Section 18. (a) If fifty per cent or more but less than seventy-five per cent of the unit owners agree to make an improvement to the common areas and facilities, the cost of such improvement shall be borne solely by the owners so agreeing.
(b) Seventy-five per cent or more of the unit owners may agree to make an improvement to the common areas and facilities and assess the cost thereof to all unit owners as a common expense, but if such improvement shall cost in excess of ten per cent of the then value of the condominium, any unit owner not so agreeing may apply to the superior court of the county in which the property is located, on such notice to the organization of unit owners as the court shall direct, for an order directing the purchase of his unit by the organization of unit owners at fair market value thereof as approved by the court. The cost of any such purchase shall be a common expense.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part II - Real and Personal Property and Domestic Relations
Title I - Title to Real Property
Section 2 - Application of Chapter; Creation of Other Interests in Realty
Section 3 - Nature of Interest; Sale or Descent
Section 4 - Exclusive Ownership and Possession; Restrictions
Section 5 - Interest in Common Areas or Facilities; Percentage; Division
Section 6 - Common Profits and Expenses; Lien
Section 7 - Contribution Toward Common Expenses; Liability; Offset, Deduction, or Waiver Prohibited
Section 8 - Master Deed; Recording; Contents
Section 8a - Leasehold Condominiums; Rights of Unit Owners
Section 9 - Deeds of Units; Contents
Section 11 - By-Laws; Mandatory Provisions
Section 12 - By-Laws; Additional Provisions
Section 13 - Claims Involving Common Areas and Facilities; Liability
Section 14 - Taxation and Betterment Assessments; Lien
Section 15 - Subdivision Control Law
Section 16 - Submission of Property to This Chapter
Section 18 - Improvements; Costs
Section 19 - Removal From Provisions of This Chapter
Section 20 - Municipal Participation in Condominium Organization and Ownership
Section 21 - Multiple Family Condominium Units; By-Laws; Master Deed
Section 22 - Foreclosure of Condominium Development; Liability of Lender and Developer
Section 23 - Prior Consent for Amendment of Deed, Trust or Bylaw