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A knowledge base for landlords on real-estate investment, rental operations, taxation and housing companies
Whether you are looking for beginner instructions on real estate investment, information on legal aspects of rental operations or on the pitfalls of taxation, this knowledge base provides answers to your questions. You can filter the articles by topic or use the search function to sort articles by content. While the section on real estate investment is available to everyone, other sections are restricted to members only and fully available via login on our member pages.
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Housing company management
The Limited Liability Housing Companies Act states that the management of a housing company, i.e. the property manager and the…
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Grounds for taking possession of an owner apartment by the housing company
The Limited Liability Housing Companies Act includes a complete list of grounds that a housing company may use to take…
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Articles of association
The articles of association can be considered one of the most essential documents of a housing company. Even though the…
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Share register and registering ownership
The share register includes a list of all shares along with the owner apartments whose possession is conferred by the…
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Shareholders’ meeting
The shareholders’ meeting is the highest decision-making body in a housing company. The shareholders’ meeting decides on all matters that…
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Procedure for taking possession of an owner apartment by the housing company
Taking possession of an owner apartment means that the housing company takes over the possession of a shareholder-owned apartment for…
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Audit
The Limited Liability Housing Companies Act includes clauses about the housing company’s obligation to select an auditor or an operations…
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The board of directors
A housing company shall have a board of directors. The board of directors shall see to the administration of the…
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Protesting against or voiding a decision
Decisions made by a shareholders’ meeting may be voidable or even null and void. If there is a modicum of…
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Maintenance liability
Responsibility for the maintenance of the housing company’s building and other facilities is divided between the shareholders and the housing…
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Charges for common expenses
The Limited Liability Housing Companies Act states that shareholders must pay charges for common expenses to the housing company. The…
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Report on maintenance needs
The board of directors must present a report on maintenance needs at the ordinary shareholders’ meeting. The report must be…
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Compensation
The Limited Liability Housing Companies Act includes regulations concerning situations where a shareholder may be liable for less than a…
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Shareholder’s alteration work
The shareholder is entitled to perform alterations quite extensively within the owner apartment. However, before commencing the work, confirm the…
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Shareholder’s liability for damages
Shareholder’s liability for damages may have to be reviewed if, for example, it is found that a bathroom renovation has…
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Notification of maintenance and alteration work
The Limited Liability Housing Companies Act requires the shareholder to notify the board of directors or the property manager in…
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Equal division
An equal division means that costs are divided equally between all shareholders. In other words, this exceptional arrangement reduces the…
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Housing company maintenance expenses
Shareholders are sometimes taken aback by high maintenance expenses in a housing company, and it’s not uncommon for them to…
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Housing company renovation projects
Housing company renovation projects are typically long-lasting projects that require diligence, know-how, and time from particularly the property manager and…