Building Amenities

• Owners of the other units in the same condominium or even the building management may discriminate against you. Owners often consider renters to be "not invested in the building," while the management may only resort to renting out the unit after failing to sell it. As such, renters may not be allowed to use building amenities. However, you have the right to use any part of the common area because your landlord partially owns it.
  
  

Repairs

• Because your landlord only fully owns the rental unit and not the entire building, he is only responsible for the conditions of the unit. This means that your landlord only has to carry out repairs inside the apartment unit, for example, if your faucet leaks or your oven doesn't work. The condominium building management also has to provide basic services, such as heat and hot water, as set out by the local statutes.
  
  

Board Meetings

• If your landlord owns only your unit and not the condominium, you can attend the condominium board meetings if your landlord appoints you the power of attorney. However, you may not have the same rights as owners of the units in the condominium. Without the power of attorney, you usually don't have a say in condominium board decisions. Despite this, some condominium associations may allow renters to attend meetings and voice their opinions.
  
  

Lease

• If your unit does not fall under the condominium board authority, you have the right to not follow the building rules. This may happen when your landlord buys a rent-regulated unit from the building owner after some of the other units in the building covert to cooperative status. The building board has no authority to enforce the building rules on you. Only the terms of your lease apply to you. For example, if your lease allows you to have a pet, then your condominium board can't make you give up your pet to comply with the building rules.