1319.02 CONSTRUCTION; SEPARABILITY; APPLICABILITY.

   (a)    Construction. This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its purposes and policies.

   (b)    Separability. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and neither the remainder of this chapter nor the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall be affected thereby.

   (c)    Applicability.

      (1)    This chapter shall apply to all multifamily dwellings located within the City as follows:

         A.    Which are developed as conversion condominium developments;

         B.    Which consist of twenty residential units or more; and

         C.    In which the developer has not, on the effective date of this section, commenced a public and common promotional plan for the sale of condominium units therein.

      (2)    The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to resales of condominium units other than resales of condominium units by the developer.

      (3)    The provisions of this chapter, with the exception of Section 1319.06(k), shall not apply to or be enforceable against any party to a sale of a unit other than the developer, nor shall any violation or noncompliance by the developer of any of the provisions of this chapter operate to impose, either directly or indirectly, any civil or criminal liability upon any such other party, including title insurance companies, mortgagees, escrow agents, attorneys and real estate brokers other then those directly employed by the developer.

         (Ord. 81-33. Passed 3-17-81.)