Condominium Governance and Law in Global Urban Context

This book explores condominiums, property, governance, and law from an international and conceptual perspective, revealing the complex and mutating urban realm. It assembles prominent scholars from various disciplines to analyze governance and law in nine countries across five continents, addressing neglected issues and emerging trends. The book pursues empirical inquiries and conceptual engagements, highlighting governance difficulties such as anti-social owner behavior, short-term rentals, and the COVID-19 pandemic. It reveals the global urban context of condominium governance and law as empirically rich and conceptually fruitful, appealing to researchers, students, and professionals in various fields.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 276 pages
Publication date: 29 August 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Condominiums are becoming increasingly prevalent worldwide, reshaping the socio-spatial landscape of cities and impacting residential experiences. This comprehensive collection brings together esteemed scholars from diverse disciplines, including legal and socio-legal studies, political science, public administration, and sociology. Their analyses cover condominium governance and law across five continents and nine countries: the United States (US), China, Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), Canada, South Africa, Israel, Denmark, and Spain. The book uncovers neglected issues and emerging trends related to condominium governance and law in cities ranging from Tel Aviv to Chicago to Melbourne. It employs empirical inquiries and robust conceptual engagements to explore how condominiums are governed through law and other means. The book provides accounts of various governance challenges, such as chronic anti-social owner behavior, short-term rentals, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the strategies employed to address them. By identifying crucial cross-national commonalities, the book reveals the global urban context of condominium governance and law as both empirically rich and conceptually fruitful.

This book appeals to a wide range of scholars and professionals, including researchers and students in socio-legal studies, law, sociology, political science, urban studies, public administration, journalists, social activists, policymakers, and condo owners/board members. It offers valuable insights into the complex dynamics of condominium governance and law, contributing to our understanding of this rapidly evolving urban realm.

Weight: 550g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367693916