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🏢 · Chapter 7 · Intermediate — Exercise 8: Community Fees
Cuando compras piso, también compras una pequeña comunidad.
Lucía helps you decode building life in Spain: community fees, meeting minutes, facade repairs and the hidden politics of shared ownership.
Phase 1 of 3 — Vocabulary
Words you need to know
Study these 10 words. You'll use them to talk about owners associations, extra charges and building rules.
la comunidad de vecinos
→
owners association / building community
la derrama
→
special assessment / extra charge
la junta
→
building meeting / board meeting
el presidente
→
building president / chair
la cuota comunitaria
→
community fee
el ascensor
→
lift / elevator
la fachada
→
facade
el acta
→
minutes / official record
la norma
→
rule
el vecino moroso
→
neighbour in arrears