# ASC 720-972-05: Other Expenses — Real Estate—Common Interest Realty Associations — 05 Overview and Background

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## ASC 720-972-05: 05 Overview and Background

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This Subtopic addresses the accounting for major repair or replacement expenditures by [common interest realty associations](https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/glossary/c/#common-interest-realty-association "An association, also known as a community association, responsible for the governance of the common interest community, for which it was established to serve. A common interest realty association is generally funded by its members via periodic assessments by the common interest realty association so that it can perform its duties, which include management services and maintenance, repair, and replacement of the common property, among other duties established in the governing documents and by state statute.").