Ar cle 278 The following ma ers shall be jointly decided by the unit owners:
(1) to formulate and amend the procedural rules of the owners’ assembly;
(2) to formulate and amend the s pula ons on management;
(3) to elect or replace members of the owners’ commi ee;
(4) to employ and remove the property management service enterprise or other managers;
(5) to use maintenance funds for buildings and auxiliary facili es thereof;
(6) to raise maintenance funds for buildings and auxiliary facili es thereof;
(7) to renovate and reconstruct buildings and auxiliary facili es thereof;
(8) to change the intended use of the co-owned space or making use of the co-owned space to engage in
business ac vi es; and
(9) to handle other major ma ers rela ng to co-ownership and the right to joint management.
The quorum for ma ers subject to the unit owners’ joint decision shall be two thirds or more of the exclusive
units both by area and by number of unit owners. Decisions of ma ers provided in Subparagraphs (6)
through (8) shall be subject to the consent of the unit owners represen ng three quarters or more of the
par cipa ng exclusive units both by area and by number of unit owners. Decisions of other ma ers provided
in the preceding Paragraph shall be subject to the consent of the unit owners represen ng more than half of
the par cipa ng exclusive units both by area and by number of unit owners.
Ar cle 279 No unit owner may turn a dwelling space into a space used for opera ng businesses in viola on
of laws, regula ons, or the s pula ons on management. A unit owner who intends to turn a dwelling space
into a space used for opera ng businesses shall, in addi on to abiding by laws, regula ons, and the
s pula ons on management, obtain unanimous consent from all interested unit owners.
Ar cle 280 Decisions of the owners’ assembly or the owners’ commi ee are legally binding on unit owners.
Where a decision made by the owners’ assembly or the owners’ commi ee infringes upon the lawful rights
and interests of a unit owner, the infringed owner may request the people’s court to revoke it.
Ar cle 281 The maintenance funds for buildings and their auxiliary facili es are co-owned by the unit
owners. The funds may, upon joint decision of the unit owners, be used for the maintenance, renewal, and
renova on of the co-owned spaces, such as elevators, roofs, exterior walls, and barrier-free facili es.
Informa on on raising and using the maintenance funds for buildings and their auxiliary facili es shall be
publicized on a regular basis.
Where a building and its auxiliary facili es need to be maintained in an emergency situa on, the owners’
assembly or the owners’ commi ee may, in accordance with law, apply for the use of the maintenance funds
for the building and its auxiliary facili es.
Ar cle 282 The income generated from the space co-owned by the unit owners that is received by the
developer, the property management service enterprise, or other managers are co-owned by all unit owners
a er reasonable costs are deducted.
Ar cle 283 Where there is an agreement on ma ers such as alloca on of expenses on and distribu on of
income gained from a building and its auxiliary facili es, such ma ers shall be determined in accordance
with the agreement; where there is no agreement or the agreement is unclear, such ma ers shall be
determined in propor on to the area of each unit owner’s exclusive unit to the total area.
Ar cle 284 The unit owners may either manage the buildings and the auxiliary facili es on their own, or
entrust a property management service enterprise or another manager for such a purpose.
The unit owners have the right to replace, in accordance with law, the property management service
enterprise or the other managers employed by the developer.
Ar cle 285 The property management service enterprise or otherwise a manager shall, as entrusted by the
unit owners, manage the buildings and their auxiliary facili es within the construc on zone in accordance
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