Learn English – What do you call the people who live in condominiums

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Here in Brazil the people whe live in condominiums are called "condômino", the people who represent all residents are called "síndico" (syndic). I want to translate "condômino". Thanks.

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As already mentioned in the comments (the citation in support of this answer), there is no specific word in American English for people who live in / own a condominium, which is apparently “a building or complex of buildings containing a number of individually owned apartments or houses”. (The word isn’t really used in British English.)

To suggest how to translate it one would need context. For example, if it were a newspaper report you would use a phrase like:

The condominium residents (or alternatively owners?) held a meeting to decide how to…

Whereas if it were a technical document you might write something like:

The mean annual income of people living in/people owning condominiums has been shown to be 1.8 times higher than those renting apartments

The point that needs to be clarified is whether the term “owner” is valid. I am not familiar with the financial structure of the ownership of this sort of building.

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