HOA Homefront: Readers want to know what’s “exclusive use?”

Q: If a club in the HOA wants a locked storage space, is it considered exclusive use? — W.S., Escondido.
A: Exclusive-use common area is defined by Civil Code Section 4145 as a portion of common area dedicated by the CC&Rs to the use of a single owner or group of owners. So, the club storage space, unless it was mentioned in the CC&Rs, would ordinarily not be considered exclusive use, but instead, is a common area allocated by board permission.
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