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What are the liabilities of an (foreign) owner?
Electricity, gas, water, telephone, and heating issues & utilities
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A building owner is liable for any injury which results from poor construction, negligence, or misuse. If a building collapses due to poor construction and any injury or damage results, the owner is to indemnify the losses and damage. To prevent such undesirable events, properties to built have to be in line with earthquake-proof and construction supervision regulations. Moreover, you are advised to buy a home-insurance policy.
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Furthermore, if the property in question is a flat, or a house in a buildings complex, then the owner has some responsibilities according to the Flat Ownership Law (“Kat Mülkiyeti Kanunu” in Turkish). In line with this law, communal parts of buildings are managed by a Board whose members are selected by the owners in the building for a certain period of time. A Board’s decisions on communal issues such as communal heating (if any), having the communal parts of the building painted, refurbishment of the communal parts are binding for all flat/house owners. Thus, such costs are shared by the owners. If you rent your property out, the tenant is to be responsible for the communal heating variable costs.