Belfast·SPG003 Residential Design·Page 58·3.2.1

Management Arrangements for Apartment Developments Over 30 Units

Apartment developments with communal areas and services must have proper management and maintenance arrangements in place to prevent disrepair and ensure residents can safely enjoy their properties.

Apartment developments are often characterised by a range of communal areas and/or services which are not adopted or maintained by a public authority. These include public open spaces and landscaped areas as well as communal services or common parts of the building such as the sewerage system or roof. It is important that all communal areas and/ or services are maintained and managed, to ensure that they do not fall into disrepair and to enable the owners of the individual residential units to collectively enjoy the benefits that these bring, as well as enabling them to safely use their properties.

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