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claims, actions, causes of action and damages arising from the use of the Common Area by the <br />indemnifying Owner or the guests or invitees of the indemnifying Owner. <br />8. Use of Storm Water Facilities Area. The Storm Water Facilities Area shall be <br />used solely for purposes of drainage and retention of surface water, and shall be maintained by <br />the Owners in perpetuity, free from mowing or other vegetative disturbance, fertilizer <br />application, yard or other waste disposal, placement of structures, or any other alteration that <br />impedes the function of the Storm Water Facilities in protecting the quality of water or flows <br />downstream. <br />9. Mainten;tnce of Common Area and Other Storm Water Facilities Area. The <br />Owners of the Lots shall share equally in the cost of maintaining the Common Area and the <br />improvements thereon and the Storm Water Facilities Area located outside of the Common Area, <br />including without limitation the tennis court on Outlot A of the Plat, the Private Road and the <br />Storm Water Facilities. Such expenses shall include the cost of maintaining, repairing and <br />replacing, and paying the cost of electricity used by, any and all street lights and other lights <br />within the Common Area to the extent not maintained by the City; any special assessment levied <br />by the City against any or all of the Lots for the improvement, reconstruction, repair or <br />replacement of Bracketts Point Road lying north of the Property, regardless whether such <br />assessment is levied by the City against all or fewer than all of the Lots, and regardless whether <br />the City levies such assessment in equal or unequal amounts against the Lots; and any real estate <br />tax and special assessment levied against any or all of the Common Area. The Owner of each <br />Lot, by accepting a deed or other instrument of conveyance of a Lot, whether or not it shall be so <br />expressed in such deed or other instrument, conclusively is deemed to covenant and agree to pay <br />all Lot Assessments when due pursuant to this Declaration. All Lot Assessments, with interest, <br />collection costs and reasonable attorney's fees, shall be a lien on a Lot, in favor of the Owners of <br />the other Lots, from the due date of such Lot Assessment until paid in full. All Lot Assessments, <br />with interest, collection costs and reasonable attorney's fees, also shall be the personal obligation <br />of the Owner of the Lot as of the due date of the Lot Assessment and, if more than one person is <br />the Owner of the Lot, each such person shall be jointly and severally liable therefor. No Owner <br />of a Lot may waive or otherwise escape liability for Lot Assessments by non-use of the Common <br />Area or abandonment of a Lot. <br />l0. Manner of Fixing Assessments; Uniform Rate of Assessment. Lot <br />Assessments shall be fixed at a uniform rate for each of the Lots, and shall be collected on a <br />monthly, quarterly or annual basis, as determined from time to time by a majority of the Owners <br />after at least 30 days' prior notice to all Owners. If more than one Person constitutes the Owner <br />of a Lot, all such Persons shall decide among themselves how to vote in any vote of the Owners <br />of Lots. The Owner of each Lot shall have one vote. Unless all of the Owners otherwise <br />unanimously agree in writing, Lot Assessments shall not include the cost to add to, or improve <br />the quality or character of, the Common Area or the improvements now or hereafter located on <br />the Common Area, and no such addition or improvement shall be made without such unanimous <br />consent in writing. <br />11. Effect of Nan -Payment of Lot Assessments. Any Lot Assessment not paid <br />within thirty {30) days after the due date shall bear interest from the due date until paid, at a rate <br />1008833v5 4 <br />