Glossary
Sonderumlage
Special Levy. A one-off payment the WEG votes to demand from all owners for major works or deficits the maintenance reserve cannot cover — from a few hundred euros to five figures per unit.
Your share follows your co-ownership quota. The levy binds you once validly resolved — even if you voted against it or bought shortly before (check pending resolutions in due diligence!).
Defensive checklist: reserve balance per m², minutes of the last three owners' meetings, any commissioned engineering reports (roof, facade, heating age), and the administrator's maintenance plan. A cheap flat above a tired building is rarely cheap.