Declaration

Turtle Creek Estates
Common Interest Community No. 13
City of Austin, Mower County, Minnesota

Section 10:  Insurance

 

  1. Required Coverage. The Association shall obtain and maintain, at a minimum, a master policy or policies of insurance in accordance with the insurance requirements set forth in the Act and the additional requirements set forth herein, issued by a reputable insurance company or companies authorized to do business in the State of Minnesota, as follows;
    1. Property insurance in broad form covering all risks of physical loss in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the insurable "replacement cost" of the Common Elements, less deductibles, exclusive of land, footings, excavation and other items normally excluded from coverage (but including all building service equipment and machinery). The policy or policies shall cover personal property owned by the Association. The policy or policies shall also contain "Inflation Guard" and AAgreed Amount@ endorsements, if reasonably available. Such policy or policies shall include such additional endorsements, coverages and limits with respect to the foregoing and other hazards as may be required from time to time by the regulations of the FHA or Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA") as a precondition to their insuring, purchasing or financing a mortgage on a Unit. The Board may also, on behalf of the Association, enter into binding written agreements with a mortgagee, insurer or servicer, including without limitation the FHA or FNMA, obligating the Association to keep certain specified coverages or endorsements in effect.
    2. Comprehensive public liability insurance covering the use, operation and maintenance of the Common Elements, with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence, against claims for death, bodily injury and property damage, and such other risks as are customarily covered by such policies for projects similar in construction, location and use to the Property. The policy shall contain a Aseverability of interest@ endorsement which shall preclude the insurer from denying the claim of an Owner or Occupant because of negligent acts of the Association or other Owners or Occupants. The policy shall include such additional endorsements, coverages and limits with respect to such hazards as may be required by the regulations of the FHA or FNMA as a precondition to their insuring, purchasing or financing a mortgage on a Unit.
    3. Fidelity bond or insurance coverage against dishonest acts on the part of directors, officers, manager, trustees, employees or persons responsible for handling funds belonging to or administered by the Association if deemed to be advisable by the Board or required by the regulations of the FHA or FNMA as a precondition to the purchase or financing of a mortgage on a Unit. The fidelity bond or insurance shall name the Association as the named insured and shall, if required by the regulations of the FHA or FNMA as a precondition to their insuring, purchasing or financing of a mortgage on a Unit, be written in an amount equal to the greater of (i) the estimated maximum of Association funds, including reserves, in the custody of the Association or management agent at any given time while the bond is in force, or (ii) a sum equal to three months aggregate assessments on all Units plus reserves. An appropriate endorsement to the policy to cover any persons who serve without compensation shall be added if the policy would not otherwise cover volunteers, or a waiver of defense based upon the exclusion of persons serving without compensation shall be added.
    4. Workers' Compensation insurance as required by law, if any.
    5. Directors and officers liability insurance, if any, with such reasonable limits and coverages as the Board shall determine from time to time.
    6. Such other insurance as the Board may determine from time to time to be in the best interests of the Association and the Owners.
  2. Premiums; Improvements: Deductibles. All insurance premiums shall be assessed and paid as a Common Expense. The insurance need not cover improvements and betterments to the Units installed by Owners, but if improvements and betterments are covered, any increased cost may be assessed against the Units affected. The Association may, in the case of a claim for damage to a Unit, (i) pay the deductible amount as a Common Expense, (ii) assess the deductible amount against the Units affected in any reasonable manner, or (iii) require the Owners of the Units affected to pay the deductible amount directly.
  3. Loss Payee; Insurance Trustee. All insurance coverage maintained by the Association shall be written in the name of, and the proceeds thereof shall be payable to, the Association (or a qualified insurance trustee selected by it) as trustee for the benefit of the Owners and secured parties, including Eligible Mortgagees, which suffer loss. The Association, or any insurance trustee selected by it, shall have exclusive authority to negotiate, settle and collect upon any claims or losses under any insurance policy maintained by the Association.
  4. Waivers of Subrogation. All policies of insurance shall contain waivers of subrogation by the insurer against the Association, or an Owner, members of the Owner's household, officers or directors, as applicable, and, if available, waivers of any defense based on co insurance or of invalidity from any acts of the insured.
  5. Cancellation; Notice of Loss. All policies of property insurance and comprehensive liability insurance maintained by the Association shall provide that the policies shall not be cancelled or substantially modified, for any reason, without at least 30 days prior written notice to the Association, to the FHA or FNMA (if applicable), all of the insureds and all Eligible Mortgagees.
  6. Restoration of Lieu of Cash Settlement. All policies of property insurance maintained by the Association shall provide that, despite any provisions giving the insurer the right to elect to restore damage in lieu of a cash settlement, such option shall not be exercisable (i) without the prior written approval of the Association (or an Insurance Trustee) or (ii) when in conflict with provisions of any insurance trust agreement to which the Association may be a party, or any requirement of law.
  7. No Contribution. All policies of insurance maintained by the Association shall be the primary insurance where there is other insurance in the name of the Owner covering the same property, and may not be brought into contribution with any insurance purchased by Owners or their Eligible Mortgagees.
  8. Effect of Acts Not Within Association's Control. All policies of insurance maintained by the Association shall provide that the coverage shall not be voided by or conditioned upon (i) any act or omission of an Owner or Eligible Mortgagee, unless acting within the scope of authority on behalf of the Association, or (ii) any failure of the Association to comply with any warranty or condition regarding any portion of the Property over which the Association has no control.
  9. Owner's Personal Insurance. Each Owner should obtain additional personal insurance coverage at his or her own expense covering fire and other casualty to the Unit, personal property or personal liability. All insurance policies maintained by Owners shall provide that they are without contribution as against the insurance purchased by the Association.