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Miss. Code Ann. § 89-9-29

Liabilities of unit owners

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What this section does for you

Caps a unit owner's liability for common expenses at the amounts actually assessed, and removes personal liability for damage the governing body causes in the common areas.
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A. The liability of the owner of a unit for common expenses shall be limited to the amounts for which he is assessed from time to time in accordance with this chapter and the declaration. B. The owners of a unit shall have no personal liability for any damages caused by the governing body on or in connection with the use of common areas. A unit owner shall be liable for injuries or damages resulting from an accident in his own unit to the same extent and degree that the owner of a house, an office, or a store would be liable for an accident occurring therein. Codes, 1942, § 896-15; Laws, 1964, ch. 270, § 15.

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Miss. Code Ann. § 89-9-29

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