Abstract
Condominium management carried out by professionals is a matter that is currently under consideration in Japan. Presently, individual condominiums are managed by a board, comprised of elected owners. This study examines the overview on the professional condominium management agencies (syndic) in France, in order to learn from their experiences.
Through analyzing the information for condominium residents in books, brochures and the interviews with government officers, the housing information center of Paris, the condominium residents support NPO and 3 residents of Paris, the followings are explained: In France, a professional management agent is legally assured to be controlled and assisted by the residents' board. However, despite a well defined legal relationship, the residents are not always satisfied with the professional management. To become a professional management agent, professional skill and experience, morality, professional assurance, financial guarantee must be proven, before governor of the prefecture publishes their license.
