LOUIS F. DIGIOVANNI of Newton, and LEWIS G. POLLOCK of
Lexington, both
of Middlesex
County, Massachusetts,
Trustees of INMAN HOUSE REALTY TRUST
under
Declaration of Trust established April 24, 1973, recorded with Middlesex
South Registry of Deeds, Book 12432, Page 177, with
principal offices at
Suite 500,
470 Totten Pond Road, Waltham, Massachusetts, being the sole
owner of the land
on Inman Street, Cambridge, Middlesex County,
Massachusetts, described in
Paragraph 1 below, do hereby, by duly
executing and recording this Master Deed,
submit the said land, together
with the buildings, improvements, and structures
located and to be located
thereon, and all easements, rights and appurtenances
belonging thereto
(hereinafter called “the Property”), to the provisions of
Chapter 183A of
the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and do
hereby state
that they propose to create and do hereby create with respect to
the
Property a condominium to be governed by and subject to the provisions of
said Chapter 183A.
1.
Description of Land. A certain parcel of land with the buildings
thereon being at present numbered 12 Inman Street, Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Massachusetts, being
shown as Lot C -on a plan recorded with said Deeds in Plan Book 343,
Plan 26, bounded and described as follows:
NORTHWESTERLY by Inman Street, one hundred ten and 22/100 (110.22)
feet;
NORTHEASTERLY by Austin Street, seventy-nine and 75/100 (79.75)
feet;
SOUTHEASTERLY by Lot B on said plan, one hundred twelve and 53/100
(112.53) feet; and
SOUTHWESTERLY by land now or formerly of First Universalist Church,
eighty and 92/100 (80.92) feet.
Containing 8,946 square feet of land according to
said plan.
Be all said measurements more or less or however otherwise
bounded or described.
Being the same premises conveyed to said Trustees of Inman House
Realty Trust by deed of Northgate Community Corporation dated May 14,
1973, recorded with said Deeds, Book 12432, Page 184.
2.
Description of Building. The building located on said land
contains all thirty units of the condominium and is known as and numbered
12 Inman Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The building is a
seven-story elevated structure with covered parking facilities below
street level and is constructed primarily of masonry, with interior walls
of wood frame and exterior walls of brick and concrete block.
3.
Description of Units. The designation of each unit-, a
statement of its location, approximate area and number of rooms and its
proportionate interest in the common areas and facilities are set forth in
Schedule A attached hereto and made a part hereof. All units have
immediate access to hallways and balconies thereto as shown on the floor
plan hereinafter referred to. The boundaries of each of the units
with respect to the floors, ceilings, walls, windows and doors thereof are
as follows:
a.
Floors: the plane of the upper surface of the floor slab or plywood
underlayment, as the case may be.
b.
Ceilings: the plane of the lower surface of the exposed ceiling.
c.
Walls: the plane of the interior surface of the dry walls.
d.
Doors: the plane of the exterior surface of the doors.
e. Windows: the interior frame of the windows and exterior
surface of the glass.
4. Description
of the Common Areas and Facilities. The common areas and
facilities of the condominium shall include such areas and items listed as
such in Section 1 of said Chapter 183A and located on the Property,
including without limitation, the common room and roof garden, all areas
and facilities of the condominium which are not within a unit of the
condominium and all utility lines, apparatus, installations and other
facilities contained within the common areas and/or within any unit
except those which are located within the boundaries of an individual unit
and exclusively serve that unit.
All of the units
will be conveyed together with their respective undivided interest in the
common areas and facilities as set forth in said Schedule A, will have the
benefit of the right to use the common areas and other facilities in
common with others entitled thereto except that (a) unit owners may be
granted by the Unit Deed or by the Austin Court Condominium Association
By-Laws an easement or the exclusive use of storage, (b) each unit owner
will have an easement for the exclusive use of a balcony or terrace
to which a unit has direct and exclusive access, (c) each unit will
be conveyed subject to an easement to permit maintenance therein of
such of the common facilities as are located therein, and (d) unit
owners may be assigned parking spaces in the common areas at rentals
established by the Austin Court Condominium Association, all as may
be provided in said By-Laws and rules and regulations adopted thereunder.
5.
Floor Plan. Simultaneously with the recording hereof, there
has been recorded a set of floor plans for the building of the condominium
entitled “Austin Court Condominium, Cambridge, Massachusetts”, by Hill,
Miller, Friedlander and Hollander, Inc. and dated
, 1973, which show the layout, location, unit numbers and dimensions of
all units in the buildings in the condominium.
6.
Use of the Units. The building and each of the units are
intended for residential purposes and such other ancillary uses as may be
allowed in multi-family dwellings located in the zoning district which the
Property is located, as set forth in the Zoning By-Laws in the City of
Cambridge or other applicable municipal regulations, as the same may be
amended from time to time.
7.
Amendment of Master Deed. This Master Deed may be amended
from time to time by written instrument, signed and acknowledged by 66 2/3
percent in number and in common interest of all unit owners and recorded
with the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds, provided, however, that the
assent by a unit owner of a unit
encumbered by a
first mortgage upon an instrument of amendment of this Master Deed shall
not be effective unless countersigned on said instrument or otherwise
assented to upon an instrument recorded with said Registry by the holder
of such first mortgage, provided, further, that the percentage of
undivided interest of each unit owner in the common areas and facilities
shall not be altered without the consent of all unit owners and all
holders of first mortgages of record on units.
8.
Name of Condominium. The Condominium shall be known as Austin
Court Condominium. An unincorporated association of unit owners to
be known as Austin Court Condominium Association, through which the unit
owners will manage and regulate the Condominium. has been formed and has
enacted By-Laws pursuant to Chapter 183A. The names of the original
and present members of the Managing Board of said Association are Louis F.
DiGiovanni, Lewis G. Pollock and Edward R. Haddad.
9.
Encroachments. If any portion of the common areas and
facilities now encroaches upon any unit, or if any unit now encroaches
upon any other unit or upon any portion of the common areas and facilities
or if any such encroachment shall occur hereafter as a result of (a)
settling of the building, or (b) alteration c-r repair to the common
areas and facilities by or with the consent of the Managing Board, or (c)
as a result of repair or restoration of the Building or a unit after
damages by fire or other casualty, or (d) as the result of condemnation or
eminent domain proceedings, a valid easement
shall exist for such encroachment and for the maintenance of the same so
long as the building stands.
10.
Units Subject to Master Deed, Unit Deed, By-Laws, and Rules and
Regulations. All present and future owners, tenants, visitors,
servants and occupants of units shall be subject to, and shall comply
with, the provisions of this Master Deed, the Unit Deed’, the By-Laws and
the Rules and Regulations, as they may be amended from time to time.
The acceptance of a deed or conveyance of any unit shall constitute an
agreement that (a) the provisions of this Master Deed, the Unit Deed, the
By-Laws and the Rules and Regulations, as they may be amended from time to
time, are accepted and ratified by such owner, tenant, visitor, servant or
occupant, and all of such provisions shall be deemed and taken to be
covenants running with the land and shall bind any person having at any
time any interest or estate in such unit, as though such provisions were
recited and stipulated at length in each and every deed or conveyance or
lease thereof, and (b) a violation of the provisions of this Master Deed,
the Unit Deed, By-Laws or Rules and Regulations by any such person shall
be deemed a substantial violation of the duties of the Condominium unit
owner,
11.
Invalidity. The invalidity of any provisions of this Master Deed
shall not be deemed to impair or affect in any manner the validity,
enforceability or effect of the remainder of this Master Deed and, in such
event, all of the other provisions of this
Master Deed
shall continue in full force and effect as if such invalid provision had
never been included herein.
12.
Waiver.
No provision contained in this Master Deed shall be deemed to have been
abrogated or waived by reason of any failure to enforce the same,
irrespective of the number of violations or breaches which may occur.
13.
Captions. The captions herein are inserted only as a matter of
convenience and for reference, and in no way define, limit or describe the
scope of this Master Deed nor the intent of any provision hereof.
14.
Conflicts. This Master Deed is set forth to comply with the
requirements of Chapter 183A of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts. In case any of the provisions stated above conflict
with the provisions of said statute/ the provisions of said statute shall
control.
IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the undersigned have hereunto set their hands and seals this
day of , 197 .
Louis F.
DiGiovanni, Trustee as aforesaid and not individually
Lewis G.Pollock,
Trustee as aforesaid and not individually
COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS County SS .
, 197
Notary Public My
commission expires:
Then personally appeared the above-named LOUIS F. DI GIOVANNI and
LEWIS G. POLLOCK, Trustees as aforesaid, and acknowledged the
foregoing to be their free act and deed before mo
Notary Public My
commission expires:
SCHEDULE A
AUSTIN COURT
CONDOMINIUM
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