The Role of the Internal Manager – Flat Owner in a Multi-Apartment Building

Housing provides human existence and, of course, the material goods necessary for their life. It offers us the possibility of living in it and thus enables the development of family life and regulates interpersonal relationships and cultural coexistence. On the basis of theoretical foundations and legal regulations as well as experience, the difference between an internal and external manager was analysed. In doing so, it was found that there is no essential difference between an external and internal manager regarding their work, and the advantages of an internal manager were substantiated. The diploma thesis presents the Housing Act from 1991 and the new Housing Act from 2003, which defines the types of residential buildings, their components, individual and common parts, and identification markings of buildings and flats.

Problem

Housing provides human existence and, of course, the material goods necessary for their life. It offers us the possibility of living in it and thus enables the development of family life and regulates interpersonal relationships and cultural coexistence. Already in the previous social system, under the Housing Act from 1991, the management of multi-apartment buildings was interesting and also important.

At that time, properties were maintained by so-called housing companies and flat holders had no obligations regarding the maintenance of the flat itself. With the adoption of the new Housing Act in 2003, however, many innovations occurred in the field of multi-apartment building management. People bought flats, became owners of property, but their mindset about the maintenance of common areas and the building as a whole did not change.

Care for the maintenance of these became, when they became flat owners, not only their right but also their obligation.

Solution and Method

On the basis of theoretical foundations and legal regulations as well as experience, the difference between an internal and external manager was analysed.

Results

In doing so, it was found that there is no essential difference between an external and internal manager regarding their work, and the advantages of an internal manager were substantiated. The diploma thesis presents the Housing Act from 1991 and the new Housing Act from 2003, which defines the types of residential buildings, their components, individual and common parts, and identification markings of buildings and flats. The thesis highlights the assembly of flat owners, to whom the manager of the multi-apartment building reports at the owners' assembly.

In the application part, the results of a conducted survey on the satisfaction of flat owners and the communication of information from the manager to flat owners were presented, namely among flat owners who have an external manager and owners with an internal manager.