Key Takeaways
- Mark each commercial area on the registered plans and title records as private or common property.
- Read leases, concessions, revenue shares, utility billing and related-party approvals.
- Check licences, opening hours, deliveries, waste, odour, noise, parking and insurance history.
- Review AGM minutes and accounts for disputes, arrears, subsidies or promised income.
- Confirm whether marketing claims about facilities or revenue are binding and transferable.
Check who owns and profits from shops, parking and shared spaces inside a condominium.
Audit Commercial Space Inside a Condo
A cafe, shop, parking operation or rental desk may improve convenience, but buyers should not assume it is common property or that its income belongs to the condominium. Ownership and contracts determine the benefit and the risk.
Decision checklist
- Mark each commercial area on the registered plans and title records as private or common property.
- Read leases, concessions, revenue shares, utility billing and related-party approvals.
- Check licences, opening hours, deliveries, waste, odour, noise, parking and insurance history.
- Review AGM minutes and accounts for disputes, arrears, subsidies or promised income.
- Confirm whether marketing claims about facilities or revenue are binding and transferable.
Use the condo plan checklist, governance guide, condo guide and buying support.
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Fact-check flags
Plan status, ownership, leases, licences, revenue, related-party approvals, hours, insurance and permitted use are building- and date-specific. Confirm current records with the juristic person, Land Office and independent advisers.
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