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DSCC-57520\2494968.2 28 September 17, 2021 <br />provider that may be mutually acceptable to the parties. The following rules and procedures shall apply in <br />all cases unless the parties agree otherwise in writing: <br />(i) the proceedings shall be heard in Alameda County, California; <br />(ii) the arbitrator need not be an attorney or retired judge but, if not, the arbitrator must <br />have at least five (5) years’ experience in real estate matters; <br />(iii) any fee to initiate the arbitration shall be paid by the Owner initiating the procedure, <br />provided that the arbitration costs and fees, including any initiation fee, ultimately shall be borne as <br />determined by the arbitrator; <br />(iv) the arbitrator shall be appointed within sixty (60) days of the administrator’s receipt <br />of a written request to arbitrate the dispute. In selecting the arbitrator, the provisions of section 1297.121 <br />of the Code of Civil Procedure (or any successor statute thereto) shall apply. The arbitrator may be <br />challenged for any of the grounds listed therein or in section 1297.124 of the Code of Civil Procedure (or <br />any successor statute thereto); <br />(v) the arbitrator may require one or more pre-hearing conferences; <br />(vi) the parties shall be entitled to discovery to the extent allowed by section 1283.05 <br />of the Code of Civil Procedure; <br />(vii) the arbitrator shall be authorized to provide all recognized remedies available in <br />law or equity; <br />(viii) the arbitrator in his or her discretion may award costs and/or attorneys’ fees to the <br />party that the arbitrator determines was the prevailing party, taking into account any party’s failure to <br />participate in the procedures described in Section 11.1 and/or 11.2; and <br />(ix) the arbitrator’s decision shall be final and binding on the parties unless corrected <br />or validated under the grounds authorized in Code of Civil Procedure section 1286.2 or 1286.6 (or any <br />successor statute thereto.) <br />The arbitrator’s decision may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction. <br />11.4 Enforcement by Lien. Except as otherwise provided by Applicable Laws, an Owner may <br />impose a lien against the other Condominium for the amount of any delinquent amounts due as a result of <br />the defaulting Owner’s failure to comply with the payment requirements described in Article 6. . The lien <br />may include costs of collection, late charges, interest, and any other costs authorized in Article 6. <br />ARTICLE 12 <br />Miscellaneous Provisions <br />12.1 Headings. With the exception of Article 1, the headings used in this Declaration are for <br />convenience only and are not to be used to interpret the meaning of any of the provisions of this Declaration. <br />12.2 Severability. The provisions of this Declaration shall be deemed independent and <br />severable, and the invalidity or partial invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or provisions or any <br />portion thereof shall not invalidate any other provision or any portion of the provisions not found invalid or <br />unenforceable.