Prospective application; supersedes existing provisions

(a) This act, and amendments thereto, apply to all common interest communities that contain 12 or more units that may be used for residential purposes created in this state before the effective date of this act; but this act, and amendments thereto, do not apply with respect to actions or decisions of an association or its board of directors concerning events and circumstances occurring before the effective date of this act. (b) This act, and amendments thereto, do not invalidate existing provisions of the declaration, bylaws, plats or plans of those common interest communities; provided, however, the provisions of the declaration or bylaws of a common interest community that are contrary to the mandatory provisions of this act, and amendments thereto, may not be enforced with respect to events and circumstances occurring after the effective date of the act. (c) The declaration, bylaws, plats or plans of any common interest community created before the effective date of this act may be amended to achieve any result permitted by this act, regardless of what applicable law provided before the effective date of this act. (d) This section shall take effect on and after January 1, 2011.