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GuideManaging a condo or apartment building means a standing list of compliance and maintenance obligations — and the penalties for missing them are real. Here's the recurring calendar most multi-unit buildings run on, and how to keep it from slipping.
Annual fire-alarm and sprinkler testing, smoke and CO alarm checks, emergency lighting and standby-generator load tests. These are non-negotiable and date-driven — schedule them well ahead of the deadline.
Elevating devices require regular licensed servicing and periodic inspection (for example, under TSSA in Ontario). Track it per building so a certificate never lapses.
Annual backflow-prevention testing where your municipality requires it, and seasonal cooling-tower cleaning and water testing to manage Legionella risk before summer.
High-rise and common-area window cleaning each season, parkade power-sweeping and drain clearing in spring, and recurring lobby, hallway and amenity cleans.
Watch for annual rent-increase guideline updates and local bylaw changes (including short-term-rental rules) so your leases and operations stay current. This is operational awareness, not legal advice — confirm specifics for your jurisdiction.
Genie acts as your compliance radar: it surfaces what's coming due per building, and books the certified pro to handle it — turnovers, servicing and cleaning — all in one portal with owner-ready billing.
Commonly fire-alarm/sprinkler testing, elevator servicing, backflow testing, generator and emergency-lighting tests, plus seasonal cleaning. Requirements vary by municipality and building — confirm yours.
Genie surfaces recurring compliance and maintenance reminders per building and books the certified pro, so deadlines don't slip.