20 Oct 2009 12:00 AM:
Hi,
I am just home from Spain and our community meeting.
Last October 2008 it was our first meeting and it was voted that, since it was the first year, it would be easier to make each flat pay an equal amount rather than a percentage, so this was voted in . It was to be for one year only. We had an ''interim'' meeting in July to decide thaqt after this years meeting on October it would be changed to July to allow for more flat-owers who are non-resident to attend the meeting. At this meeting I had with me my contract and asked if we would be returning to payment of fees, as per Spanish law, according to the percenage of property size owned. Alot of the owners said it had already been decided that we pay equally and someone else spoke up to say they had attended the previous meeting and that was only for the first year, although it does not state this clearly on the minutes. Anyway, I brought it up at our meeting last week an d stated the same to our administrator who answered that again , we had agreed the previous year to pay equally, but that I was correct that it was Spanish law and in both my contract and deeds. He then went on to say that only ONE vote from one person had to raise their hand to keep it the same, so of course someone raised their hand as they own a large property with a large patio area and are obviously not paying what they should be if the quota were enforced. I told him then that this voting system meant that it would never be changed back if all it took was one vote to keep it the same. To that he just shrugged his shoulders. I asked that it be noted in the minutes that I was not happy and would be contesting this decision. My fees are now 420 euros per year, but I reckon that they should be well under 300 euros per year.
Surely I can do something legally about this as it is clearly in both my deeds and contract?? There are others who are not happy either, I am not on my own.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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Working out Community Fees
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