Key Terms: Property Maintenance Flashcards
Emergency services maintenance
This is the ability to respond to unpredictable problems (for example, sewer backups, slope failures, roof leaks and frozen pipes). The key to a successful response to an emergency is to anticipate
the different possibilities—and to develop a plan for responding to each one
Facilities management
The process of operating, maintaining, repairing, and replacing common property—that is,
the common elements or areas.
Inspection report
An inspection report—commonly called a “punch list”—is a compilation of all the maintenance
needs identified during an inspection.
Maintenance contact sheet
A useful management control to record various maintenance services and information needed in case of an emergency
Maintenance record
While the maintenance calendar tells you when maintenance ought to be done, the record tells you when it actually was done.
Management control
Any means used to track, record, remind or command attention; usually these means are
forms or documents
Preventive maintenance
This is periodic maintenance to avoid disruptive breakdowns and to prolong the useful life
of the physical asset in question
Requested or corrective maintenance
This is maintenance requested by an owner, a tenant, or the board—or
identified during routine inspection of the property.
Responsibility chart
A management control you can use to keep track of who is responsible for the maintenance of
various property elements or areas.
Scheduled replacement
This consists of replacing physical assets as they wear out or break. Scheduled replacement
is considered a part of maintenance because it addresses the useful life of a physical asset.
Work order/response form
A work order is a form for assigning work to be done in any one of the five maintenance
programs described earlier
