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I just bought a condo unit in Hackensack and am confused by all the fees. They are charging me $250 move-in fee and a $500 move-in deposit. They are saying I need to pay this every time I move things in?? I don't have a lot of stuff so I was going to move it in slowly over a few weeks...(especially since the kitchen is being redone). Is this standard practice? How do people usually move in to condo's?
I have never heard of a move-in fee in a condo. I find that odd since you own the property. In an apartment, I could see where this would come from but for a condo, that is just plain odd but I will allow others to chime in on this one.
As for the deposit, this is a normal pratice since the association wants to protect themselves from damage to their building. If you do not do any damage upon move in, the deposit is returned to you.
Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, the move-in charge seems weird! They said it pays for them opening the back doors (the big elevator) and hiring a security guard to stand by that entrance (because people complained that during move-in, people were coming into the building from the street). The thing is, I don't really have big things that i'll be moving in on the same day. I was going to move things in slowly over a month or so since i'm going to be waiting for some remodeling work anyway.
It's somewhat common in buildings like you're moving into. If the owners have to make special arrangements in order for you to move in (like the security guards at the doors), you're going to pay for them. It's going to be tough to move in "a little at a time" unless you're truly talking about one box at a time- if you're going to be needing the back doors opened repeatedly for sofas, refrigerators, etc., it's going to get quite costly.
You'd better check with the building managers regarding your kitchen remodel as well- there may be charges for parking a dumpster at the site, or for use of the elevator for construction materials. Also make sure that your contractor is aware of any costs associated with working in the building, as well as any work hour restrictions, etc.
Who do I check all of this with? The building management company or the condo association? It's a high-rise condo, so I'm not even sure how/where they would park a dumpster for the cabinet remodeling. I was thinking of taking the old ones off myself.. but I didn't even think about where I would throw them out. I also wanted to get rid of the old fridge.. now I'm not even sure of how to dispose of that!
Be very careful with condo remodeling. Often, it has to be pre-approved by the condo association before any work begins. You can often bring the materials to the town municipal waste area. It's when the new stuff comes in that many condo buildings can give you problems. I've heard of fees when new cabinetry, appliances, etc. are delivered because it involves so much work for the doormen.
As with the move in fee, that's standard practice at most condos. We had a $100 move in fee, plus an additional $400 deposit. The $100 ultimately went to the condo association, but the $400 was given back to us after they saw that we moved in without damaging any of the common areas.
Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I'm somewhat new to this and was wondering if someone can explain to me the difference between the condo management company and the condo association? Is it just different names for the same thing?
The specific unit I'm talking about is in the executive house in hackensack and it's managed by "C & R Realty & Management".
In my building,t he condo association are the people who make the decisions (i.e., the owners - usually of which 3 or 4 are board members). Then there's the condo management company - your monthly maintenance goes to paying someone who will pay the doormen, the super, and manage general things around the property.
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