The signs of common property of owners in an apartment house

Introduction: it is hard to overestimate the importance of common property for owners of premises in an apartment house. Comfort and safety of stay in residential and non-residential premises of a house depend on its proper use. Questions of common property maintenance and use directly affect the relevant expenditures of owners. The list of common property in an apartment house is regulated by the law. At the same time, in practice, there are disputes regarding referring particular property objects to the category of common property. Purpose: to analyze signs of common property in an apartment building and to attempt to answer the question whether the fact that common property has been financed by the third party investor appears to be a standalone ground for recognition of this investor' right of sole proprietorship. Methods: general scientific methods of cognition and methods specific to legal science have been used. Results: according to the author, it is impossible to exclude any property from common property in case it was an independent investment during the house construction. Conclusions: the author concludes that the property intended to serve for some or all premises in an apartment house and having no independent purpose refers to common property owners regardless of who (owners or third-party investors) have financed its construction or acquisition.