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Buyer questions that make an aidat figure meaningful
The monthly aidat number alone says little about the financial health or true running cost of a condominium. Condominium Law No. 634 regulates owners’ participation in common expenses and advances and provides remedies for unpaid contributions. The first useful buyer question is therefore not simply “How much is the aidat? ” but “What exactly does this amount cover, under which decision and allocation basis? ”
Ask for the latest operating project or budget and the relevant owners’ resolutions. Determine whether the monthly figure includes security, cleaning, lifts, central heating, common utilities, insurance, management and routine maintenance, or whether material items are billed separately. Check the allocation method as different expense categories can follow different rules under the statute or management plan. Two apartments of equal square metres should not automatically be assumed to carry identical charges without reviewing the applicable basis.
The second group of questions concerns debt. Does this unit have outstanding aidat, and what is the date of the latest statement? Obtain written management confirmation and reconcile it with the seller’s payments. Ask about maintenance advances or extraordinary assessments that have been approved but are not visible in the ordinary monthly figure. A building with low monthly dues may still be approaching a large capital repair, while a higher monthly charge may already be funding part of future maintenance.
Also ask about collection performance at building level and significant arrears where information can lawfully be provided. Weak collections can constrain cash and services even if the theoretical budget is sound. Review recent increases and their reasons and identify large contracts due for renewal. At sale, record whether the seller will clear contributions through the transfer date and who bears an already-approved advance that falls due later. These questions turn aidat from a marketing number into evidence about operations, liquidity and future capital exposure—the information a buyer actually needs for an ownership-cost model.
Questions that reveal what sits behind the monthly number
Ask for three recent records rather than one quoted amount: the operating project or budget, the unit ledger, and the latest resolution affecting an increase or extraordinary expense. Ask when the current amount began and whether it includes heating, water, security, parking or other services. Where an item is separately metered or billed, do not merge it into ordinary aidat. Also ask whether a major project or advance has been approved but collection has not yet started; that future liability can matter more than today’s monthly charge.
Ask how each expense is allocated and whether the unit itself has debt. The Condominium Law does not mean every category of common cost is necessarily distributed by one identical formula, so do not infer the bill from floor area alone. Obtain a current management statement and reconcile it to the seller’s receipts. The sale file should identify the cut-off: what the seller has paid through transfer day and what future amount may arise from an earlier decision. Aidat then becomes part of the ownership budget rather than an isolated listing statistic.
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compare documentary status with the physical, payment or operational reality relevant to the topic and write down every unexplained difference before commitment.
Verified information for Apartment aidat dues
convert each unresolved difference into a named condition: evidence required, person responsible, deadline and the consequence if the condition is not satisfied.