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201807442 <br />local health or safety statute or ordinance and the remainder of the proceeds shall be retained by <br />the Association as an additional capital reserve. <br />ARTICLE 11 <br />DISPUTE RESOLUTION <br />11.1 Agreement to Resolve Certain Disputes Without Litigation. <br />As used in this Article 11, the term "Claim" shall mean: (a) any claim or cause of action <br />arising out of or related in any way to the planning, design, engineering, grading, construction, or <br />development of the Common Area or any Lot, including without limitation any claim or cause of <br />action that the Common Areas are defective or that the Declarant or a Designated Builder or their <br />agents, contractors, employees, subcontractors, architects, engineers, or consultants were <br />negligent in the planning, design, engineering, grading, construction, or development thereof; or <br />(b) any claim or cause of action against the Declarant or a Designated Builder or any employee, <br />agent, director, member, or officer of Declarant or a Designated Builder arising out of or in any <br />way related to the development of the Project or the management or operation of the Association, <br />including without limitation any claim for negligence, fraud, intentional misconduct, or breach of <br />fiduciary duty. The Association, Declarant, and Designated Builders; all Owners, Residents, and <br />other Persons bound by this Declaration; and any Person not otherwise bound by this Declaration <br />who agrees to submit to this Article 11 (collectively, the "Bound Parties") agree that the dispute <br />resolution procedures set forth in this Article 11 shall apply to all claims. <br />11.2 Notice of Claim. <br />Any Bound Party having or alleging to have a Claim (a "Claimant") against any other <br />Bound Party (a "Respondent") shall notify each Respondent in writing of the Claim, stating <br />plainly and concisely (a) the nature of the Claim, including date, time, location, Persons <br />involved, and Respondent's role in the Claim; (b) the factual and legal basis of the Claim; and (c) <br />what Claimant wants Respondent to do or not do to resolve the Claim (the "Claim Notice"). <br />In the event that the Claimant is the Association, the Association must provide written <br />notice to all Members prior to delivering a Claim Notice or commencing any legal action, cause <br />of action, proceeding, reference, or arbitration against a Declarant or a Designated Builder, <br />which notice shall at a minimum include (a) a description of the Claim; (b) a description of the <br />attempts of the Declarant or any Designated Builder to correct the Alleged Defect (as defined in <br />Section 11.4) and the opportunities provided to Declarant or the Designated Builder to correct <br />such Alleged Defect; (c) the estimated cost to repair such Alleged Defect; (d) the name and <br />professional background of the attorney retained by the Association to pursue the Claim against <br />the Declarant or Designated Builder and a description of any relationship between such attorney <br />and any member of the Board; (e) a description of the fee arrangement between such attorney <br />and the Association; (f) the estimated attorneys' fees and expert fees and costs necessary to <br />pursue the Claim and the source of the funds that will be used to pay such fees and expenses; (g) <br />the estimated time necessary to conclude the action against the Declarant or Designated Builder; <br />(h) a description of the manner in which the action will be funded and a description of any <br />demands, notices, offers to settle, or responses to offers to settle made either by the Association <br />Page 52 of 67 <br />