The building's supervisory board: duties and oversight
Effective oversight is based on documents, deadlines and transparent reporting.
Published: 27 July 2026
Reviewed by: the Practic d.o.o. expert team
A good supervisory board is not a parallel manager. Its value lies in systematic oversight, clearly representing the owners' questions and checking that adopted decisions are carried out.
What are the supervisory board's tasks?
The board can monitor the manager's work, review reports, invoices and contracts, check the progress of tasks and warn owners of significant risks. The scope of its work follows from the owners' resolutions and the management rules.
What can the board not decide on its own?
The supervisory board cannot replace the required majority of owners. It may not order major works on its own, change allocation keys or take on contractual obligations for the building without proper authorisation.
How to organise cooperation with the manager?
A single list of open tasks
Each matter should have a responsible person, a next step, a deadline and a status. That way meetings do not become a repetition of the same questions.
Regular, structured reports
The report should show finances, receivables, maintenance, insurance claims, resolutions and investments separately. A long chain of e-mails is no substitute for an overview.
A clear communication channel
The board should decide who coordinates shared questions. Individual owners must still be able to report personal billing or technical issues.
How to prevent conflicts?
Discussion should be based on documents, resolutions and deadlines, not personal opinions. If the manager cannot carry out a proposal, it must explain the legal, financial or technical obstacle and offer the next workable option.
Quarterly checklist
- reserve fund balance and planned obligations,
- open receivables and actions taken,
- unresolved reports and insurance claims,
- contracts that are about to expire,
- inspection and service deadlines,
- progress of approved investments.
Practic sets up a clear system of reporting and task tracking with supervisory boards. Arrange a presentation.
Sources and further information
- Management of multi-apartment buildings – GOV.SI (in Slovenian) (opens in a new window)
- Housing Act (SZ-1) – PISRS (in Slovenian) (opens in a new window)