Property manager

The frequently referred to in the vernacular with the same term management of a home owners' association can be found at WEG management.

(Also called Lease or " apartment management " ) A property management for rental houses or apartments deals in the real estate industry with the management of rented dwellings (mostly multi-party ), housing complexes, condominiums and commercial properties. Under " caretaker ( in ) " means an independent person who has held his own or other people's houses and apartments.

The property management is often confused with the caretaker. The caretaker is only employed, for example in property management or an external service provider, and performs mainly craft services while they are in the property management to an administrative activity.

Tasks

A legal mandate catalog for the management of rental properties do not exist. In this respect, the role of a property management arise solely from the contractual agreement made ​​between property owner and property management.

Regarding the tasks to be agreed can be made between the commercial management

• Club takeovers and management of the rent ( on behalf of / the owner)
• Adjustment of rents at index and Staffelmietvereinbarungen
• Negotiating and forms of leases and addenda, and other building-specific contracts
• Receivables management prev. tenants and other debtors
• Regular billing at agreed intervals over the / owner (s )
• Production of annual utility costs
• Pay costs incurred
• Appointment and payment of utility services (waste, electricity, water and other things )
• Examination of monetary transactions for accuracy and efficiency ( amount of rent, insurance costs, etc.)
• Periphery of the guide books as object and tenant files
• Budget and Economic Planning
• Creating object reports and other evaluations for the owner
• Other commercial tasks (including the testing and optimization of energy supply )
• At Gewerbeimmmobilienverwaltungen increasingly revaluation of commercial properties in the context of traffic valuations

And technical management

• Operation and control of devices (eg bell system, heating, elevator)
• Control / monitoring of service providers (eg cleaning, gardening )
• Performing / control of maintenance activities (maintenance, inspection, repair)
• Performing modernization, mostly after consultation with the / owner (s )
• Apartment inspections and re-letting
• Other technical tasks

For detailed rules to impose obligations on a landlord can result whose tasks are performed by the property management company. Legal basis for housing leases are the § § 535 et seq.

Demarcation

The administration of the common property of a community of owners (WEG ) is not the task of property management in the sense of " Lease ". This is known as " residential property management " (WEG management ) described in a separate article, as this is subject to the Condominium Act. It is not excluded that both activities can be simultaneously performed by a person (so-called "mixed government " ), for example, to achieve synergy. But here is the rental management of residential property management law ( other agreement ), organizationally separate monetary (separate accounts) and strictly.

The housing agency does not belong to the object of the Lease.

Commercial property management

In addition, there is the management of commercial properties. This is increasingly not covered by the traditional property managers - this is provided under the heading Property Management Companies (commercial ) and Facility Management (technical ) their services.

Others

Some management companies offer besides the pure administration and a concierge service. This service typically provides services such as minor repairs, gardening, stairwell cleaning, etc.. In such cases, a smooth transition to the " Building Management" or " Facility Management" be present, a concept akin to the term " property management " but not congruent.

The property managers receive a fee for their services. Usually this is calculated on the individual residential unit based as fixed amount or as a percentage ownership. Vacancy is often charged separately. This fee is the expense of the owner, he is not allowed to forward to the tenants. Anders does this fit in the commercial tenancy law: It is true that, for example, in the cost of regulation excluding administrative costs, but only for the living room hire.

Recently, the sphere of action of the classic property management companies expand to current events. Tenants and WEG owners also expect support from their assigned property management in the electricity, gas, heating and energy savings.

Property managers usually have a limited regional activity radius. Few companies offer a nationwide service.

Qualification

Legally responsible for activity of property managers in Germany, contrary to the situation in the EU, no compulsory qualification. Since 1994 there are training opportunities for orderly administrator training or qualification with a clear range of services, which leads to a vocational training for real estate businessman / property clerk. In addition, there are courses at technical colleges and vocational academies focused on real estate business and real estate management for diploma in business administration FH / BA, which represent a professional basis for proper management participation. Up to 1994, was trained as a businessman / woman of real estate and housing industry, which had both the administration as well as the brokerage of real estate to the Foundation, common. Only then a separation between the management and brokerage has been made and shortens training time.

The work as a property manager is analogous to the gem asset managers. § 18 Section 1 No. 3 of the Income Tax Act recognized by the tax as other independent ( freelance ) activity. It was therefore not subject to the supervision of the Commercial Office and is not subject to trade tax. An application of self-employment as a property manager at the tax office is sufficient. If the personal work performance of the property manager assumes a magnitude that is the primary responsibility of the managing agent in question, for example in the management of more than 1,000 residential units, it is expected of a commercial activity. In this case, a business registration at the trade office is necessary (see reproduction theories ).

History

The profession of the manager there for over 2000 years. Seneca ( Roman philosopher and richest Romans ) complains namely the 12th letter to Lucilius about the cost of the danger of collapse of buildings and his manager tells him that this is not the fault of his negligence, he was doing everything, but the country house was old. At this point, therefore, the profession of the manager has been demonstrated.

Regarding the profession happened next but almost 2,000 years nothing, only in February 1978 established 16 professional managers in Munich, an association which now occurs as National Association of Real Estate Managers, and is divided into 11 regional associations. Further forward development emerged in 1984, when an administrator franchise organization was established for the first time, the striking feature was a " service catalog " for the administrator tasks that today are part of the general standard.