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Condominium law in Colombia (Ley 675 de 2001): statutes and FAQ

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The monthly fee in this regime is called expensas.

How administration works in practice is covered in the guide to property management in Colombia.

Statutes

Questions

Who can impose fines, and with what cap and procedure?

Article 60 of Ley 675 says the sanctions in article 59 are imposed by the general assembly, or by the board if one exists and the bylaws gave it that power. A written demand with a deadline to comply comes first, when that applies, and the bylaws’ procedure, with due process and a right to defend, contradict, and challenge. Article 59 item 2 caps each successive fine at twice the offender’s monthly necessary expenses, and the total at ten times those expenses. Article 61 makes the administrator responsible for enforcing them.

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Can the community charge for or restrict communal or visitor parking, including for people in arrears?

Article 22 says visitor parking, access ways, and circulation areas cannot be assigned for exclusive use. Article 59 allows, as a sanction for breaching non-money obligations and after a written demand, restricting non-essential common property, and gives community rooms and recreation areas as examples. That article’s paragraph forbids restricting essential common property and property assigned for exclusive use. The statute does not say that unpaid expenses authorize charging for, or closing, visitor parking.

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Which services cannot be restricted for someone in arrears or in breach, such as the intercom, visitors, or the front desk?

Article 59’s paragraph says the use of essential common property, or of property assigned for exclusive use, may never be restricted. The definition of essential common property includes the general public-utility installations and the circulation areas that are indispensable to use the private units. The statute does not name the intercom, visitors, or the gatehouse. The restriction in article 59 reaches only non-essential common property, such as community rooms and recreation areas, and is written for breaches of non-money obligations.

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