(a) Each unit of a condominium property, together with the undivided interest in the common areas and facilities appurtenant to it, is real property for all purposes and is real estate within the meaning of all provisions of the Ohio Revised Code.
(b) Each unit owner is entitled to the exclusive ownership and possession of his unit and to ownership of an undivided interest in the common areas and facilities in the percentage that is expressed in the declaration.
(c) Each unit shall have a direct exit to a public street or highway or to a common area and facility leading to a public street or highway, except that units in an expandable condominium property may have a direct exit to a permanent easement leading to a public street or highway across additional property identified in the declaration.
(d) The boundaries of a unit are the interior surfaces of its perimeter walls, floors, and ceilings. Windows and doors in the perimeter walls, floors, or ceilings of a unit are part of the unit. Supporting walls, fixtures, and other parts of the building that are within the boundaries of a unit but which are necessary for the existence, support, maintenance, safety, or comfort of any other part of the condominium property are not part of the unit.
(e) Ownership of a unit includes the right to exclusive possession, use, and enjoyment of the interior surfaces of all its perimeter walls, floors, and ceilings and of all supporting walls, fixtures, and other parts of the building within its boundaries, including the right to paint, tile, wax, paper, or otherwise finish, refinish, or decorate the unit.
(f) Each unit shall be subject to the right of access for the purpose of maintenance, repair, or service of any common area and facility located within its boundaries or of any portion of the unit itself by persons authorized by the board of managers of the unit owners association.
(Ord. 1999-26. Passed 3-22-99.)