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201807442 <br />8.11 Surplus Funds. <br />The Association shall not be obligated to spend all the Assessments and other sums <br />received by it in the year received, and may carry forward any balances remaining as surplus. <br />The Association shall not be obligated to reduce the amount of the Regular Assessment in the <br />succeeding year if a surplus exists from a prior year, and the Association may carry forward from <br />year to year such surplus as the Board may determine to be desirable for the greater financial <br />security of the Association and the accomplishment of its purposes. <br />8.12 Initial Capital Contribution. <br />Each Purchaser of a Lot from the Declarant or a Designated Builder shall pay to the <br />Association, immediately upon becoming the Owner of the Lot, a sum equal to one-fourth of the <br />then -current Regular Assessment for an Assessable Lot. Funds paid to the Association pursuant <br />to this Section may be used by the Association for payment of operating expenses or any other <br />purpose permitted under the Community Documents. Payments made pursuant to this Section <br />shall be nonrefundable and shall not be considered as an advance payment of any Assessments <br />levied by the Association pursuant to this Declaration. Payments made pursuant to this Section <br />shall be deemed a contribution to the capital of the Association. <br />ARTICLE 9 <br />MAINTENANCE <br />9.1 Areas of Association Responsibility. <br />The Association shall be responsible for the management and Maintenance of the Areas <br />of Association Responsibility except for any part of the Areas of Association Responsibility that <br />any governmental entity is maintaining or is obligated to maintain. The Board shall be the sole <br />judge as to the appropriate Maintenance of all Areas of Association Responsibility, but the Areas <br />of Association Responsibility shall be maintained in good condition and repair at all times. <br />No Owner, Resident, or other Person shall construct, install, alter, modify, or remove any <br />Improvements situated on the Areas of Association Responsibility without the approval of the <br />Board. No Owner, Resident, or other Person shall obstruct or interfere with the Association in <br />the performance of the Association's management or Maintenance of the Areas of Association <br />Responsibility. <br />9.2 Assessment of Certain Costs of Maintenance and Repair. <br />If the need for Maintenance of an Area of Association Responsibility is caused through <br />the willful or negligent act of any Owner or Resident, or their family members, guests, or <br />invitees, then the cost of such Maintenance shall be paid by such Owner to the Association upon <br />demand and payment of such amounts shall be secured by the Assessment Lien. <br />Page 49 of 67 <br />