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How to reserve an apartment in Cambodia safely by checking the unit, seller, recipient of funds, refund terms, SPA deadline, due diligence conditions and consequences of withdrawal.
Individual or company ownershipShould a Foreigner Buy a Cambodian Apartment Personally or Through a Cambodian Company?
When a Cambodian company can help multiple investors or an operating rental business, and when it merely adds accounting, tax filings, director risk and exposure of the apartment to…
Tenant not payingThe Tenant Has Stopped Paying: What a Cambodian Apartment Owner Can Do
How to document rent arrears, serve notice, agree a payment plan, terminate a tenancy and recover possession without risky self-help.
Apartment after owner deathThe Owner Has Died but the Cambodian Apartment Is Still Rented: Who Manages It Before the Heirs Are Registered?
Where the tenant should pay rent, who covers service charges and repairs, whether the manager can renew the tenancy, and how an executor, heir in possession or temporary administrator…
Unit boundaryWhere the Apartment Ends and Common Property Begins in a Cambodian Condominium
Who is responsible for walls, windows, balconies, pipes, waterproofing and leaks, and when repair costs belong to the owner or the condominium.
Taxes & costsEstate Agent Commission in Cambodia: Who Pays and Whose Interests Does the Agent Represent?
How buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants can understand estate agent commission in Cambodia, including who pays, conflicts of interest, when a fee is earned and who may receive a deposit.
Living: housingHow to Check a Landlord and Property Manager Before Renting in Phnom Penh
How to verify a landlord, property manager and letting agent before renting: ownership, authority, bank account, deposit handling, repairs, access, building arrears and refund procedures.
Ownership for foreignersCambodia's Foreign Ownership Quota and Resale Liquidity
How Cambodia's foreign ownership limit affects the buyer pool, registration and exit pricing, and why the 70% threshold is calculated by private-unit area rather than the number of apartments.
Strata titleHow to Read a Cambodian Condominium Title Certificate
How to review a Cambodian title certificate for an individual condominium unit, including the owner, unit number, floor, registered area, cadastral references, mortgages, foreign-ownership quota and consistency with the sale agreement.
Owner costsHow to inspect a tenant-occupied apartment
Notice, access, photographs, defects, occupants, refused access and a useful follow-up report.
Owner costsProperty insurance claim after a leak, fire or theft
Immediate safety, insurer notification, official records, evidence, emergency work and disputes.
Owner costsRepair or replace appliances and furniture?
How to compare repair and replacement through age, faults, parts, downtime, energy use and rent.