Proper Condominium maintenance is a yearly, if not a seasonal task, a Condo Owner Association (COA) needs to stay on top of to maintain the living conditions of the building’s residents. Between maintaining the building’s exterior, interior, utilities and items that owners themselves are responsible for, there’s a lot to stay on top of.
Who Maintains What?
First, it would be helpful to identify who is responsible for maintaining what throughout the building. Typically, the COA will maintain the shared spaces outside of independently owned units. This includes shared amenities like gyms, lounges, halls, etc. along with the building’s exterior features like walls, fences, gates, and roof.
Since units are owned by the residents, owners will be responsible for maintaining most utilities inside the unit, which means repairs to unit fixtures – hardware, plumbing, flooring, etc. – are the responsibility of each owner.
This includes appliances that came with the unit when purchased by the owner.
The maintenance of condo features like a unit specific balcony, HVAC units, etc. might also be the responsibility of a unit owner.
Certain plumbing issues can fall to the COA to repair, like in cases where broken pipes are affecting multiple units, but homeowners will need to review their community’s governing documents for full details.
Working with a Condo Management Company
While the various complexities of who is responsible for what can vary by community, eventually some part of the Condo building or a unit will need to be repaired or replaced.
Working with a condo association management company can help COA and homeowners navigate these issues as efficiently as possible.
A well-run management team will be able to provide clients with a network of reliable vendors to help maintain the aesthetic appeal and functionality of the Condo building’s amenities.
Through scheduled inspections, a management company will also allow the COA’s volunteer board to keep an eye on any potential maintenance issues before they reach a breaking point that could affect the community.
Working with a management company will also give the volunteer board members of a COA the means to effectively communicate the building’s maintenance needs to homeowners throughout the entire process of identifying the problem, finding the right vendor to work with, and resolving the issue.
If you are looking for a COA management company to help keep any potential maintenance issues under control, check out Kiwi Condo Management to find out how we can help keep your community in ship shape.
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