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Apartment after owner death

The 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 boundary

Where 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.

Keys before title

Who Should Hold the Keys and Access Rights to an Investment Apartment?

How an owner should organise physical keys, access cards and smart-lock codes for a tenant, property manager, reception, contractors and emergency entry.

Taxes & costs

Estate 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.

Owner costs

Condominium Management in Cambodia as an Investment Risk

How a building’s budget, fee collection, reserve planning and management quality affect rental demand, operating costs and an apartment’s resale value.

Vetting a developer

How to Check the Operational Reliability of a Condominium Before Buying

How to assess a completed condominium in Cambodia by reviewing generators, lifts, water, fire systems, drainage, communications, maintenance records, service-charge collection, reserves and incident history.

Ownership for foreigners

Cambodia'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.

Payments

How a Foreigner Can Open a Bank Account in Cambodia in 2026

How foreigners can open a Cambodian bank account: passport, visa, proof of residence, US-dollar and riel accounts, mobile banking, KHQR, SWIFT, customer checks and access from abroad.

Strata title

How 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 costs

Apartment air conditioning: smells, leaks and maintenance

Why an air conditioner may cool while smelling or leaking, and how maintenance responsibility works.

Owner costs

How to inspect a tenant-occupied apartment

Notice, access, photographs, defects, occupants, refused access and a useful follow-up report.

Owner costs

Property insurance claim after a leak, fire or theft

Immediate safety, insurer notification, official records, evidence, emergency work and disputes.