Installing a charger in a single-family home is technical work. In an apartment building, it is above all a process.

Convincing co-owners, meeting legal requirements and choosing future-proof infrastructure. Nine steps, from survey to annual follow-up.

Steps 1 to 3PrepareGauge interest, agenda item for the general meeting, site visit.
Steps 4 and 5DecideChoose the management model and approve with a concrete quote.
Steps 6 to 9ExecutePermits, installation, communication and annual follow-up.

Prepare

01

Gauge who is interested

Start with a survey among the co-owners. How many already drive electric? How many are considering it within 2 years?

Key takeaway: if fewer than 20% are interested, go for an individual solution per interested owner. Above 40%, choose collective infrastructure.
02

Put it on the general meeting agenda

Include two separate items: approval to study charging infrastructure (no cost, only the decision to investigate), and possibly approval of a budget for quotes.

How to approach it: split both items. Some co-owners want a study, but are not yet ready to release a budget.
03

Have a site visit carried out

Without knowing the current grid connection, available space and cable routes, a quote is worthless.

Key takeaway: a good installer spends 1 to 2 hours on site and delivers a report with options within 2 to 3 weeks.

Decide

04

Choose the management model

Three models are possible. How to split the costs is covered in who pays for charging infrastructure in a co-ownership?

RecommendedCollective, individual billingShared cabling and main connection. Each user pays for their own consumption through individual metering.Wins in 90% of cases
AlternativeIndividualEach co-owner has their own charger installed, with a separate meter.
Rarely chosenFully collectiveThe co-ownership pays for everything and recharges it through common costs. That creates an unfair split.
05

Decide at a second general meeting, with a concrete quote

The decision requires a sufficient majority, usually 2/3 or 3/4, depending on the deed of division.

How to approach it: if in doubt, consult a notary on the correct majority.
Property manager or chair of a co-ownership?We guide the process and give you a proposal ready for the general meeting.
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Execute

06

Arrange permits and the grid operator

For larger installations: a planning permit, often only requiring notification rather than a full permit, and a capacity request with Fluvius or ORES.

Key takeaway: allow 6 to 12 weeks of lead time.
07

Install and commission

The works themselves are short: 1 to 3 weeks, depending on scale. The final checks and the connection to the management platform matter more.

08

Inform the co-owners

Create a user guide: how to register your RFID badge, where to see your consumption, how billing works, who to contact in case of a malfunction?

Key takeaway: a lack of clarity here costs you 6 months of support questions.
09

Evaluate annually at the general meeting

Feedback once a year: how many charging points are in use, total consumption, any incidents and proposals for expansion. That is part of sound management.

Total lead time: 6 to 12 months

Even with cooperative co-owners, the process takes much longer than for a single-family home. Factor that into your planning.

How individual billing works in practice is covered in individual billing per apartment. If the building’s grid capacity is tight, read what to do when grid capacity is too limited.

One point of contact for property manager and residents

Certipower guides co-ownerships from site visit to approval at the general meeting. After that, we install, measure and bill individually.

InstallShared infrastructure in the car park, with charging points per resident.
MeasureConsumption per resident via RFID, without estimates.
Individual billingEach resident pays for their own consumption. The property manager has no administrative work.
My.CertipowerOverview per charging point and per resident, for property manager and co-owners.

Our full approach is under real estate and HOA solutions.

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We have already guided this process in dozens of residences.

  • Site visit and report with options
  • A proposal ready for the general meeting
  • Individual billing per resident
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The required majorities depend on the deed of division and the legislation at the time of the decision. If in doubt, have it checked by a notary.