The people who should own buildings, and who should exercise control over their management, shared facilities and related costs are not third-party landlords but the people who live in flats within them and who have a direct stake in their upkeep.
Matthew Pennycook: “The people who should own buildings, and who should exercise control over their management, shared facilities and…”
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