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  "title": "California Civil Code Section 4185 (what a separate interest is, and where its boundaries fall)",
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      "text": "Section 4185(a)(2) provides that in a condominium project, separate interest means a separately owned unit, as specified in Section 4125."
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      "text": "Section 4185(a)(3) provides that in a planned development, separate interest means a separately owned lot, parcel, area, or space."
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      "text": "Section 4185(b) provides that unless the declaration or condominium plan, if any exists, otherwise provides, if walls, floors, or ceilings are designated as boundaries of a separate interest, the interior surfaces of the perimeter walls, floors, ceilings, windows, doors, and outlets located within the separate interest are part of the separate interest, and any other portions of the walls, floors, or ceilings are part of the common area."
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    "text": "California Legislative Counsel (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov). \"California Civil Code Section 4185 (what a separate interest is, and where its boundaries fall).\" unknown. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=4185 (retrieved 2026-09-06).",
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