Supplementary Provisions, Article 2Transitional Measures
第二条(経過措置)
If a common area existing at the time this Act comes into effect is owned only by a unit owner and does not conform to the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (1), the owner of that common area is deemed to have been established as the owner of that common area by the bylaws pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of that Article.
If a common area existing at the time this Act comes into effect is co-owned by all or some of the unit owners and each co-owner's share does not conform to the provisions of Article 10, that share is deemed to have been established by the bylaws pursuant to the provisions of the proviso to Article 8.
If the owner of a common area existing at the time this Act comes into effect has incurred a loss due to the application of the provisions of Article 4, paragraph (1), that person may claim compensation in accordance with the provisions of Article 703 of the Civil Code.