3 Major Issues Best Handled by Juristic Person
15 มี.ค. 2017
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Living in a condominium or any planned residential development managed by a juristic person—known as by a variety of names, such as a community association, condominium association, and homeowners’ association—comes with a multitude of advantages. In addition to the upkeep of the property, which maintains and increases its value, a juristic person also ensures that every homeowner enjoys equal benefits and fosters a sense of harmony in the community.
When a problem or an issue surfaces, you should ask your juristic person for help because acting alone without consulting them could lead to a disastrous outcome and unnecessary expenses in some unfortunately instances. The following are the three main issues that are, perhaps, best handled by the juristic person of your development.
1.Intermediary
The juristic person can serve as an intermediary between you and your neighbor, the security team, a contractor, or one of the building’s employee. Calling upon the established rules and regulations, they can often solve your problems without you having to reveal yourself to the other party. If you were to deal with the problem yourself, you would likely use your emotions, which might lead to a long-term feud and unhappiness.
Scenarios: There is a dispute between two neighbors about parking. Because they try to talk it out themselves, their quarrel became physical, and both parties end up at the nearby police station. This leads to an endless feud that makes living next door to each other difficult. Whenever something goes awry, both of them think the other person is responsible. This scenario can easily be avoided by not confronting the other person directly but through the juristic person instead.
Another case scenario is your next door neighbor making a lot of noise or fight loudly at night. In this case, you should let your juristic person know, so that they can intervene. Not only will you be able to sleep soundly but you could also prevent domestic violence.
2.Cases of emergency
When something unexpected or an emergency takes place, one of the first things you should do is inform your juristic person. They usually have already planned and trained for these circumstances, following a set of well-established steps. If you were to deal with the matter singlehandedly, it could end up being more complicated, unpredictable, and much less convenient for you.
Scenarios: If you let your juristic person know when you need to call an ambulance in the middle of the night, they will make sure that the entrance and the route are clear, the elevator is ready, and anyone irrelevant be kept off the area. They can also provide the physical support needed to move a patient. These are some of the ways your juristic person can facilitate the process, ensuring that the patient’s move is quick and easy.
3.Repair and dealing with contractors
Problems in your condominium unit, such as toilet not flushing properly, clogged drain, and leaking faucet, can most likely be handled by your property’s in-house handymen. In many instances, they would be more than happy to lend you a hand. Furthermore, you should ask one of the in-house handymen to be with you when you talk to a contractor you’ve hired to do some repair, home improvement, or renovation work, because he or she is more familiar systems and structure of your building than anyone else. By involving your juristic person in these instances, you can avoid taking unnecessary risks that could lead to even more unpleasant problems.
Scenarios: Thinking that installing curtain tracks is an easy task that requires a drill and a few other tools, you decide to do it yourself. Unfortunately, you happen to drill into an air conditioning line and have to call in a team of technicians to fix your mistake. This scenario can be avoided by simply consulting your building’s handyman.
Another minor home improvement you might want to take upon yourself is putting up shelving units in your bathroom. Although the task seems easy enough, you should still discuss it with your juristic person. Due to your unfamiliarity with what’s hidden behind the wall, you could potentially drill into a water pipe, and flood your unit or even the common areas, creating an even bigger disaster for which you’d be financially responsible.
If you are a condominium resident looking to do a sizeable renovation project, such as flooring, ceiling, or wall, that may affect the building’s structure and common elements, you could ask your juristic person to recommend you a contractor. With their recommendation, you are likely to get a better deal than hiring a contractor directly yourself because your juristic person has already had a contract with them. If they have already worked on the building, their familiarity with its structure and systems will help them avoid causing damage to it. If they are trusted by your juristic person, they are also more likely to be trustworthy and their work reasonably good. Chances of them abandoning your project will also be much lower.
Therefore, when there is a problem or when something unusual happens, the first thing to do is inform the juristic person, who can help you find a solution. Contacting your juristic person can be done in several ways, by phone, in person at the office, email, or even via a smartphone app. It all depends on the urgency of the matter. In an emergency, give them a call. For minor repair, you can send them a written request via email to create an accountable process, where a timeline is firmly established and higher ranking officials are also notified. But all in all, you also need to realize that your juristic person is also providing service to other residents in your community. You need to give them some time to process your request.
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