by Henrique

Created on: April 12, 2009   Last Updated: April 13, 2009

The word "condominium" is each time more present on a daily basis, especially if your are an owner of an apartment

An habitation building is composed, not only of those apartments.

There also areas and surfaces accessible to the generality of the habitants entry halls, garages, etc; and also the external walls of the building - which are property of the generality of the habitants of a given building, thus being the condominium the responsible figure for their maintenance.

And, if, some time ago, the figure of the condominium didn't exist as a formal entity, nowadays, administrating a condominium is so important that it has become a flourishing economic activity.

So how can one explain the change of paradigm in a relatively short amount of time?

With the evolution of society, especially over the last decades, we have been putting aside the ideals of living as a community, transforming ourselves in groups of self-centred individuals.

In what concerns living in buildings, people tend to find in their habitations their four walls from within of which they find their place of relaxation and abstraction form the world that surrounds them, including here in most cases - even the next-door neighbours.

And, in this context, in won't be probable that something apparently so simple like administering a condominium can occur peacefully.
In fact, administering a condominium is virtually impossible. If you live in an apartment, you'll surely understand why.

The closed society of modern times makes belonging to a condominium, in a way, an invasion to our privacy, having in mind that maintaining a building requires a convergence of wills and actions.
Adding to this, administering a condominium is also an act of courage. Since that it is complicated to arrive to agreements by the reasons already mentioned and even if you put your highest efforts and pay your part in the most honest and effective way possible you are bound to face an "opposition wing" that will criticize your acts as an administrator.

Nowadays, a condominium administrator needs to be on his best in terms of preparation to condominium meetings, so that he can, not only overcome the opponent's arguments, but also to be able to confidently conduct meetings and demonstrate results and solve problems of common interest.

So, if you are or are intending to assume the responsibilities of administering a condominium, whether if you are a common habitant or a professional, here are some tips that can help you undertake this task:

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