Covenants and Restrictions

Mortgages and Unpaid Assessments

18. Mortgages and Unpaid Assessments.

(a) Notice to Corporation. Any Owner who places a first mortgage lien upon his Lot, or the Mortgagee, shall notify the Secretary of the Corporation thereof and provide the name and address of the Mortgagee. A record of such Mortgagee and its name and address shall be maintained by the Secretary and any notice required to be given to the Mortgagee pursuant to the terms of this Declaration, the Bylaws or otherwise shall be deemed effectively given if mailed to such Mortgagee at the address shown in such record at the time provided. Unless notification of any such mortgage and the name and address of Mortgagee are furnished to the Secretary, either by the Owner or the Mortgagee, no notice to any Mortgagee, as may be otherwise required by this Declaration, the Bylaws or otherwise, shall be required and no Mortgagee shall be entitled to vote on any matter to which it otherwise may be entitled by virtue of this Declaration, the Bylaws, a proxy granted to such Mortgagee in connection with the mortgage, or otherwise.

The corporation shall, upon request of a Mortgagee who has furnished the Corporation with its name and address as hereinabove provided, furnish such Mortgagee with written notice of any default in the performance by its borrower of any obligations of such borrower under this Declaration or the Bylaws which is not cured within sixty (60) days.

(b) Notice of Unpaid Assessments. The Corporation shall, upon request of a Mortgagee, a proposed mortgagee, or a proposed purchaser who has a contractual right to purchase a Lot, furnish to such Mortgagee or purchaser a statement setting forth the amount of the unpaid Regular Assessments or Special Assessments or other charges against the Lot, which statement shall be binding upon the Corporation and the Owners, and any Mortgagee or grantee of the Lot shall not be liable for nor shall the Lot conveyed be subject to a lien for any unpaid assessments or charges in excess of the amounts set forth in such statement or as such assessments may be adjusted upon adoption of the final annual budget, as referred to in Paragraph 17 hereof.

(c) Right of Mortqaqee to Pay Real Estate Taxes or Insurance Premiums. Mortgagees shall have the right, but not the obligation, (1) to pay any taxes or other charges against the Common Area which are in default and (2) to pay any overdue premiums on hazard insurance for the Common Area or to secure new hazard insurance for the Common Area on the lapse of a policy. Any mortgagee making such payment shall be owed immediate reimbursement by the Corporation.

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