How does a community of owners change its property manager?
The community decides the change by resolution, gives notice on the old contract in good time and appoints a new manager. A clean handover is decisive.
A community of owners can change its property manager if it is dissatisfied. The route there follows clear steps: the community decides the change by resolution, gives notice on the existing contract within the deadline and appoints a new manager. Decisive for a smooth change is a clean handover of the documents.
The steps in a change
Resolution of the community
The change is decided at the owners' meeting. How resolutions are passed is shown in How does the passing of resolutions work?. Careful preparation matters so that the resolution holds.
Notice and deadlines
Notice must be given on the existing management contract within the deadline. The exact deadlines and conditions depend on the contract and the legal position and should be checked in advance.
Handover
The new manager takes over documents, accounts, the maintenance reserve fund and ongoing matters. A complete handover prevents information from being lost.
Changing manager is no drama, as long as resolution, deadlines and handover are done cleanly.
When a change makes sense
Changing manager is worthwhile above all when communication is poor, statements are unclear or repairs are left undone. Being unreachable or lacking legal certainty are also good reasons to look around. What matters is not to act hastily out of annoyance, but to prepare the change properly. Talk within the community first, collect the points of criticism and obtain alternative proposals. That way you decide on a sound basis and not on the strength of a single bad experience. We show you openly what a change to us would mean in practice and how the transition would run smoothly for your community.
What to watch for
Before changing, check the notice periods and establish which documents have to be handed over. Make sure the new manager is reachable, knows the region and is legally sure-footed, particularly with larger communities. What a manager actually does is shown in What does a property manager do?.
How we support the change
We accompany communities of owners through the whole change: we support the preparation of the resolution, coordinate the handover and ensure a clean start. With legal expertise and experience since 1988 we take on your property in Graz and the surrounding area without friction. Arrange a conversation without obligation.