"The recorded instrument that is sometimes called a Declaration of Condominium is the legal document that actually creates a condominium development. In Massachusetts it is called a Master Deed and it is used by a developer for recording a condominium development. A master deed submits the real property and the buildings to the statutory provisions that govern condominiums, divides a single property into individually owned units, includes restrictions on their use and provides for ownership of common areas. "
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