HomeMy WebLinkAboutPARTY WALL AGREEMENT 070915.pdfPARTY WALL AGREEMENT
AND
DECLARATION OF
COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, RESTRICTIONS AND EASEMENTS
FOR
LOTS 2A AND 2B, A RESUBDIVISION OF LOT 2,
BIGHORN ESTATES
THIS PARTY WALL AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF COVENANTS,
CONDITIONS, RESTRICTIONS AND EASEMENTS FOR LOTS 2A AND 2B, A
RESUBDIVISION OF LOT 2, BIGHORN ESTATES is made by Nugget Properties
LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (“Declarant”) concerning Lots 2A and 2B,
Bighorn Estates, according to the recorded Duplex Plat thereof, County of Eagle, State of
Colorado (the “Property”).
RECITALS:
A. Declarant is the owner of the Property.
B. Declarant has caused to be constructed on the Property a building or
buildings containing two contiguous residential dwellings.
C. Declarant deems it desirable to establish covenants, conditions,
restrictions, easements, and other provisions of this Declaration with respect to the use,
occupancy and enjoyment of the Property.
NOW THEREFORE, to further the general purposes herein expressed, Declarant
does hereby publish and declare that the following covenants, conditions, restrictions,
easements and other provisions shall run with the land, shall be a burden and a benefit to
Declarant and to each person and entity having any interest in any part of the Property,
and each of their respective heirs, personal representatives, executors, administrators,
devisees, successors and assigns.
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms
used in this Agreement shall have the following meanings:
1.1 “Common Utilities” shall mean all utility lines, equipment, facilities and
other property, including but not limited to gas lines, sewer lines, water lines, electric
lines, cable television lines, telephone lines, and any other similar utility that may service
the Property in the future, and any lawn sprinkler system now or hereafter located on
either Lot 2A or Lot 2B or on both Lots, and which service both of the Lots.
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1.2 "Duplex" shall mean the building or buildings located on the Property
containing two contiguous residential dwellings.
1.3 "First Mortgage" shall mean a Mortgage, the lien of which is superior and
prior to the liens of all other Mortgages.
1.4 "First Mortgagee" shall mean the holder or beneficiary of the obligation
secured by a First Mortgage.
1.5 "Improvements" shall mean all structures, buildings, improvements,
pavement, driveways, Landscaping and fixtures of any kind now or hereafter located on
any part of Lot 2A and Lot 2B, including each of the Units.
1.6 "Landscaping" shall mean the lawn, bushes, trees, shrubs, grasses, flowers
and other vegetation, rock gardens, boulders and other similar decorative elements now
or hereafter located on Lot 2A and Lot 2B.
1.7 "Lot" shall mean either Lot 2A or Lot 2B, and "Lots" shall mean both Lot
2A and Lot 2B.
1.8 "Lot 2A" shall mean the eastern-most Lot which is designated as such on
the Plat (which shall be a separate fee simple estate), together with all rights,
appurtenances and privileges now or hereafter belonging or in any way pertaining to such
parcel, and also together with all Improvements now or hereafter located thereon, unless
the context requires otherwise.
1.9 "Lot 2B" shall mean the western-most Lot which is designated as such on
the Plat (which shall be a separate fee simple estate), together with all rights,
appurtenances and privileges now or hereafter belonging or in any way pertaining to such
parcel, and also together with all Improvements now or hereafter located thereon, unless
the context requires otherwise.
1.10 "Mortgage" shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument
conveying or pledging any interest in any Lot as security for payment of an obligation.
1.11 "Mortgagee" shall mean the holder or beneficiary of an obligation secured
by a Mortgage.
1.12 "Occupant" shall mean any Owner, tenant of an Owner or other person
actually residing in a Unit and any guest or invitee of any such Owner, tenant or other
person. "Occupants" shall mean more than one Occupant.
1.13 "Owner" shall mean the record holder of fee simple title to any one Lot,
except that if two or more persons or entities together hold record fee simple title to any
one Lot, each of such persons or entities shall be an "Owner." "Owners" shall mean more
than one Owner.
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1.14 “Party Wall’ shall mean the common wall separating the two units, the
centerline of which is located on the common boundary line of Lot 2A and Lot 2B and
which is shown on the Plat (the “Party Wall”).
1.15 "Party Wall Agreement” or “Agreement” shall mean this Party Wall
Agreement and Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements, as the
same may be amended, supplemented, or restated from time to time.
1.16 "Plat" shall mean the plat entitled "Duplex Plat, Bighorn Estates, a
Resubdivision of Lot 2, Town of Vail, County of Eagle, State of Colorado,” which is
being recorded simultaneously herewith in the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of Eagle
County, Colorado, as same may be hereafter amended.
1.17 “Property” shall mean Lot 2, Bighorn Estates, according to the recorded
Plat thereof, County of Eagle, State of Colorado.
1.18 “Snow Storage Easement” shall mean the hatched area shown on the Plat
and identified as “Snow Storage Easement.” The Snow Storage Easement located on Lot
2A shall be for the benefit of Lot 2B and shall be a burden on Lot 2A.
1.19 "Unit" shall mean any one of the two residential dwelling units within the
Duplex. "Units" shall mean both of such dwelling units.
ARTICLE 2
PARTY WALL
2.1 Reciprocal Easements. Each Owner shall have a perpetual reciprocal
easement in and to that part of the other Owner’s Lot on which the Party Wall is located,
for party wall purposes, including maintenance, repair, and inspection. Neither Owner
shall alter or change the Party Wall in any manner, interior decoration excepted, and the
Party Wall shall always remain in the same location as when erected. Either Owner shall
have the right to break through the Party Wall for the purpose of repairing or restoring
sewer, water, utilities, etc., subject to the obligation to restore said Wall to its previous
structural condition, at his own expense and to pay the other Owner for any damage caused
thereby. Either Owner shall have the right to make use of the Party Wall provided such use
does not impair the structural support of the Party Wall. The costs of maintaining the Party
Wall shall be borne equally by the Owners of both Lots.
2.2 Damage or Destruction. In the event of damage or destruction of the Party
Wall from any cause, other than the negligence of the Owner or Occupant of either Lot or
such Owner’s or Occupant’s guests, invitees or agents, the then Owners shall, at their joint
equal expense, repair or rebuild the Party Wall, to its previous condition, and each Owner,
their successors and assigns, shall have the right to the full use of the Party Wall so repaired
and rebuilt. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if and to the extent the
negligence of an Owner or Occupant or the negligence of such Owner’s or Occupant’s
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guests, invitees or agents shall cause damage to or destruction of the Party Wall, such
Owner shall bear the cost of repair and reconstruction.
2.3 Encroachments. Due to the sharing of the common Party Wall, there are or
may be certain encroachments of each Unit onto the Lot on which the other Unit is
located, or onto the other Unit. An easement shall exist for all such encroachments, and
for the maintenance of all such encroachments, which result from the initial construction
of the Units, or which hereafter arise as a result of settling or shifting of any Unit, for so
long as the Duplex stands. In the event a Unit shall be partially or totally destroyed for
any reason and then rebuilt, encroachments of parts of the rebuilt Unit onto the Lot on
which the other Unit is or was located, or onto the other Unit, due to such rebuilding,
shall be permitted, so long as such encroachments are no greater than those previously
existing, and easements for the encroachments due to such rebuilding and for the
maintenance thereof shall exist so long as the rebuilt Unit shall stand.
ARTICLE 3
UTILITIES
3.1 Ownership/Maintenance. All Common Utilities shall, to the extent not owned
by the utility supplier, be owned jointly and equally by the Owners and shall be kept in a
condition of good order and repair by the Owners. All utility lines, equipment, facilities
and other property now or hereafter located on Lot 2A and/or Lot 2B that are used solely
to supply a utility service to one Lot or the Improvements thereon, shall, to the extent not
owned by the utility supplier, be owned by the Owner of the Lot to which the utility
service is provided, and shall be kept in a condition of good order and repair by such
Owner. The Owner of Lot 2A shall be responsible for all costs and expenses of
inspection, maintenance, repair, restoration or replacement of the utilities servicing only
Lot 2A, and the Owner of Lot 2B shall be responsible for all costs and expenses of
inspection, maintenance, repair, restoration or replacement of the utilities servicing only
Lot 2B. After any such inspection, maintenance, repair, restoration or replacement, the
Owner causing such work to be done shall be responsible for restoring the surface of the
land to its condition immediately prior to the performance of such work.
3.2 Terms of Use. Before the Owner of a Lot causes any inspection,
maintenance, repair, restoration or replacement of any utility within the easements
described in Article 4 below, such Owner shall first do the following (except in the case
where immediate action is required and it would not be reasonable to do so under the
circumstances):
(i) Give at least two weeks prior notice of such work to the Owner of
the other Lot; and
(ii) Make diligent, good faith efforts to reach an agreement with the
Owner of such other Lot as to the nature, scope, timing, and other material elements of
such work.
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ARTICLE 4
EASEMENTS
4.1 Easement for Maintenance of the Common Utilities. The Owner of each
Lot shall have an easement on, over, across, in, under and through that portion of the
other Lot for purposes of installation, existence, inspection, maintenance, repair,
restoration and replacement of the Common Utilities.
4.2 Easement for Maintenance of Separate Utilities. The Owner of each Lot
shall have an easement on, over, across, in, under and through the other Lot for purposes
of installation, existence, inspection, maintenance, repair, restoration and replacement of
any separate utility, provided, however, such lines, equipment, facilities and other
property shall be inspected, maintained, repaired, restored, and replaced in such a manner
as to cause the least disturbance to the other Lot as may be reasonably practicable.
4.3 Snow Storage Easement. The Owner or Occupants of Lot 2B are hereby
granted an easement for reasonable snow storage within the Snow Storage Easement
located on Lot 2A.
4.4 Interpretation of Easements. The easements herein created are non-
exclusive, perpetual easements that shall run with the land, provided that if Lot 2A and
Lot 2B are ever recombined into one lot, the Easements shall thereupon terminate.
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, said easements shall be
interpreted to give equal rights of use of each easement to the dominant and servient
estates.
ARTICLE 5
MAINTENANCE, ALTERATION OF LOTS,
IMPROVEMENTS AND LANDSCAPING
5.1 Maintenance of Lots, Improvements and Landscaping. The Owner of
each Lot shall keep such Lot, including the Unit and all other Improvements thereon, in a
condition of good order and repair, and comparable to other similar first-class residential
duplex properties in the Town of Vail, and shall cause such inspection, maintenance,
repair, restoration and replacement as may be necessary to keep such Lot, including the
Unit and all other Improvements thereon, in such condition. As used in this Agreement,
the term "maintenance," when used with respect to a Lot, a Unit or any Improvements,
shall include periodic painting or staining, and resurfacing of the driveways. There are
two separate irrigation systems on the Property, one for each Lot. The Owner of each Lot
shall cause the irrigation system on each such Lot to be turned on in the spring when safe
to do so without the risk of pipes bursting due to freezing temperatures and to be turned
off and blown out in the fall in time to prevent the freezing of such pipes. The irrigation
systems shall be used and operated in such a manner as to maintain the Landscaping in a
healthy, thriving condition. The Owners of both Lots shall keep the roof of the Duplex in
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a condition of good order and repair and shall cause such inspection, maintenance, repair,
restoration and replacement as may be necessary to keep the roof in such condition, all in
accordance with section 5.3.
5.2 Damage to or Destruction of a Unit. In the event of damage to or
destruction of a Unit or other Improvements on a Lot from any cause, the Owner of such
Lot shall, with due diligence, repair, restore and/or replace the Unit or other
Improvements, as the case may be, to substantially the same condition that existed
immediately prior to the damage or destruction, including substantially the same
boundaries as prior to the damage or destruction. The cost of all the foregoing work shall
be paid by the Owner of the Lot on which such damaged or destroyed Unit or other
Improvements are located, except as provided in Section 5.4.
5.3 Repair or Replacement of Roof. Any Owner of a Lot may cause the
inspection, maintenance, repair, restoration or replacement of the roof on such Owner’s
Unit and shall be responsible for the payment of all costs and expenses of same. Unless
otherwise agreed, the cost of any inspection, maintenance, repair, restoration or
replacement of the entire roof over both Units shall be shared by the Owners of both
Lots, with 55% being paid by the Owner of Lot 2A and 45% being paid by the Owner of
Lot 2B, provided that work is approved by the Owner of both Lots.
5.4 Payment for Certain Work Related to a Lot. Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Article 5 to the contrary, if the Unit or other Improvement on a Lot is
damaged or destroyed and if such damage or destruction (a) is a result of the negligence
or willful act or omission of any Owner or Occupant, or an Owner’s or Occupant’s guests,
invitees or agents, of the other Lot, or (b) occurs in the course of exercise of any right or
the performance of any obligation of the other Lot Owner, whether or not as a result of a
negligent or willful act, then the other Lot Owner whose act or omission or exercise or
performance of such right or obligation has resulted in such damage or destruction shall
pay the entire cost of any inspection, repair, restoration and/or replacement necessary to
repair, restore and/or replace such Unit, other Improvements or Landscaping, to
substantially the same condition that existed immediately prior to the damage or
destruction.
5.5 Payment of Costs and Expenses. If an Owner receives a bill for expenses
that pursuant to this Agreement are to be shared by the Owners of both Lots or are to be
paid by the other Owner pursuant to section 5.4, such Owner shall provide a copy of the
bill to the other Owner, and such other Owner shall pay, within 10 days after receipt of
such bill, said Owner’s share of the amount due to the Owner who received the bill. The
Owner who receives the bill shall cause same to be paid in a timely manner.
5.6 Appearance/Alteration of a Lot. The Owners of both Lots shall make
reasonable efforts to preserve a harmonious appearance of the Units and of the
Landscaping on the Lots. No Owner shall make or permit any structural or design
change, either temporary or permanent, to the exterior of the Unit or such Owner's Lot
(including a change in the materials, color or color scheme of the exterior or roof of such
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Unit), or construct any additional building or structure or other Improvements of any type
or nature whatsoever on such Owner's Lot, without the prior written consent of the
Owner of the other Lot, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
5.7 Construction Rules. Construction related to the maintenance of, the
remodel of, or the addition to any structure on Lot 2A or Lot 2B which is commenced
shall be prosecuted diligently to completion. Owners and contractors will not disturb,
damage, or store materials or equipment on the other Owner’s Lot. Owners and
contractors shall clean up all trash and debris on the construction site at the end of each
day. Trash and debris shall be placed in an enclosed dumpster or removed from the site
to a solid waste disposal site. Any container for debris shall be located so as not to
interfere with the other Owner’s Lot and use thereof. Each Owner and contractor shall be
responsible for providing adequate sanitary facilities for their construction workers. All
Owners shall be responsible for the conduct and behavior of their guests, invitees, agents,
contractors, subcontractors and employees and agents and employees of their contractor
or subcontractor.
5.8 Allocation of GRFA. In the event an Owner desires to add to such
Owner’s Unit additional “Site Coverage” or “Gross Residential Floor Area” (“GRFA”) as
defined in the Town Code of the Town of Vail, Colorado, then any Site Coverage and
GRFA available under the Town Code, as amended (excluding additional GRFA allowed
to each Lot by section 12-15-5, Additional Gross Residential Floor Area (250
Ordinance)) shall be allocable 55% to Lot 2A and 45% to Lot 2B, unless otherwise
agreed to in writing by all Owners. Each Owner shall cooperate with the other Owner
and execute any and all documents, consents and agreements that may be required by the
Town of Vail to carry out the terms and provisions of this section. In the event the Town
of Vail adopts a different method of determining allowable site coverage or square
footage for a Lot, the total site coverage and square footage allowable to the two Lots
shall be allocated 55% to Lot 2A and 45% to Lot 2B.
ARTICLE 6
USE RESTRICTIONS
6.1 Quiet Enjoyment. No Owner or Occupant of a Lot shall permit any act or
omission, or permit any condition to exist, that would endanger the health of an Owner or
Occupant of the other Lot. No Owner or Occupant of a Lot shall do or permit any act or
omission, or permit any condition to exist, that would unreasonably disturb, interfere
with, impair, hinder, impede or burden (a) the use or the quiet and peaceable enjoyment
of the other Lot or the Unit on the other Lot, or (b) the exercise by any Owner or
Occupant of such other Lot of any easement or other right granted in this Agreement, or
otherwise benefiting such other Lot (so long as such exercise is in accordance with
applicable laws, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, restrictions and covenants).
6.2 Noxious Activities. No loud, illegal, noxious or offensive activities shall
be conducted on any Lot, and nothing shall be done or permitted to exist on any Lot that
may cause any unreasonable embarrassment, disturbance or annoyance to others.
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6.3 Certain Exterior Items. None of the following shall be permitted or
maintained on a Lot (including any deck or patio of a Unit), without the written approval
of the Owner of the other Lot:
A. Satellite dishes (except that a satellite dish that complies with all
applicable laws, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, restrictions and
covenants and that is no more than 18 inches in diameter shall be allowed
without the approval of the Owner of the other Lot);
B. Advertising of any kind (except for signs permitted by applicable
laws, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, restrictions and covenants);
C. Outside storage of any personal property (except that neatly stored
firewood and customary deck and patio furniture, furnishings and
accessories, including grills, may be kept on a Lot or the deck or patio of a
Unit); and
D. High intensity exterior lighting. Only exterior lighting that is low
intensity and directed downward and in any event without unreasonable
horizontal or upward spillage shall be permitted on any Lot.
6.4 Animals. No animals shall be kept or maintained on a Lot or within a Unit
without the written approval of the Owner of the other Lot, except as follows:
Domesticated dogs, domesticated cats, and other common and lawful
domesticated household pets may be kept and maintained on a Lot or
within a Unit, provided that such dogs, and/or cats and/or other pets (a) are
not kept or maintained for any commercial purposes; (b) are kept under
strict control at all times; (c) do not create a nuisance to any Owner,
Occupant, guests, invitees or agents of the other Lot; (d) are kept from
entering the other Lot; (e) do not create or cause objectionable noise or
waste; and (f) are kept and controlled in strict compliance with all
applicable laws, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, restrictions and
covenants.
6.5 Vehicles. No boats, commercial trucks, trailers, campers, motor homes,
ATVs, recreational or inoperable vehicles may be parked or stored on a Lot except as
otherwise provided in this Section 6.5. An Owner or Occupant may temporarily park
such boat or vehicle on their respective Lot, drive or parking area for the exclusive
purpose of preparing and loading for trips, unloading from trips, and for completing
minor repairs and maintenance to the boat or vehicle. If an Owner or Occupant desires to
park a boat or recreational vehicle (“RV”) on a Lot for more than three consecutive days
for the sole purpose of completing minor repairs or maintenance to a boat or RV, said
Owner or Occupant shall provide notice to the other owner that the boat or RV will
remain on the Lot for the purpose of completing minor repairs or maintenance, along
with an estimate of the number of days the boat or RV will remain on the Lot, not to
exceed seven consecutive days (“Extended Parking”). Extended Parking of the boat or
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RV for more than one Extended Parking period during any six calendar months will not
be permitted without permission of the Owner or Occupant of the other Lot.
6.6 Timesharing. No "time sharing", "interval ownership," “vacation club” or
similar regime, whereby use or ownership of a Unit is shared, shall be established with
respect to the Unit on a Lot, without the written approval of all the Owners of both Lots,
which approval may be withheld in an Owner’s sole discretion and shall be evidenced by
an instrument executed by all of the Owners of both Lots and recorded in the Office of
the Eagle County, Colorado, Clerk and Recorder.
6.7 Trash. All rubbish, trash, recycling and garbage (collectively, “trash”)
shall be regularly removed from each Lot and shall not be allowed to accumulate. Trash
and trash receptacles shall not be visible from the street or from the other Lot except that
trash and trash receptacles may be temporarily placed at the edge of the street on the
morning of a scheduled pick-up. Trash and trash receptacles shall not be left overnight at
the edge of the street and all trash receptacles shall be returned to their permanent storage
location as soon as practicable after pick-up. Owners shall comply with any and all
Town of Vail rules, regulations and recommendations governing trash receptacles,
specifically including but not limited to the use of bear-proof containers.
ARTICLE 7
INSURANCE
7.1 Property Insurance. Each Owner of a Lot shall provide and keep in full
force and effect, at such Owner's cost, insurance covering the Unit and all other
Improvements on such Owner’s Lot, insuring against loss or damage by fire and extended
coverage perils (including vandalism and malicious mischief) for the maximum insurable
replacement value thereof, with such deductibles as are customary from time to time for
duplex units of similar value, and covering such other risks of a similar or dissimilar
nature as are customary from time to time to be covered for duplex units of similar value.
7.2 Liability Insurance. Each Owner shall provide and keep in full force and
effect, at such Owner's cost, comprehensive general liability insurance, insuring against
claims for bodily injury and death and loss of or damage to property, and other matters as
are customary from time to time to be covered by such liability insurance, occurring in,
on or upon the Lot of such Owner (and also, to the extent reasonably obtainable,
occurring in, on or upon any other part of Lot 2A and Lot 2B), in an amount of not less
than $1,000,000.00 for each occurrence and $2,000,000.00 in the aggregate, and such
greater amount as may be customary from time to time in Vail, Colorado. Such liability
insurance may be carried in a single primary policy or in a combination of a primary
policy and one or more umbrella policies. All policies of liability insurance required to
be provided by an Owner pursuant to this Section 7.2 shall cover and name as an
additional insured the Owner of the other Lot. All such policies may also cover claims of
one insured party against any other insured party. All such policies shall provide that the
insurer waives any and all rights of subrogation against the Owners of the Lots.
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7.3 Payment of Insurance Premiums/Certificates of Insurance/Notice of
Cancellation/Copying of Policies/Proof of Payment of Premiums. The Owner of a Lot
shall pay when due all premiums on all policies of insurance required to be carried by
such Owner under this Article. Each policy of insurance required to be carried by an
Owner of a Lot under this Article shall be issued by a responsible insurance company
authorized to do business in Colorado and shall contain the agreement of the insurer that
such policy may not be canceled or materially modified without at least 30 days prior
written notice given to each of the Owners of the other Lot and to any Mortgagee of the
other Lot of whom the Owner who is required to carry insurance has received written
notice. The Owner of a Lot shall deliver to the Owner of the other Lot certificates
evidencing all insurance required to be carried under this Article, whenever reasonably
requested by the Owner of the other Lot. Each Owner of a Lot shall have the right to
inspect and copy all policies of insurance required to be carried by the Owner of the other
Lot and the right to require evidence of the timely payment of the premiums for such
policies.
7.4 Joint Insurance. Nothing contained in this Article shall prevent the
Owners of both Lots from jointly acquiring a single policy to cover any one or more of
the hazards required in this Article to be separately insured against by the Owner of each
Lot.
ARTICLE 8
MECHANIC'S LIENS/INDEMNIFICATION
8.1 No Liability. If any Owner shall cause any material to be furnished to or
labor to be performed on such Owner's Lot, or any Improvements thereon, no Owner of
the other Lot shall under any circumstances be liable for the payment of any expense
incurred or for the value of any labor done or material furnished; and such work shall be
at the cost of the Owner causing it to be done, and such Owner shall be solely responsible
to contractors, laborers, material suppliers and other persons furnishing labor or materials
to such Owner's Lot, or any Improvements thereon. Nothing herein contained shall
authorize any Owner or any person dealing through, with or under any Owner to charge
any Lot other than the Lot of such Owner with any mechanic's lien or other lien or
encumbrance of any kind for labor done or materials furnished to such Owner's Lot, or
any Improvements thereon, and, to the contrary, the right and power to charge any Lot
other than the Lot of such Owner is hereby expressly denied.
8.2 Indemnification. If, because of any act or omission of any Owner of a
Lot, any mechanic's or other lien or order for the payment of money shall be filed against
any Owner of the other Lot or against the other Lot (whether or not such lien or order is
valid or enforceable as such), the Owner whose act or omission forms the basis for such
lien or order shall, at such Owner's cost, cause the same to be canceled and discharged of
record or bonded by a surety company reasonably acceptable to the Owner of the other
Lot, within 20 days after the date of notice of filing thereof, and further, such Owner
whose act or omission forms the basis for such lien, by acceptance of a deed to a Lot,
agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless all Owners of the other Lot from all
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losses, liabilities, damages, claims, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney's
fees, resulting therefrom.
ARTICLE 9
OWNER'S RIGHT TO LIEN OTHER LOT
9.1 Non-Defaulting Owner's Right to Cure Defaults of Defaulting Owner. If
an Owner of a Lot shall neglect or refuse to pay, when due, any amount required to be
paid by such Owner or to perform any obligation required to be performed by such
Owner under this Agreement (a "Defaulting Owner"), then in addition to and without
limiting any other remedies that any Owner of the other Lot (the "Non-Defaulting
Owner") may have, the Non-Defaulting Owner may, but shall not be obligated to, after
15 days written notice to the Defaulting Owner (unless circumstances require immediate
action and such notice would not be reasonable under the circumstances, in which case
no notice shall be necessary), make such payment or expend such sums as may be
necessary to perform such obligation, including the payment of any insurance premiums
required to be paid under this Agreement, and the undertaking of any work required
hereunder for inspection, maintenance, repair, restoration or replacement, and the Non-
Defaulting Owner shall have an easement in and to that part of the Defaulting Owner's
Lot (including the Unit thereon) as is reasonably necessary to perform such obligations
and for any such inspection, maintenance, repair, restoration or replacement. All
amounts paid by a Non-Defaulting Owner on behalf of a Defaulting Owner plus
reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred by the Non-Defaulting Owner in the
preparation and recording of a notice of claim pursuant to Section 9.2 are referred to
herein as “Cure Sums” and shall be repaid to the Non-Defaulting Owner upon demand.
9.2 Interest. Cure Sums shall bear interest at the rate of 18% per annum from
the date of payment by the Non-Defaulting Owner until the date repaid by the Defaulting
Owner.
9.3 Owner’s Lien. All Cure Sums demanded but unpaid by the Defaulting
Owner, together with all accrued interest thereon, shall constitute a lien on the Lot of the
Defaulting Owner in favor of the Non-Defaulting Owner (an "Owner’s Lien"). An
Owner’s Lien shall attach to the Lot of the Defaulting Owner from the date when the
Cure Sums to which it relates shall first become due. An Owner’s Lien may be
foreclosed in like manner as a mortgage on real property, upon the recording of a notice
of claim thereof executed by the Non-Defaulting Owner setting forth the amount of the
Cure Sums, together with the amount of all interest then accrued thereon, the name of the
Defaulting Owner, the legal description of the Lot, and such other matters as the Non-
Defaulting Owner may deem appropriate.
9.4 Cure Sums Are Personal Obligation of Owner. All Cure Sums, and all
interest accrued thereon, shall be the personal and individual obligation of each Owner of
the Lot of the Defaulting Owner. In addition, except as provided in Sections 9.6 and 9.7,
upon transfer of record fee simple title to a Lot, all Cure Sums that are unpaid at the time
of transfer, and all interest accrued thereon, shall be the personal and individual
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obligation of each new transferee Owner of the Lot of the Defaulting Owner, jointly and
severally with each prior transferring Owner of such Lot.
9.5 Priority of Owner’s Lien. An Owner’s Lien on a Lot shall be superior to
any and all charges, liens and encumbrances which hereafter in any manner may arise or
be imposed upon such Lot, except (a) the liens of taxes, bonds, assessments and other
levies of governmental authorities which by law are superior and (b) the lien of any First
Mortgage on such Lot made in good faith and for value. Except as provided in Section
9.6 and Section 9.7, the sale or transfer of a Lot or any interest therein shall not affect an
Owner’s Lien with respect to such Lot or relieve such Lot from any subsequent Owner’s
Lien which may arise in connection with Cure Sums due to a Non-Defaulting Owner,
including Cure Sums due prior to such sale or transfer.
9.6 Liability of First Mortgagee or Purchaser after Foreclosure/Foreclosure
Extinguishes Owner’s Lien. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
Section 9.4 and section 9.5:
(a) If a First Mortgagee or other purchaser of a Lot who acquires record fee
simple title to such Lot pursuant to foreclosure of a First Mortgage made in good faith
and for value, such acquisition of title shall extinguish an Owner’s Lien as to any Cure
Sums, and any interest accrued thereon, due and payable prior to the date such Mortgagee
or purchaser acquires record fee simple title to such Lot.
(b) A First Mortgagee or other purchaser of a Lot who acquires record fee
simple title to such Lot pursuant to foreclosure of a First Mortgage made in good faith
and for value shall not be personally liable for Cure Sums or interest accrued thereon, due
and payable prior to the date such Mortgagee or purchaser acquires record fee simple title
to such Lot, and the Non-Defaulting Owner may not assert an Owner’s Lien on such Lot
with respect to such Cure Sums or interest. As used in this Section 9.6, the term
"pursuant to foreclosure" shall mean pursuant to the exercise of remedies to enforce a
First Mortgage, including a foreclosure sale or transfer in lieu of a foreclosure.
9.7 Statement of Status of Paid and Unpaid Amounts. Upon written request of
any Owner, Mortgagee, prospective Mortgagee, purchaser or other prospective transferee
of a Lot, the Owner of the other Lot shall issue a written statement setting forth all
amounts due and payable under this Agreement from the Owner or Owners of the Lot in
question, if any, including all Cure Sums and all interest accrued on any Cure Sums
("Unpaid Amounts"). Such statement shall be binding upon the Owner issuing such
Statement and all other Owners of the Lot of the issuing Owner, in favor of any person or
entity who may rely thereon in good faith. If the inquiring party includes in its request its
mailing address, and if that Owner to whom the inquiring party makes its request does
not issue such statement within 15 days after it receives written request therefor, the
following shall apply:
(a) The inquiring party shall have no obligation to pay, and the Owners of the
Lot of that Owner to whom the inquiring party made its request shall have no right to
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collect from the inquiring party, any Unpaid Amounts that were due as of the date of the
request of the inquiring party.
(b) No Owner of the Lot of that Owner to whom the inquiring party made its
request shall have the right to assert an Owner’s Lien upon the other Lot, which is
superior to any interest of the inquiring party in the other Lot, with respect to any Unpaid
Amounts that were due as of the date of the request of the inquiring party. Such
statement shall be deemed issued to the inquiring party if it is personally delivered to the
inquiring party, or if it is sent to the inquiring party by first-class certified U.S. mail,
postage prepaid, return receipt requested. In the case of such mailing, the date of deposit
in the U.S. mail shall be deemed to be the date of issuance.
9.8 Payment by Mortgagee. Any Mortgagee holding a Mortgage on a Lot
may pay any amounts that are in default under this Agreement with respect to such Lot,
including Cure Sums and any unpaid interest accrued on any Cure Sums, and upon such
payment, such Mortgagee shall have a lien on such Lot for the amounts paid, which Lien
shall have the same priority as the lien of the Mortgage held by such Mortgagee.
ARTICLE 10
GENERAL PROVISIONS
10.1 Exception from General Provisions of Colorado Common Interest
Ownership Act. It is hereby declared that Lot 2A and Lot 2B shall not be subject to any
of the provisions of Title 38, Article 33.3 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, which is
known as the "Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act.".
10.2 Covenants Run with the Land. Declarant, for itself and for its successors
and assigns, hereby declare that (a) the Lots shall be held, used and occupied for the term
herein provided, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, and (b) the provisions of
this Agreement shall run with the land and shall be binding upon all persons and entities
who now or hereafter own any interest in any part of the Lots, for the term herein
provided.
10.3 Incorporated into Deeds and Instruments/Personal Covenants. Each
Provision of the Agreement:
(a) Shall be deemed incorporated in each deed and other instrument by which
any right, title or interest in any portion of the Lots is granted, devised, conveyed or
otherwise transferred, whether or not set forth or referred to in any such deed or other
instrument; and
(b) Shall, by virtue of acceptance of any right, title, or interest in any portion
of the Lots, be deemed accepted, ratified, adopted and declared as a personal covenant of
the grantee of such right, title or interest and, as a personal covenant, shall be binding on
such grantee, and such grantee's heirs, personal representatives, executors, administrators,
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devisees, successors and assigns, and all persons and entities claiming by, through or
under such grantee; and
(c) Shall be deemed a personal covenant to, with and for the benefit of each
other grantee of any right, title or interest in any portion of the Lots; and
(d) Shall be deemed a real covenant by each of Owner of a Lot, and also an
equitable servitude, running, in each case, for the term herein provided, as a burden with
and upon the title to each and every fee simple estate compromising any portion of the
Lots.
10.4 Legal Description. Every deed and other instrument may legally describe
a Lot in the following form (with the appropriate recording information for the Plat
included):
Lot 2A or Lot 2B,
Bighorn Estates,
according to the Duplex Plat recorded __________________, 2015 as
Reception Number ___________
County of Eagle, State of Colorado.
Every such description shall be good and sufficient for all purposes to sell, convey,
transfer, encumber or otherwise affect the Lot and all appurtenant easements, rights,
benefits, and burdens thereto as created by the provisions of this Agreement, and as may
exist prior to the recording of this Agreement, and each such description shall be so
construed.
10.5 Separate Taxation. Each Lot shall be taxed and assessed by all
governmental, quasi-governmental and private entities as a separate parcel of real
property.
10.6 Merger. In the event that Lot 2B and Lot 2A are owned by the same
Owner or Owners, the doctrine of merger shall not apply.
10.7 Easements Generally. In addition to all other easements to which the Lots
are subject, the Lots shall be subject to the easements set forth on the Plat and the
easements provided for in this Agreement, even if not specifically shown on the Plat.
Such easements provided for in this Agreement are and shall (a) remain burdens upon the
interest and ownership of each Lot, (b) be appurtenant to and conveyed as a part of a Lot
without additional reference in the conveyance, (c) be inseparable from the ownership of
a Lot, and (d) not be separately conveyed, except by amendment to this Agreement, and
also by amendment to the Plat, if such easements are specifically shown on the Plat.
10.8 Personal Obligation/Date When Payments are Due. All amounts required
to be paid by an Owner under this Agreement shall be the personal and individual
obligation of such Owner. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all amounts
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required to be paid by an Owner under this Agreement shall be paid within 10 days after
such Owner receives written demand for payment, containing an itemization of the
amount required to be paid.
10.9 Impairment of Structural Soundness/Interference with Quiet Enjoyment or
Easements. No Owner or Occupant of a Lot, or their guests, invitees or agents shall, in
the course of exercising any right or performing any obligation of such Owner, Occupant
guest, invitee or agent under this Agreement, or otherwise, including in the course of
performing any installation, inspection, maintenance, repair, restoration or alteration, or
exercising any easement right or right of entry, do or permit any act or omission, or
permit any condition to exist which (a) impairs the structural soundness of either Unit, or
(b) unreasonably interferes with, impairs, hinders, impedes or burdens (i) the use or the
quiet and peaceable enjoyment of the other Lot or the Unit on such other Lot (so long as
such use and enjoyment are in accordance with applicable laws, ordinances, codes, rules,
regulations, restrictions, and covenants), or (ii) the exercise by any Owner of such other
Lot of any easement or other right granted in this Agreement, or otherwise benefiting
such other Lot (so long as such exercise is in accordance with all applicable laws,
ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, restrictions and covenants).
10.10 Joint and Several Liabilities of the Owners. The parties, if more than one,
having the ownership of a Lot shall agree among themselves how to share the rights and
obligations of such ownership, but all such parties shall be jointly and severally liable for
performance and observance of all of the duties and obligations of an Owner hereunder with
respect to the Lot in which they own an interest. If there is more than one Owner of a Lot,
the Owners shall designate one of such Owners to act as the representative of all the Owners
of said Lot, and shall provide written notice to the Owner of the other Lot of the name,
mailing address and phone number of the designated representative. If no such designation
is made, or if the Owners of a Lot shall fail to provide such written notice to the Owners of
the other Lot, the Owners of the other Lot shall have the right to rely on the statements and
decisions of any Owner of such Lot.
10.11 Notices. All notices required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be
in writing. All notices or demands intended to be served upon Owners shall be sent by
certified mail, postage prepaid, or overnight courier addressed in the name of the Owner
or the representative of the Owners at the mailing address provided by the Owner.
Alternatively, the Owners may exchange fax numbers and email addresses, and in that
event notices may also be sent via email or fax. In the alternative, notice may be
delivered personally to the Owner or representative of the Owners of a Lot. If no
designation of a representative is made, or if the Owners of a Lot shall fail to provide to the
Owners of the other Lot written notice of the name, mailing address, fax number or email
address of the Owner of such Lot or of such Owner’s representative, notice may be sent to
the address of the Owner as shown on the records of the Eagle County Assessor. Notices
shall be considered effective as follows: if hand-delivered or emailed, when received; if
delivered by facsimile transmittal, upon transmission if evidenced by a machine-generated
confirmation of receipt; if delivered by overnight courier, one business day after timely
deposit with the courier service, charges prepaid or billed to the sender's account with said
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courier service, or if mailed, three days after deposit, first class postage prepaid, with the
United States Postal Service.
10.12 Provisions Cumulative. Each of the provisions of this Agreement is
cumulative with and in addition to each and every other one of the provisions of this
Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement are intended to compliment and
supplement one another, and each of them shall be given the fullest effect possible.
10.13 Conflict with Other Restrictions. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in this Agreement, in the event of a conflict between any provisions of
this Agreement and any other provision of any other covenant, condition, restriction or
easement to which Lot 2A or Lot 2B is subject as of the date of the recording of this
Agreement, the provision which is the more stringent or restrictive shall govern and
control.
10.14 Termination Upon Total Condemnation. If all of Lot 2A and Lot 2B is
taken, condemned, sold or otherwise disposed of in lieu or in avoidance of condemnation,
then the regime created by this Agreement shall terminate.
10.15 Revocation, Termination, Amendment. This Agreement shall not be
revoked, terminated or amended, except as provided in Section 10.14 with respect to
condemnation of all of Lot 2A and Lot 2B, without the written consent of all of the
Owners of both Lots, which shall be evidenced by an instrument executed by all of the
Owners of both Lots and recorded in the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of Eagle
County, Colorado.
10.16 Mediation. In the event the Owners shall disagree about the decisions
requiring the approval of Owners, and they cannot resolve it within 30 days, resolution of
such issues shall be pursued through mediation, which, unless the Owners unanimously
agree otherwise, shall be in conducted in Eagle County, Colorado with a mediator agreed to
by all Owners. In the event the Owners shall be unable to agree upon a mediator within 10
days after the expiration of the 30 day period, the Owners shall each select a mediator and
those mediators shall agree upon a another mediator, who shall conduct the mediation. The
Owners shall share equally the mediator’s fee and any filing fee. Agreements reached in
mediation shall be enforceable as settlement agreements in any court having jurisdiction
thereof.
10.17 Enforcement of the Agreement. Each Owner shall have the right to
enforce, by a proceeding at law or in equity, all of the provisions of this Agreement. All
remedies of enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement shall be cumulative, and the
exercise of one remedy of enforcement shall not preclude or limit the exercise of any
other remedy of enforcement. Failure by any Owner to enforce any provision of this
Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any such provision or the right to enforce such
provision thereafter, or a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement. The
prevailing party in any legal action arising under this Agreement, including any
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proceeding to foreclose an Owner’s Lien, shall be entitled to reimbursement of and be
awarded all costs and expenses of such action, including reasonable attorneys' fees.
10.18 Term of Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement shall continue and
remain in full force and effort until the later of (a) January 1, 2105 or (b) the date when
the Duplex (as the same may have been repaired, restored and/or replaced) ceases to
exist, unless the term of this Agreement is extended by the written consent of all of the
Owners of both Lots, or this Agreement is terminated earlier by the written consent of all
the Owners of both Lots, which extension or termination shall be evidenced by an
instrument executed by all of the Owners of both Lots and recorded in the Office of the
Eagle County, Colorado, Clerk and Recorder.
10.19 Rule Against Perpetuities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement, each provision of this Agreement which is subject to the
laws or rules sometimes referred to as the rule against perpetuities or the rule prohibiting
unreasonable restraints or alienation shall continue and remain in full force and effect for
the period of 21 years following the death of the last survivor of the now living issue of
President Barack Obama, unless revoked or terminated earlier as provided herein.
10.20 Severability. The determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that
any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of any of the other provisions of this Agreement, all of which shall
continue in full force and effect.
10.21 Changes of Circumstance. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement, no change of conditions or circumstances shall operate to extinguish,
terminate or modify any of the provisions of this Agreement.
10.22 Gender and Number. Whenever the context of this Agreement so
requires, words used in the feminine, masculine or neuter gender shall include each other
gender, words used in the singular shall include the plural and words used in the plural
shall include the singular.
10.23 Governing Laws/Venue. This Agreement is made and executed under and
shall be governed and construed by the laws of the State of Colorado. All proceedings to
enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement, whether at law or in equity, shall be
brought in and only in the courts of Eagle County, Colorado.
10.24 Inseparability. Every gift, devise, bequest, conveyance, encumbrance,
transfer or other disposition of a Lot shall be presumed to be a gift, devise, bequest,
conveyance, encumbrance, transfer or other disposition, respectively, of the entire Lot.
10.25 Use of Term "Including." When the term "including" or the term
"include" is used in this Agreement, it shall mean "including without limitation," as the
case may be, unless the context requires otherwise.
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10.26 Headings. The headings of Articles and Sections in this Agreement are
for the convenience of reference only, and they shall not be used to construe this
Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Declarant has executed this Agreement and
Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions on the date set forth below.
Nugget Properties LLC, a Colorado limited liability company
By: ____________________________________
Andrew P. Kokosa, Manager
STATE OF COLORADO )
) ss.
COUNTY OF EAGLE )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this _____ day of
__________, 2015, by Andrew P. Kokosa as Manager of Nugget Properties LLC, a
Colorado limited liability company.
Witness my hand and official seal.
My commission expires: .
___________________________________
Notary Public
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JOINDER OF LIENOR
The undersigned, beneficiary under the Construction Deed of Trust recorded
April 21, 2015 as Reception No. 201506618 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of
Eagle County, Colorado, as amended and supplemented from time to time (the "Deed of
Trust"), for itself and its successors and assigns, approves the foregoing Party Wall
Agreement and Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements (the
“Agreement”) affecting the property encumbered by the Deed of Trust, and agrees that no
foreclosure or other enforcement of any remedy pursuant to the Deed of Trust shall
impair, invalidate, supersede or otherwise affect the covenants, conditions, restrictions
and easements established by the Agreement.
Colorado Business Bank
By: ___________________________________
STATE OF COLORADO )
) ss.
COUNTY OF EAGLE )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this _______ day of
________________, 2015 by ____________________ as ________________________
of Colorado Business Bank.
Witness my hand and official seal.
My commission expires on:__________________________
______________________________________
Notary Public