(a) Interpretation. This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its purposes and policies.
(b) Application.
(1) This chapter shall apply to all multifamily dwellings located within the City:
A. Which are developed as conversion condominium developments;
B. Which consist of ten residential units or more; and
C. In which the developer has not, on the effective date of this section (Ordinance 1979-28, passed November 12, 1979), filed the Declaration of Condominium Ownership required by Ohio R.C. Chapter 5311.
(2) This chapter shall not apply to resales of condominium units other than resales of condominium units by the developer.
(3) This chapter, with the exception of Section 1357.06(k), shall not apply to nor be enforcible 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 than those directly employed by the developer.
(Ord. 1979-28. Passed 11-12-79.)