If your unit has it's own heating, hot water heater, and AC units then it would be higher then if  the condo association owns all the mechanicals.

Not taking into consideration of mechanical, electrical and plumbing. 

This is purely a mechanism to make the structure more cumbersome, so that their custodial processing services will look more appealing by comparison.Here is the big joke in all of this. 

Hello everyone,My name is Mark and I graduated from Cal Poly with a bachelor's degree in Business with an emphasis in Accounting in June 2016.

Emergency escape and rescue openings shall open directly into a public way, or to a yard or court that opens to a public way.Exception: Storm shelters and basements used only to house mechanical equipment not exceeding a total floor Area of 200 square feet (18.58m2)R310.1.1 Operational constraints and opening control devices.Emergency escape and rescue openings all be operational from the inside of the room without the use of keys, tools or special knowledge.

The most important part of the process, generally, is doing a title search beforehand to discover if there are any liens, outstanding violations, or other encumbrances on the property (unpaid taxes, mechanic's liens, open water/sewer bills, etc.). 

My question is: Are there mechanisms for passing-through the losses from the rental properties to offset the taxable income gained through my normal W-2 job?

They may have a mechanism to appoint a guardian.  

Seller property disclosure statementhttp://www.pacode.com/secure/data/049/chapter35/chap35toc.html#35.335a.Department of Revenue - realty transfer taxhttp://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol37/37-50/...Frequently Cited Law for Landlord and Tenant Cases https://clsphila.org/sites/default/files/issues/La...MECHANICS' LIEN LAWhttp://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/US/PDF/196...COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA CONSTRUCTION LAW COMPENDIUMhttp://www.uslaw.org/files/public/PA_Construction_...Legal Guide to Doing Business in Pennsylvaniahttp://www.lexmundi.com/Document.asp?

Since then, I've attained a welding Journeyman Certificate, started an incorporated company, upgarded my schooling, completed my Mechanical Tech Diploma and pursued a Project Management Certificate.