common area

common area.

1. Landlord–tenant law. The realty that all tenants may use though the landlord retains control and responsibility over it. [Cases: Landlord and Tenant 123. C.J.S. Landlord and Tenant §§ 290–291.]

2. An area owned and used in common by the residents of a condominium, subdivision, or planned-unit development. — Also termed common elements. [Cases: Common Lands 1; Condominium

6. C.J.S. Common Lands §§ 1–5; Estates §§ 199, 218.]

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