Teoretyczne i metodyczne podstawy szacowania wielkości potrzeb remontowych spółdzielczych zasobów mieszkaniowych

The article presents foundations for estimating the volume of necessary repairs from the view point of the theory and methodology of estimation process. This called for defining more precisely the category of repair needs itself and showing a relationship between needs and rate of obsolescence. The authoress classifies methods of estimation according to different criteria. Applying the criterion of "investigation method" she has distinguished direct and indirect methods. Taking into account consequences of obsolescence, she proposes their division into static and dynamic. In turn, accepting the goal of a study as a criterion, she distinguishes methods serving as an instrument of diagnosing existing and past processes of obsolescence or also predicting their further course. There are pointed out interrelationships between particular groups of methods. More attention has been paid to presentation of the method of estimating repair needs in practice of the cooperative housing sector, and it is suggested that adjustments in the method of estimation it self are necessary.