The new bill on condominium was improved compared with the draft law of last year, but needs yet to be optimized, consider expert of the Institute for Development and Social Initiative “Viitorul” Corina Gaibu, who formulated a number of proposals for improving the current law on condominium. The proposals were presented in a public debate, IPN reports.

The expert spoke about the barriers met when reregistering the forms of administration in associations of co-owners, which are not addressed by the bill. The historical debts accumulated between the public utilities (Apa Canal and Termoelectrica) and the municipal housing stock managing companies, which weren’t re-invoiced to dwellers, is one of the most serious barriers. In the process of transition imposed by the new law, the non-solving of this problem will lead to big tensions and even negative effects that will augment the problems faced in the residential sector.

Expert Sergiu Gaibu said the fact that the Government is allowed to intervene in the internal administration of the privet sector is one of the shortcomings of the current law. Thus, all the mechanisms of managing the private sector must be governed exclusively by the general legal provisions, while the reference to the Government’s regulations must be excluded as these run counter to the principles of a democratic society.

It was noted that the residential sector was excluded from the key social development issues as namely this sector, with outdating housing stock, represents one of the most sensitive matters that necessitates support through technical assistance and financial assistance programs and assistance in building self-management capacities.

The condominium is an apartment building in which each apartment is owned by the person living in it but the building and shared areas are owned by everyone together.