Is a garage part of the condominium common area?

Answer 1

Your governing documents will specifically define any garage and its ownership parameters within your community.

• Your garage may be an open bay garage, owned by and with casual access by all owners. You may have an assigned parking stall, which is a limited common area tied directly to your unit number, and bought and sold as such.

• Your garage may be an enclosed, attached garage, which is another kind of limited common element: dedicated for your use and maintained by the association.

• Your garage may be a covered parking strip, again with either casual parking or assigned parking slots.

In condominiums, garages are rarely privately owned, but could be, depending on the physical structure of the condominium unit.