Abstract:
Klongchan Community Condominium is a project run by the National Housing Authority. The project comprises 30 buildings each of which has 5 storeys. It houses 5,814 units and approximately 23,000 residents. The Condominium had been managed by the Office of Klonchan Housing Community, the National Housing Authority since the project was launched in 1976. In Klongchan Community Condominium is a project run by the National Housing Authority. The project comprises 30 2000, the Community was registered as condominium juristic person. Its main responsibility is to look after each building. The objectives of this thesis are to study the management of common assets and the problems arising from this kind of management, and to map out guidelines for managing common assets including suggesting ways to solve such problems. The data was collected by interviewing the committee of the juristic person of each building, reviewing documents, observing the physical conditions of the buildings and investigating the problems. It was found that the management can be divided into 2 types. The first one is the common condominium juristic person This type is applied to condominiums 1-6 and 8-12. The second is the building specific. It applies to condominiums 7 and 13-30. The physical condition of the buildings is moderate. With regard to the study, the condition of the condominium varies in accordance with the total of the common expenses collected. Building repairs and maintenance include lighting installment, regulations about the use of the open space on the ground floor, repairs of water pipes and water pumps, repairs of roofs, repainting on the ground floor, repairs of electrical circuits, improvement of sewage pipes and sewage collecting wells, gardens in front of the building, improvement of the open space between the twin building and repairs on television lines, and building repairs to maintain safety. These all rank first followed by the functions of the building. The comfort comes last. As for the management of common assets, the operational budget comes from the collected common expenses and tap water fees. 53.05% of the budget goes to salaries and wages of managers and the staff, 30.79% to utility fees and 16.16% to repairs and maintenance. The amount of expenditure of the two management systems is almost the same. However, the first is more cost-effective since it offers more services. Utility fees vary according to the size of the building while repairs vary according to both the total amount of the collected common expenses and the policy of the committee. It can be concluded that the total amount of the collected common expenses affects the committees operation and the physical condition of the building. Problems include 1. negligence of payment of the common expenses 2. the intrude of the common area without permission due to the weakness of the former committee 3. a lack of maintenance within given time and 4. a lack of security as each building can be accessed by many entrances and is not well-lit at night. In terms of suggestions, rules and regulations for using personal property and common assets should be clearly specified and strict measures should be imposed on those who do not pay towards the common expenses. In addition, the maintenance and replacement of devices should be done regularly. The entrances should be more closely monitored and the management should be more systematic in its operations.