448.020. Whenever the owners in fee simple of a parcel intend to submit such property to the provisions of sections 448.005 to 448.210, they shall do so by recording a declaration, duly executed and acknowledged, expressly stating such intent and setting forth the particulars enumerated in section 448.030.
(L. 1963 p. 648 § 3, A.L. 1983 H.B. 177)