Pendik is a large district that has grown quickly over the past twenty years. The shore, the area around Kurtköy and Sabiha Gökçen, and the inner neighbourhoods have quite different characters. What they share is that a great many of the buildings are large multi-block developments.
Confusion over who decides what
The Condominium Law sets out separately the powers of the block owners’ assembly and those of the site representatives’ assembly. In practice the most common mistake is mixing the two.
A decision about one block’s own roof is not taken in the same assembly as a decision about the pool the whole site uses. A decision taken in the wrong assembly is open to challenge, and that usually comes to light after the work is done and the money spent.
In the multi-block developments we manage we establish in advance which decision belongs in which assembly, and issue the notice and record the decision accordingly.
The true cost of shared facilities
Large developments combine pools, social facilities, generators, treatment plants and extensive landscaping. Those facilities make up most of the service charge and are shared at site level, not block level.
When each facility is not reported under its own line, owners in different blocks start arguing that they do not use it and should not pay. The legal answer is clear: contribution to a shared facility does not depend on use. But what really ends the argument is showing the cost transparently.
Distance and field operations
Pendik covers a lot of ground, and calling a contractor from one end of the district to the other is a real cost. In the buildings we manage we plan field teams and suppliers by area and combine periodic maintenance for buildings along the same route.