A community of owners is a legal entity made up of all the owners of the homes, parking spaces and sometimes, commercial premises in the same building, and which is governed by the applicable regulations and the statutes agreed upon by them. Although it is not an independent legal entity, it retains many of its characteristics, which makes it a hybrid figure, with the capacity to carry out certain legal businesses.[1]​.

The purpose of the so-called neighboring communities, is to decide on matters that concern the building common to all owners.

Spain

The Communities of Owners in Spain are mainly governed by the Horizontal Property Law, except in Catalonia, where the applicable Law is the Civil Code of Catalonia. These Laws regulate the use of common spaces and services of the property. In addition to the aforementioned Laws, there are internal statutes drawn up by the Community of Owners itself that regulate the organization and minor rules for owners and tenants. In many cases they serve to set criteria in situations of conflict of interest of the neighbors themselves.[2][3]​.