Hi,

I can understand my condo is quite old and also the lifts break down quite frequently and many of the tenants have been complaining. So they have planned to change it. But now they are charging each unit according to the size of the unit to pay for the new lifts.
I'm just wondering, shouldn't they use the maintenance fee and slowly put an amount aside for the new lifts? I mean, that's what maintenance fees are for right? To maintain the building?
So I'm just wondering is it normal that a condo to charge each unit like this for reconstructing? And by the way, this has been done without any agreement or whatever. Just somehow one day the notice pops up and asking us to pay :/

I'm just asking because I'm just wondering if it is normal that they carry out such demand. I know that lifts don't come cheap and so on. But it would be appropriate to get opinions from tenants if they agree to do so only then only make the decision. Thank you for your answers. And of course I know maintenance money is for cleaners etc etc. I'm just getting opinions on how normally a condo get on these stuffs. Hehe. And recently they just installed smoke detectors in each unit which also costed a sum of money. Whatever it is, I still think it is better if they have asked our opinions to make a decision as not every one can just come out for example 5k on the spot when the notice is given.

Yes exactly.