Typically maintenance fees of any sort involved on older type of buildings are very low. Those who have been to Ukraine are familiar with the often bad shape of common areas in buildings. This is a result of course of having low maintenance fees. In older buildings, tenants will usually mutually agree to pay small monthly contribution for general cleanup of the entrance of the building. These fees are usually insignificant, often $10 or less per month.Some buildings, with wealthier type of residents will in fact have a larger maintenance fee involved but usually no more than $30-$40 per month. With building entrances which have not been renovated, often the tenants are asked to contribute to a renovation fund, although many tenants often refuse (often senior citizens which do not have the ability to contribute). In such cases, often wealthier types of client can pickup the share of unpaid contributions to simply bring the entrance into presentable shape. In newer, modern type of buildings built recently there are standard maintenance fees which cover elevator maintenance, hallway cleanings, etc. The monthly fees vary based on the size of the apartment, however, they tend to be much lower than those in the West. Many new buildings charge about $1-$2 per square meter in maintenance fee per month and include doorman services.