There are three common real property measurement methods; the Gross Building Area (GBA), Gross Living Area (GLA), and the American National Standard Institute (ANSI). While each method is specific in what areas are included and excluded, all of them calculate the property size based on square footage.
Pennsylvania's inium property acts require that a registered land surveyor prepare a plat showing the elevations of floors and ceilings on a vertical plane and the boundaries of a inium unit with reference to an official datum.
A inium Information Statement (CIS) is the packet of documents provided to buyers purchasing a condo unit that is newly constructed or recently converted from a different use.
A property survey confirms the boundaries of a given property ing to records and legal descriptions. It can be potentially significant to know where your property line is for legal purposes and if you're adding structures to your property.
Iniums in Pennsylvania are governed by the Uniform inium Act, 68 Pa. Stat. §§ 3101 to 3414 (the “UCA”). Although “inium” is a term generally used to refer to an individually-owed unit, it is also a form of ownership where property other than the individual unit is deemed to be common property.
Pennsylvania Uniform inium Act C.S. §§ 3101 to. 3414) was adopted in 1980 to govern the formation and operation of iniums. Prior to the UCA, iniums in Pennsylvania were governed by the since-repealed Unit Property Act. By definition, a inium is a form of real estate ownership.
An apartment building in which each apartment is owned separately by the people living in it, but also containing shared areas.
A inium is type of living residence within a multi-unit complex where each unit is individually owned. iniums are commonly called condos, for short. The origin of the term 'inium' comes from Latin meaning "joint rule."
An example of a condo is a large apartment building where you own your individual apartment but also share in the maintenance of the building's roof, hallways, lobby, elevators, driveway, landscaping, pools, fitness center, and other amenities.
If a building "goes inium" it changes from having rented apartments to having owned apartments.