What Is Horizontal Property Regime?

A horizontal property regime is the legal framework, used in several U.S. states (including Hawaii and South Carolina) and elsewhere, under which a building is divided into individually owned units alongside commonly owned shared elements — functionally similar to what most states now call a condominium declaration.

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