1, 1999 that may be used for residential purposes and to all other common interest communities that contain 12 or more units that may be used for residential purposes and are created within this State after January 1, 1999. The provisions of 27 V.S.A. chapter 15, subchapter 1 shall not apply to common interest communities created after December 31, 1998. Amendments to this title apply to all common interest communities that contain 12 or more units that may be used for residential purposes and are created after January 1, 2011, or are subject to this title by amendment of their declaration, regardless of when the amendment to this title is adopted in this State. (b) A mobile home park, as defined in 10 V.S.A. chapter 153, existing before June 30, 1990, shall not be converted through the use of any device, directly or indirectly, into a common interest community pursuant to this title. defined in 10 V.S.A. chapter 153, existing before June 30, 1990, shall not be converted through the use of any device, directly or indirectly, into a common interest community pursuant to this title. Any person who offers for transfer ownership interests in a residential condominium unit in a mobile home park shall be subject to the provisions of 27 V.S.A. chapter 15, subchapter 3 and other applicable laws. (c) Common interest communities created under this title shall be subject to 27 V.S.A. chapter 15, subchapter 2. (Added 1997, No. 104 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; amended 2009, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2012.)
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