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Section 20 of Sectional Properties Act CAP 286: Duties of the Corporation

    

(1) The Corporation shall—
(a) subject to this Act, carry out any duties imposed on it by the by-laws;
(b) unless by unanimous resolution all the proprietors otherwise resolve, insure and keep insured buildings and other improvements on the parcel against fire;
(c) effect such other insurance as it is required by law to effect or as it may consider expedient;
(d) pay the premiums in respect of any policies of insurance effected by it; (e) keep the common property in a state of good repair;
(f) comply with any notice or order duly served on it by the county government or public body requiring repairs to, or work to be performed in respect of, the land or any building or improvements thereon;
(g) subject to this Act, control, manage, and administer the common property and do all things reasonably necessary for the enforcement of the by-laws;
(h) do all things reasonably necessary for the enforcement of any lease or licence under which the land is held;
(i) do all things reasonably necessary for the enforcement of any contract of insurance entered into by it under this section; and
(j) do all other things to ensure the property is well managed including engaging the services of a property manager or any other persons they deem necessary.
(2) The Corporation shall—
(a) establish and maintain a fund for administrative expenses sufficient, in the opinion of the Corporation, for the control, management, and administration of the common property, and for the payment of any insurance premiums, and the discharge of any other obligation of the Corporation;
(b) determine from time to time the amounts to be paid for the purposes aforesaid; and
(c) raise amounts so determined by levying contributions on the proprietors in proportion to the unit entitlement of their respective units.
(3) The Corporation may, pursuant to a resolution of the proprietors, distribute any money or personal property in its possession and surplus to its current requirements among the proprietors for the time being according to their unit entitlements.
(4) For the purposes of effecting any policy of insurance under the provisions of subsection (1) the Corporation shall be deemed to have an insurable interest on all the buildings and other improvements on the parcel.
(5) Any policy of insurance authorized by this section and effected by the Corporation in respect of any buildings or other improvements on the parcel shall not be liable to be brought into contribution with any other policy, save another policy authorized by this section in respect of the same buildings or improvements.
(6) The corporation may constitute an Internal Dispute Resolution Committee on a need basis to hear and determine disputes.
(7) The Corporation may use technology in the execution of its duties.

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