is this common??
Property Newbie
is this common??
Emeritus Senior
NO WAY
even booking the function room is free...
Divine
Not exactly! I know quite a number of condo's (esp far east's) charge up $20-$30 for function rooms!Originally Posted by mantrix
e.g. simsville, villa marina etc
Emeritus Senior
yeah i know some charge for function rooms which is OK
but to pay for BBQ and gym is simply ridiculous loh then what for pay maintenance...
Newbie
my place charges $25 for bbq pit and $50 for the function room
Junior
many condos in Hong Kong charge even for the use of the pool
Junior
my place charge $20 each for the use of function room and bbq... I think its ok lah.... my place a lot of tenants, so they use most of the time, earn some money for mgmt fund also good
Newbie
in hk is quite common but not here.
Leeds
Charging should only be considered if there is always a long queue for the use of such facilities. In this case, charging is to regulate demand to a manageable level. Other than regulating demand, it makes no sense to charge for use of facilities. Management can always raise maintenance fees if there is a lack of it.
TCSS
Agree. It make sense to charge if people start booking happily and didn't turn up. This will deprive others who need to use the facilities. Having them to pay a fee will make them think twice before making the booking.
Junior
I am also wondering whether my condo rules are the same as other condo rules too.
My place charges:-
1) $20 for Multi-purpose Hall, with a refundable deposit of $50 (with time slots)
2) $5 for BBQ pit (max 30 guests at the BBQ area), with a refundable deposit of $50 (with time slots).
3) Karaoke is $25 per session with a refundable deposit of $50.
4) Gym and Multi-Purpose Court (tennis/badminton) are free
5) 2nd car needs to pay $50 per month but upon balloting quarterly.
All vehicles if park illegally will be wheel clamp and owners need to pay adm fee of $107 and a charge of $20 per addn day to release the clamp.
Newbie
I have heard of charging for bbq pits, karaoke and function room.
Not for swimming pool, gym, basketball court, tennis court, reading room.
TCSS
Yes. Usually these are the 3 main ones.
Junior
a small fee is applied to bbq booking, the intend is to prevent ppl from booking but no show which deprived the actual user.
Not for gym, it would be really ridiculous and mercenary !!
Junior
Charging for use of facilities in condos was unheard of in the past. But unfortunately the density in condos built nowadays are so high that on weekends it is madness to use a facility.
东方
It really depends on the kind of people living there. Be it owners or tenants. If repeated case of not turning up for booking or leaving bbq pits messy after use, deposit scheme or usage fee may need to be introduced and enforced. This is of coz the decision of the MA cum MCST.
Senior
Some condos charge extra for 2nd car to park. Some gives FOC for 2nd car.
mutant powerpuff
For my place, 2nd car park is free but the car must be parked in a far away place and not near the blocks. 3rd car park is also free if parked in the open on the first level, if 3rd car want to park in basement shaded car park then a fee of $100 per month is chargeable.
Function room booking is $20 for half day.
BBQ pit refundable deposit of $20.
The rest of facilities eg tennis court, squash court, sauna, pool and gym are FOC.
Junior
the collection is payment as OT to the cleaners as this is not fair for others to pay for the cleaning of these
hiyo all
There are no hard and fast rules for charging. The management council is empowered to impose charges. These have to be approved by residents thru an AGM.
Generally, charges are imposed for good reasons - usually for responsible usage and to defray for the cost of maintaining the facilities. You may argue that residents already pay maint fees so why need to pay more for usage. This is usually to keep the maint fees "low" for the majority who don't use these facilities and for those who use, they pay for the usage - which is usually a nominal sum. Pools are usuallly not chargeable as its assumed most people use them and for the simple reason that it is administratively difficult to administer.
At the end of the day, it is up to the residents to decide. If you want to make a change, then join your estate's mgt council to make the change.
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Junior
Charging for GYM is ridiculous. Never heard of that before.
Junior
actually 20 bucks is quite cheap lah....
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