The shared roof leaks and the owners will not act: organising repairs in Bulgaria

A roof is normally a common part, so its repair is not solely the top-floor owner's personal expense. Where the Condominium Ownership Management Act applies, repair costs approved by the general meeting are allocated according to common-part shares. Non-occupation does not itself exempt an owner from that expense.

Necessary and urgent repairs follow different routes

For necessary repairs, the law provides for immediate allocation of funds by the manager and subsequent approval of documented expenditure. Under Article 48(6), an owner may fund necessary work without a meeting decision if the manager was notified but failed to convene a meeting within one month. Reimbursement or set-off must also follow the statutory process; it does not justify unilaterally stopping all building charges.

Urgent repairs follow Article 49: fund resources, a meeting for additional contributions and municipal notification if management fails to act. Urgency needs technical evidence; not every inconvenience qualifies.

First establish the applicable regime. Buildings with up to three independent units belonging to more than one owner fall within a special exception, and a qualifying gated complex may operate under a contractual regime.