# Idaho Condo: Who Pays for Common Element Repairs | Who Pays the Repair?

> Idaho condo bylaws fund common element repair while owners keep exclusive rights to their unit's interior surfaces under Idaho Code §§55-1507, 55-1509.

**Who pays:** shared

Idaho's Condominium Property Act requires condominium bylaws to provide for maintenance, repair and replacement of the common elements, while each unit owner has the exclusive right (and responsibility) to maintain and decorate the interior surfaces of the owner's own unit, Idaho Code §§55-1507(f), 55-1509(d).

**Boundary:** Idaho's condominium bylaws must provide for maintenance, repair and replacement of the common elements and payments therefor, while each unit owner has the exclusive right to maintain and decorate the interior surfaces of the owner's own unit, Idaho Code §§55-1507(f), 55-1509(d).

**Exceptions:** The declaration/bylaws may reallocate

## Sources
- [Idaho Code §55-1507: Contents of Bylaws](https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title55/T55CH15/SECT55-1507/) — "The bylaws...shall provide for at least the following: ...(f) Maintenance, repair and replacement of the common elements and payments therefor, including the method of approving payment vouchers." (accessed 2026-09-13)
- [Idaho Code §55-1509: Grant: Physical Boundaries of Units...](https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title55/T55CH15/SECT55-1509/) — "Each condominium owner shall have the exclusive right to paint, repaint, tile, wax, paper or otherwise maintain, refinish, and decorate the inner surfaces of the walls, ceilings, floors, windows and doors bounding his own unit, and the interior thereof." (accessed 2026-09-13)

_Last verified 2026-09-19. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/idaho-condo-who-pays-common-element-repair/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._