Condominium is an invented Latin word formed by adding the prefix con- 'together' to the word dominium 'dominion, ownership'. I…

The distinction between a complex of residences, such as an apartment building, and a condominium is purely legal. There is no way to differentiate a condominium from any other residential building simply by looking at it or visiting it. What defines a c…

The description of the condominium units and the common areas and any restrictions on their use are established in a founding document, which may variously be called a "Master Deed", "Enabling Declaration", "Declaration of Conditions", "Conditions, …

A homeowners association (HOA), whose members are the unit owners, manages the condominium through a board of directors elected by the membership. This exists under various names depending on the jurisdiction, such as "unit title", "sectional …

Condominium ownership is also used, albeit less frequently, for non-residential land uses: offices, hotel rooms, retail shops, private airports, marinas, group housing facilities (retirement homes or dormitories), bare land (in British Columbia) and storage. …

In Australia, condominiums are known as "strata title schemes" or "community title schemes".
The 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) showed that one in eight Canadian households lived in condominium dwellin…