How to manage a condominium estates (MCST)?

Managing a condo (Condominium) estate including managing of the building, pool, garden, facilities, council and all the owner of the estates. The job scope including the regular meeting with all that involves in the estates.

These jobs can be directly manage by your employee or subcontract out to different company.

Building:
• whatever you see in the exterior of the building (common area)
• Interior (only if there are concern with violation of house rule, by-law or building code)
• Facilities provides by the estate

Managing Agent:
• This is subjecting to your needs of the estate to either hire an agent or go without. There are no law in majority of countries where Strata-Title Act requiring hiring of an agent.  However, it is best to hire an Managing Agent to handle the management of the estate.

Management Office:
• Manager
• Property Executive
• BMME (Technician and Engineer and Maintenance staff)
• Account Executive
• Front office officer
• (these configuration of staff is depending of your estate size and needs

Garden:
• Whatever on or under the ground within your estate
• Maintenance
• Pruning 
• Planning
• Compliance with your house rules, by-law, and sometimes the local government (depending where you condominium situated in which country)

Pool:
• Maintenance
• Improvement

Security:
• Staff strength depending on your needs and budget
• managing the security of the estate

Meeting:
• Council
• Staff
• Contractor
• SP(Subsidiary Proprietors)
• Residence(Tenants or SP)

Additional Notes:
• Estates management are the easier component of managing of an estates.  
• People management is the delicate area that is where most trouble/issues arises
***These articles will be update regularly as it is still work in progress and I welcome comment from other professional. 


Disclaimer:

All of these articles are based on my personal experiences and opinions.  Not all estates are the same and it will offer different experiences and stories to each writing. My experience does not represent for all in this industry. 



*** This document is copyright by Victor MZ Ling

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