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To: george76

I get the point of owning a house - basically NO ONE has the right to go into your house with your permission (unless it’s the police with a warrant or the case of real emergency, like a fire).

But with a condo, you have hand over your keys to the property manager, so they can enter ‘in an emergency. Pretty much the same for an apartment, except in an apartment, if the building is about to collapse or need major repairs (or if insurance, property taxes, or association fees skyrocket), you have the option to move out of an apartment without financial loss, rather than being stuck with a worthless condo that no one will buy, as now happening in Florida.

So what’s the big deal with condos? Low interest rates? LOL.


3 posted on 12/20/2024 7:36:57 AM PST by BobL
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To: BobL

I can only speak on my observation as I do live in the area. The majority of these condos are 2nd and 3rd homes. At certain times of the year, some structures will be nearly 90% shuttered. The restrictions that come with them become a positive when you only live there part time.


11 posted on 12/20/2024 8:10:58 AM PST by bak3r
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To: BobL

You WANT your property manager to have a key - for too many reasons to list.

One being to save your property/belongings if you’re not around when something bad happens.


16 posted on 12/20/2024 8:29:21 AM PST by AAABEST (That time Washington DC became a corrupted, existential threat to us all...)
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