Why are there no documents for smaller apartment buildings?
Large apartment buildings (40 or more units) have a higher budget and the ability to hire experts, so they have a solid management system.
Apartment buildings with 3 to 30 units often do not have the budget to hire a live-in manager or engineer, and are often managed by individual owners themselves, so the buildings are not properly managed or maintained, and repair and inspection documents are often not kept.
Sometimes owners are unaware of the law and leave problems unsolved even when they arise, they carry out construction work without obtaining construction permission, or they are deceived by construction companies and leave things unsolved.
Many of New York's buildings are over 100 years old, and it is common that blueprints and construction records have been lost.
Many of New York's buildings are over 100 years old, and it is common that blueprints and construction records have been lost.