Commons management

Sometimes known as body corporate management, this term is a specialized term in the field of property management that involves the day-to-day administration and management of property that is jointly owned by several people and includes multiple units, areas, and common facilities.Sometimes known as body corporate management, this term is a specialized term in the field of property management that involves the day-to-day administration and management of property that is jointly owned by several people and includes multiple units, areas, and common facilities.The Apartment Ownership Law in Iran is currently considered the most relevant law to the management of commons, having been passed in 1964. Therefore, the need to update this law and provide appropriate and efficient executive support in the management of commons seems essential.
Many legal structures refer to commons as common property. Owners in this type of ownership automatically become members of an association or group of owners. This association must assume responsibility for any management or maintenance of common property such as hallways, lobbies, or recreational infrastructure such as swimming pools and gyms.This association is also responsible for managing the finances of the property. Here, the role of the commons management is to work with this association of owners and form an executive committee so that they can manage, control, maintain and administer the common property with greater efficiency.

Other duties in this area include:
– General accounting
– Collection of building charges and accounting matters; sometimes in the case of large buildings with special conditions, this amount is deposited in an account and generates a profit for the building. All audits must be reported to the owners.
Other duties in this area include:
– General accounting
– Collection of building charges and accounting matters; sometimes in the case of large buildings with special conditions, this amount is deposited in an account and generates a profit for the building. All audits must be reported to the owners.
– Maintaining property security; The community manager is responsible for maintaining property security against incidents such as theft, fire, unauthorized entry by strangers, and other damage that threatens properties (whether uninhabited or inhabited). He can prevent these incidents by defining effective solutions.
– Follow up on building insurance issues
– Act as a mediator between tenants in resolving disputes; the commons manager must have a thorough understanding of commons legal matters in order to be able to handle legal matters and provide the best solution. The property manager is also responsible for attending monthly or annual tenant meetings to raise common issues.
– Responsible for maintaining and preserving the property belonging to the building. Building asset management (asset management on another scale); this heading is more meaningful in office, commercial, recreational, and especially luxury buildings.


Among the above, maintenance is a very important part that can be classified under the chapter on facilities management. In smaller buildings with less responsibility, the commons manager is the facility manager. However, in high-rise buildings with a large number of tenants or owners, facilities management is a subset of commons management that can be carried out and followed up by a group or a sub-group.