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f within the boundaries of a Unit area part of the Unit. Subject to the requirements of MN Stat. § SlM.2-113, and Sections 8 and 9 of this Declaration, in the event that an Owner acquires two or more adjacent Units and elects not to construct or maintain, or to remove, interior demising walls between those Units, the boundaries of each Unit shall nevertheless remain as described above, and the vertical plane representing the unfinished interior surface of the demising wall that would otherwise separate the Units shall constitute the legal boundary between them. The absence, removal, or alteration of a physical wall does not merge Units, enlarge a Unit's boundaries, or alter the allocation of Common Element interests (except as provided by MN Stat. § 51513.2-113) or Assessments unless and until a formal amendment to the Declaration merging the Units is duly recorded. In such cases, the legal boundary between the adjoining Units shall be in the location where the interior surface of the demising wall would have been located, as shown on the applicable Final Plat which created the Units on file and of record with the Hennepin County Recorder's Office. The Owner shall be solely responsible for the cost of replacing or installing the demising wall, including for any permits or governmental approvals required in conjunction with such work. 2.3. Appurtenant Easements. The Units shall be subject to and benefited by the easements described in Section 12. SECTION 3 COMMON ELEMENTS, LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS AND OTHER PROPERTY 3.1. Common Elements. The Common Elements and their characteristics are as follows: 3.1.1. All of the Property not included within the Unit boundaries and any load bearing portions of any interior or perimeter walls, columns, ceilings or floors; and any common utility lines or other common facilities located in or passing through a Unit shall be Common Elements. The Common Elements include, but are not limited to, all areas and items listed in this Section 3, and those parts of the Property designated as Common Elements on the Plat or in the Act. 3.1.2. The Common Elements shall be subject to (I) the easements described in this Declaration and any other easements recorded against the Common Elements; (ii) the rights of Owners and Tenants in any Limited Common Elements allocated to their respective Units; and (iii) the right of the Association to establish reasonable Rules and Regulations governing the use of the Property. 3.2. Limited Common Elements. The Limited Common Elements are those parts of the Common Elements reserved for the exclusive use of the Owners and Tenants of the Units to which they are allocated. The rights to the use and enjoyment of the Limited Common Elements are automatically conveyed with the conveyance of such Units. The Limited Common Elements are described and allocated to the Units, as follows: 3.2.1. Those items or areas designated as Limited Common Elements on the Plat are allocated to the Units indicated thereon. 3.2.2. Improvements, if any, such as loading dock platforms, built-in vehicle lifts, decks, balconies, awnings, exterior windows and doors, driveways, walks, walkways or entryways constructed as part of the original construction to serve a single Unit or Units, and replacements and modifications thereof authorized pursuant to Section 8, located wholly or partially outside the Unit boundaries, are allocated to the Unit or Units which they serve. 3.2.3. Chutes, flues, ducts, drains, pipes, wires, conduit or other utility installations, bearing walls, bearing columns, or any other components or fixtures located wholly or partially outside the Unit boundaries, and serving only that Unit or Units, are allocated to the Unit or Units they serve. Any portion of such installations serving or affecting the function of the Common Elements is a part of the Common