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❓ Identified Question

"Should a ground floor tenant who does not use the elevator pay the same monthly fee as the others?"

🎯 Direct Answer

As a rule, the tenant must pay the monthly fee, since common expenses, including the elevator, are shared among all condominium owners regardless of usage.

Legal Basis: Artigo 1421.º do Código Civil View on DRE

Official Documentation

ARTIGO 1421.º CÓDIGO CIVIL

📋 Context & Applicability

The fee is calculated based on the common areas and the proportional share of each autonomous fraction.

Condominium fees are determined according to the proportion of the common areas that each autonomous fraction represents.

Verify the condominium regulations.
Confirm the proportional share of the ground floor fraction.

✅ Technical Checklist

Consult the condominium's constitutive title.
Review the minutes of the last assembly regarding the definition of fees.

Applicability depends on verifying the condominium regulations.

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Is it possible to proceed to the peace court for the collection of overdue fees without a lawyer?

How is the permillage calculated in horizontal property considering private and common areas?

Is it possible to rectify the difference in thousandths between autonomous fractions in horizontal property?

What is the correct method to assign value to an autonomous fraction in horizontal property?

How can the co-ownership quotas in a condominium be legally and fairly amended?

Do I need the condominium administrator's authorization to sell my apartment, even with allegations of debts?

Is the condominium administration obliged to send a notice for the payment of condominium fees?

What are the administrator's obligations regarding the convening of meetings and presentation of accounts in the condominium?

Should the amount payable to the condominium administration include only the covered area of each autonomous fraction or the total area of the fraction?

Am I obligated to pay condominium debts to the new administration after the previous one has gone bankrupt?

Can I stop paying the condominium fees due to the lack of presentation of accounts and maintenance?

Should I continue to pay the monthly fees and contribute to the Common Reserve Fund in the absence of condominium regulations?

Should condominium fees be paid according to the thousandth share or can they be established unanimously?

What can I legally do to recover overdue condominium debts?

What is the obligation to issue a receipt for condominium fee payments?

Can a condominium representative obtain the Tax Identification Number (NIF) of indebted condominium owners based on the enforceable title?

What is the calculation to be applied for condominium fees of independent shops that do not use the common areas?

What is the procedure for collecting condominium fees?

What is the procedure to demand payment of overdue condominium fees and the execution of necessary works?

Am I obliged to report problems to the condominium management company and pay the stipulated fee?

What is the owner's responsibility regarding the payment of condominium fees for unsold or leased units?

What is the quorum and voting required to approve an increase in condominium fees at a general assembly?

Is it possible to challenge a decision to increase condominium fees made at an assembly?

Can condominium fees that were never collected be demanded now?

Is it possible to enforce a seizure for non-payment of condominium fees without prior notice and without access to the minutes of the assembly?

What is the legality and the method to regularize the collection of condominium fees and reserve fund?

What type of quota must a commercial unit pay in a condominium and how is the reserve fund determined?

What to do when the condominium has no reserve fund and there are defaulting co-owners?

Can a new condominium owner be prejudiced by condominium debts of a previous owner, considering the reserve fund?

What are the rules for managing the common reserve fund in banking terms?

How to calculate the quota for the Common Reserve Fund in a condominium?

Is it lawful for owners of autonomous garages not to pay the condominium management fund?

What is the responsibility of condominium owners regarding unpaid common expenses?

Am I obligated to pay the contribution for condominium works if I lack financial means?

How is the annual budget value for a condominium calculated?

Is it possible to have separate budgets for residential and commercial condominium owners in a condominium?

What is the rule for the division of expenses related to common parts between residential and commercial units in a building without a condominium?

How are common and residential expenses defined in a condominium with commercial and residential units?

What is the statute of limitations for condominium debts and when does it begin to run?

Is it mandatory to declare condominium debts when selling real estate?

Does the buyer of a unit in a condominium assume condominium debts prior to the purchase?

Can the condominium owner demand an invoice from the condominium for the amount paid for works on common areas?

How should revenues generated from expropriation of common parts in the condominium be treated?

Am I obligated to pay maintenance expenses for common areas that are for the exclusive use of other condominium owners?

What is the rule regarding the payment of condominium fees in relation to the use of elevators?

Should a ground floor tenant who does not use the elevator pay the same monthly fee as the others?

Are new condominium owners responsible for debts incurred prior to the purchase of the autonomous fraction?

Must I pay elevator fees if I do not use the service?

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What is the obligation to pay installments for exterior painting works in a condominium with units in debt?

How is the payment for repairs processed in the event of a claim in a condominium without insurance?

How is the permillage of a fraction in horizontal property calculated?

Does altering the millage by merging a storage room with the autonomous fraction change the millage?

Under what circumstances can the condominium's permillage values differ from those in the land registry?

What is the legal consequence of the discrepancy between the permillage in the land registry certificate and in the permanent certificate?

What are the rights of condominium owners regarding the ownership shares in cases of infiltration?

Is it possible to establish in the minutes of the assembly that all condominium owners pay the same amount for common works and that the vote is equal, regardless of the thousandths share?

How is the permillage determined for the allocation of charges in maintenance works in a townhouse?

Is it fair to pay condominium fees based on thousandths in a condominium with units of different sizes?

What is the procedure to correct the permillage of units in a condominium when there is disagreement from a condominium owner?

How can condominium fees be calculated by permillage?

What is the correct method to calculate condominium fees based on the thousandths share?

Should the payments of monthly fees or special assessments always be calculated by proportional share or equally for all?

What is the permillage of the fraction in a condominium and how is it obtained?

How is the thousandth share of units determined in a condominium?

What is the relationship between the condominium monthly fee and the permillage of the units?

Is it possible to change the condominium fee amount to be calculated based on the thousandth share of each autonomous fraction?

How is the permillage assessed in condominiums?

What is the value of the condominium fee based on the thousandths share?

How is the mortgage loan amortization calculated when selling an autonomous fraction in horizontal property?

What are the additional expenses for the owner of a building under horizontal property?