Section 36B-2-116 - Easement rights(a) Subject to the provisions of the declaration, a declarant has an easement through the common elements as may be reasonably necessary for the purpose of discharging the declarant's obligations or exercising special declarant rights, whether arising under this chapter or reserved in the declaration.(b) In a planned community, subject to the provisions of sections 3-102(a)(6) and 3-112, the unit owners have an easement (i) in the common elements for purposes of access to their units and (ii) to use the common elements and all real estate that must become common elements (section 2-105(a)(6)) for all other purposes.