Title 44, Chapter 3, Section 170
( 44-3-170)
The time-share instruments for a time-share use program shall
prescribe reasonable arrangements for management and operation of
the time-share program and for the maintenance, repair, and
furnishing of units which shall include the following: (1) Standards and procedures for upkeep, repairs, and interior
furnishing of units; (2) Adoption of standards and rules of conduct governing the use
and occupancy of units by owners; (3) Payment of the costs and expenses of operating the time-share
program and owning and maintaining the units; (4) Selection of a managing agent to act on behalf of the
developer; (5) Preparation and dissemination to owners of an annual budget
and of operating statements and other financial information
concerning the time-share program; (6) Procedures for establishing the rights of owners to the use of
units by prearrangement or under a first reserved, first served
priority system; (7) Organization of a management advisory board or board of
directors consisting of time-share use owners including an
enumeration of rights and responsibilities of the board; (8) Procedures for imposing and collecting assessments or use fees
from time-share use owners as necessary to defray costs of
management of the time-share program and in providing materials
and services to the units; (9) Comprehensive general liability insurance for death, bodily
injury, and property damage arising out of or in connection with
the use of units by time-share use owners, their guests, and
others and extended coverage casualty insurance; (10) Methods for providing compensation use periods or monetary
compensation to an owner if a unit cannot be made available for
the period to which the owner is entitled by schedule or by a
confirmed reservation; (11) Procedures for imposing a monetary penalty or suspension of
an owner's rights and privileges in the time-share program for
failure of the owner to comply with the provisions of the
time-share instruments or the rules established by the developer
with respect to the use of the units. The owner shall be given
notice and the opportunity to refute or explain the charges in
person or in writing to the management advisory board before a
decision to impose discipline is rendered; (12) Annual dissemination to all time-share use owners by the
developer or by the managing agent of a list of the names and
mailing addresses of all current time-share use owners in the
time-share program;
(13) Procedures for the developer to obtain the consent of a
majority of the existing owners of the time-share uses before
encumbering the time-share project for the purpose of making
additional improvements to the project; and (14) A definition of what shall constitute the facilities being
available for use. |