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Is the spring attached to an automated garage door considered part of the common area of a condominium?
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∙ 14y ago
Theoretically, yes.
However, depending on why the spring's status is in question, it may be that replacing or repairing the spring is the responsibility of an individual owner.
During regular preventative maintenance tasks for the garage door, the spring, which is integral to the operation of the automated garage door, is maintained as a commonly owned asset.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 7y agoThat would depend on the ownership of the garage. Is it assigned to the exclusive use of the unit owner and conveyed along with that unit or is it part of a community garage used by others.
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Is an entry door to a condominium unit considered a common element?
It depends on your condominium governing documents, where you can find a list of assets owned as limited common elements, meaning assets owned in common for the benefit of a single or a single group of owners. Generally, in a high-rise condominium, for example, unit entry doors are considered limited common elements.
Is the attached garage of a townhouse common property of a condominium?
Depending on what's written in your governing documents, an attached garage may be a limited common element, that is owned in common, but available to not all owners, owned outright by the unit owner or a common element. Read your governing documents to determine how your attached garage is owned. There is no standard.
Is condominium unit considered real property?
Yes, a condominium unit is considered real property because it consists of a physical structure and land, which are the defining characteristics of real property. Each individual owns an interest in the unit and common areas, which collectively form the condominium property.
Are the common areas included in condominium title search?
Yes. A title examination for a condominium unit covers the entire community. Any encumbrances that affect the common areas will be reported.Yes. A title examination for a condominium unit covers the entire community. Any encumbrances that affect the common areas will be reported.Yes. A title examination for a condominium unit covers the entire community. Any encumbrances that affect the common areas will be reported.Yes. A title examination for a condominium unit covers the entire community. Any encumbrances that affect the common areas will be reported.
Does a townhouse own the land beneath it whereas a condominium owners own only the unit plus a part of shared common grounds and amenities?
Yes, typically the extent of the actual land owned in each is different.Generally, a townhouse is one of a row of attached dwellings that share common side walls. Therefore, a townhouse is an individually owned building attached in a row with other individually owned buildings. Each townhouse owner owns the land beneath that unit. To confuse the issue of townhouses, some condominiums are called townhouse condominiums. In that case the term refers to the style of the condominium buildings.A condominium unit owner owns a unit and a proportionate interest in all the land beneath the condominium community and the common areas based on the size of their unit. All the interests of all the unit owners would add up to 100%. That interest is expressed as, “Unit 201 including a .0987 percent interest in the common areas”.
What do you own when you buy a condominium?
Read your governing documents to identify the border between what you own in your unit individually and what you own outside your unit in common with all owners.You may find that the border is 'the studs', 'the paint', 'the wallboard' and so forth.Every condominium is different from every other condominium in terms of who owns what.Another PerspectiveWhen you purchase your condominium the governing documents set forth the boundaries of your unit and the common areas. However, what you own in fee is your unit and a percentage interest in the common areas and the land that makes up the condominium parcel.
What is the definition of condominium?
A condominium is ownership in common with others whereby multiple owners own separate units in a structure (or structures) and a proportionate interest in the land and common areas.
What are the duties and resposibilities of a condominium?
Actually, the condominium itself has no 'responsibilities', except to provide shelter as a structure. As a condominium owner, your responsibilities of ownership insofar as the interior of the unit -- which you own -- are documented in your governing documents. As well, your responsibilities to the association are also documented there. As a condominium board, too, your responsibilities are found in your governing documents, and in your state's condominium law. Primarily these will specify your charge to 'protect, maintain and preserve' the investment that all owners have in the common areas, which are owned by all owners in common based on a percentage of ownership.
What is the common problem in a condominium bldg?
Your answer depends on who's asking the question. For some residence, the 'common problem' is the neighbors. For the board, the 'common problem' may be the age of the building or the state of planned maintenance. Since not all condominium buildings are alike, each has its own set of 'problems'.
What is considered common area in a condominium?
A stairwell that leads to a single upstairs unit; a deck outside a condominium accessible only by one unit; the roof area accessible only by the penthouse; assigned parking slots assigned to a single unit.There are other examples of limited common areas unique to unique condominium communities, depending on their location in the world.Examples of common property are the pool, the clubhouse, or the golf course.
What is the difference between a townhouse and a condominium?
A condominium is a single housing unit that is usually attached to other units within a larger complex with common walls and the owners only own the inside of an individual unit, whereas a townhouse is a unit of consecutive series of similar residential units that may or may not share common walls, with two or more levels and may have front and back yards of their own. . A condominium is a unit that is part of a larger building, most share one or more walls with others. A townhouse is usually a row of units that are identical. In some regions townhouse also means two-story.
When are Condo association fees attached to the property?
Condominium unit ownership and assessments are not separate; assessments are always associated with a condominium unit. LONGER ANSWER Assessments connected to individual condominium units are included in the purchase/sale agreement, based on the allocated interest of that unit in a 100% total ownership of all the common areas in the community that are owned in common by all owners. Said another way, one always buys/sells a condominium unit with assessments, the amount of each being determined annually by the association. (Assessments pay bills to operate the community. Line items can include master insurance policy premium, maintenance and upkeep of amenities, contributions to reserves and other expenses to be funded by owners.)
