: What happens when you Buy or Own an Apartment/ Condo? Do you own the property/Land? What happens if the building needs renovation, or needs to be demolished?

Question

When you Own a house in lets say america you own the Land. You can renovate, rebuild the house do whatever you want because you own the land. But lets say you buy a condo in a city like NYC? You only own the apartment building? But what happens if the building needs to get completely demolished? Or a huge chunk needs to get renovated etc.? What happens to you or your apartment or condo?

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Answer 1

You own your apartment and a percentage of the common interest, which includes things like lobby, machinery, basement, gym. Etc

If the building needs improvement or repairs the building either uses reserves, borrows or hits you with an assessment. If the building gets demolished you’re SOL