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e condominium unit be given the same information a first-time purchaser is given. She said the commissioners recommended the deletion because the requirement would be difficult to enforce. 3. Reserve Account Ms. Johnson said the reserve account provi des a fund to replace common elements in the condominiums. She said the Planning Commission recommended that the requirements for a reserve account be changed to conform to the State law and that the Architects and Engineers Report be used to calculate the reserve account. 4. Architects and Engineers Report Ms. Johnson said the Planning Commission recommended retention of the Architects and Engineers Report as described in the existing ordinance with two additions. The additions require that the report be updated if conversion does not take place within three years and that information about how the data was obtained and who provided the data be included in the report if architects and engineers were not able to personally inspect the common elements. 5. Warranty Requirement Ms. Johnson said the Planning Commission recommended deletion of the warranty requirement in the existing ordinance because other purchaser protections are adequate. 6. Housing Code e Ms. Johnson said the Housing Code was deleted from the Eugene City Code in 1983. She said the Planning Commission recommended that references to the Housing Code be deleted from the ordinance. The commission also recommended that a statement be added to require conformity with Section 104 (Application to Existing Buildings and Building Service Equipment) and Section 203 (Unsafe Buildings, Structures and Building Service Equipment) of the Uniform Building Code, 1979 Edition. Answering questions from Mayor Obie, Ms. Johnson said State laws require a warranty on new condominiums but State laws do not require any warranties on condominium conversions. She said the Planning Commissioners indicated that compliance with the Uniform Building Code, the reserve account for replacement of common elements, and the Architects and Engineers Report are adequate purchaser protections. Replying to questions from Ms. Ehrman, Ms. Johnson said a developer is responsible for giving purchasers the disclosure documents and realtors usually supply the documents to prospective purchasers. Answering questions from Mr. Rutan, Ms. Johnson said the City conversion process has been completed for four developments. The process was begun and not finished for other developments totaling 230 units. She said the proces probably was abandoned because the condominium market in Eugene has not been good recently. e MINUTES--Eugene City Council January 28, 1987 Page 4