If you are an apartment owner in Auckland then you are a part of a body corporate. However, most owners have a vague idea with regards to what a body corporate. Most think that it is a company that maintains the apartment building. In reality, it is an essential organisation that not only maintains the apartment complex, but provides other services to apartment owners. So what exactly is a body corporate? What are the key responsibilities of this particular organisation? To start with, a body corporate is composed of a group of individuals who owns an apartment in a particular building. They have a chairman and several board members who are elected during an AGM (Annual General Meeting). Although a body corporate, as a whole, has its own set of responsibilities, its most significant role is to maintain and repair the common property. Obviously, an apartment building has several facilities like: elevator (lift), swimming pool, car park, multi-purpose hall, etc. All these facilities must be maintained regularly, so they can serve their purpose. That is why one of the most important roles of a body corporate is to create a long-term maintenance plan. A maintenance plan will ensure the quality of the building as well as avoid any unnecessary levies or fees, in case something happens to these facilities. To get the full detail of this topic, I urge you to visit my website and watch some of my videos. Learn everything you need to know about apartments in Auckland on my site.