BONSAI Inspection Company is your Condo Inspection Specialist!!

Condominium owners hold title to their units and share ownership and responsibility of and for the operating costs of the balance of the property (common elements such as lobbies, hallways, recreation areas, etc.).

The most common type of condominiums in this area include:

            High-rise                       Low-rise                 Row Townhouse

Stacked Townhouse               Duplex                     Triple-Decker

Special note about MA Condo Inspections: According to the Massachusetts "Standards of Practice" for Home Inspectors (aka "the Standards), Section 6.05 states: "...the Standards are applicable only to Residential Buildings with four or less Dwelling units under one roof."

So what does that mean? It means that most High-rise, Low-rise, and Stacked Townhouse condo inpsections fall outside of the Standards and could be considered a form of commercial property.

Duplex, Triple-Decker, and most Row Townhouse condo units fall under the jurisdiction of the Standards and are therefore inspected the same as single-family homes. That includes (among other things) inspection of the entire roof, the entire exterior, and the entire basement (if it's accessible), and excludes the interior of the other living unit(s). Many times, Row Townhouse exterior inspections might be limited to the areas that "make up" the unit being inspected only.

So What about Units that fall Outside of the Standards?