What is the average condo maintenance fee in Panama

(what those it include, how is it measured, by zone, square meter, amenities)
Maintenance fees are a monthly charge for the utilities, regular upkeep, management, administration, and insurance for the common element areas.
The fees vary according to project and home size. Each homeowner's portion of these expenses is set out in the budget statement, which lists the percentage for which each unit is responsible.

In the broadest sense the maintenance fees are determined by taking the total operating budget of the condominium, adding in a factor to fund any reserves that the Association's directors and Owners believe they should be funding and dividing that amount by the ownership interest in the common elements of each unit. That annual sum is then usually collected in monthly payments. Maintenance fee is messured by sq. ft. suite.
When you live in a Tridel condominium, you often have access to amenities (Social courtesies) that you may not have been able to afford on your own such as:

Maintenance fees vary widely from one condominium to another depending on a variety of factors.
Such as:

- Style of the operation. A large project with doorman, plenty of security guards on duty around the clock, air-conditioned indoor corridors and public areas, fancy carpets in the corridors, pool, spa, gym, and other costly amenities to maintain will normally be more expensive.
- A small (under 100 unit, say) project, with exterior "catwalk" access to the units, an electronic security system instead of live doormen and guards, no pool or waterfront will be lest expensive: it's cheaper to run this sort of building.

No part of the fee is "profit" for the Administration. Condo Administrations are non-profit corporations set up to administer the building on behalf of the owners. The directors are almost always unpaid volunteer unit-owners. Larger projects will have a paid staff usually consisting of a licensed Community Association Manager and staff. The financial activities of condos are strictly regulated by Panama Law.
Just like owning a single-family house, there is no cap on how much it can cost you to maintain your property!
Things break, things go wrong etc., costs of water, sewer, electric etc., are all beyond the direct control of the Administration.
When your offer for a condominium is accepted, you will have the opportunity to review the condominium documents. During that time, you will have access to Articles of Incorporation, Board Meeting Minutes, Current and Proposed Budgets and Financial Statements.

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