HOA maintenance in Nieuwegein, a regular handyman for your owners' association

An owners’ association has a list that never runs empty: an entrance door that no longer closes by itself, paint flaking in the stairwell, a loose tile in the hall. For those items you can bring me in as the regular handyman, for the association itself or for the managing agent who arranges the maintenance. I do the work myself and regularly bring help along when a job calls for it. What I do for landlords is on the page for landlords and HOAs.

What I do and what I do not

I do: the hands-on work on the shared parts of the building. Doors and locks, window frames, painting, tiling and sealant, and the small repairs a resident is not allowed or does not want to do. For separate jobs inside an apartment, see handyman and maintenance. If you let homes in the building yourself, their maintenance is under property maintenance.

I do not: draw up a long-term maintenance plan, make the budget or handle the management and administration of the association. That is work for a managing agent or a firm that makes these plans. I carry out the maintenance that follows from it, or that the board asks for in between.

Why an association has to set money aside

Since 1 January 2018 every owners’ association of a residential building has to put money aside each year in a reserve fund. Under article 5:126 of the Dutch Civil Code (in Dutch) that is at least the amount from a long-term maintenance plan adopted by the general meeting, or otherwise at least 0.5 percent of the rebuild value. Such a plan covers at least ten years and is no more than five years old (read on 27-10-2026). That plan is the job of the board and the managing agent. My part starts when the work has to be carried out.

Who decides in your association

The general meeting of owners is the highest body of the association, the board carries out its decisions, and a managing agent often takes over the administration and finances (VvE Belang, in Dutch). I get my instructions from the board or the managing agent. That way everyone knows who ordered the work, and the invoice goes to the association and not to the resident who called.

Which parts of the building belong to the association is set out in your deed of division. The facade and roof are shared. For window frames in the outer facade it differs per deed, so check that before I replace one. For the replacement itself, read more under window frame replacement.

A small association in Utrecht

The municipality of Utrecht has a VvE desk that gives free advice, also to small associations that are not running well yet (Utrecht municipality, help for your VvE, in Dutch). For questions about rules, reserves or subsidies, that is the place. Once the list of what needs doing is clear, you can call me.

How it works

The board or the managing agent sends the list, with a photo per item and where in the building it is. You then get a price per item, and hear which items I can do in one visit. On the day I cover the stairs and floor, and clean up so the stairwell can be used again the same day. If more turns out to be behind an item, I put that to the board first.

Send the list through the contact page.