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The general meeting must be held at least once a year because the annual report has to be approved by the general meeting (Non-profit Associations Act §36 (3)). During the general meeting the financial plan is approved (Apartment Ownership and Apartment Associations Act §41) but it can also be approved together with the annual report.

Often problems arise due to differences between water meter readings in the apartments and readings in the building and calculating the correct cost of water. This difference is usually called general water consumption and is divided by all of the apartments. There are no general rules that have to be followed here. Usually it can

The main activity of the apartment associations is to manage/maintain the building and it is not a licensed activity. The apartment association is not obliged to carry out projects, have authorisation etc. to organise its activities. The apartment association bases its work on the statutes of the association and decisions made during the general meetings.

A debt is a debt. It does not matter if the debt incurred due to partly not paying bills or not paying bills at all. The owner of the apartment is obliged to pay all utility bills on time. It is reasonable for the apartment association chairmen when preparing the financial plan and setting the

There are no magical solutions. It is possible to prevent strangers bringing waste to the garbage containers by building a fence around the land of the building or build a garbage house. It is more difficult with your own residents. Some apartment associations have solved the problems by self-cleaning. Waste disposal is paid by the

House or building passport is not required by the law. But it is useful because it provides an overview of the building. The building passport should consist of the following sections: Property specifications – land identification; size (including green areas, roads etc.); small elements (fences, garbage building, children’s playground etc.). Standard building specifications – address;

We assume that you want to start using an individual heating system instead of the general heating system. The heating system is considered shared property and only the co-owners can decide if the heating system will be changed. Co-owners decide if this right is given to you or not. The decision from the co-owners (for

How the apartment association chairmen should be paid has been the subject of ongoing discussion as long as apartment associations have existed. On the one hand, it is believed that apartment associations are poor and cannot pay the chairmen a competitive salary. On the other hand, motivating the chairmen produces better results and enables to

Legally the chairman and CEO of the apartment association are not required to have any certificates of competence. Therefore it can be said that anyone can legally be the chairman of an apartment association. Managing an apartment association requires knowledge from different areas (construction, jurisprudence, financial accounting etc.), therefore it is advisable to participate in