15 Nov 2019 3:07 PM:

The fees will rise from €2500 to €7500 annually. My apartment is the biggest. The issue is that this rise has come out of nowhere after 10 years of consistent fees (inflation rises obviously). I was considering selling but I fear this will put off any potentially buyer on top of being unaffordable for me now. 

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14 Nov 2019 4:42 PM:

Thanks Kavanagh thats good advice and you're right, I must remember we are in Spain, not the heavily regulated UK anymore......

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14 Nov 2019 4:40 PM:

Thanks nitram. I have studied the Horizontal Property Law and whilst it does mention fee quota's being based on area it doesn't actually stipulate this is enforcable law. It does however state that the fee allocation is set out in the master deed at the time of creation and that to change this would require unanimity. So I'm unsure where I stand. I'm seeking legal advice but it would be good to hear if anyone else has been in this position. I'm not suggesting that the idea of fee allocation by propety area is wrong, however to enforce a fee hike of thousands per year, on an exsisting property owner of 10 years, does not feel right. 

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14 Nov 2019 3:57 PM:

Hi all, newbie here so aplogies if this has been covered before. I live in a comunity of 11 apartments and the community fees have historically (for the 30 years) been split equally between the 11 apartments. The presedent just announced that the fee structure is changing based on square footage which means my fees will increase three times! He claim's they are simply bringing our fee's in line with Spanish law but this is crazy and not an affordable hike. So I'm looking for guidance on the following:

1) Is there actually a law which states that community fees must be split by square footage?

2) Can my fees really be increased by such a level without any warning or agreement? If the fees were that high when I purchased the apartment I wouldn't have gone through with it so it doesn't feel right that it can be forced upon me in such a way.

Any advice here would be hugely valuable and greatly recieved. 

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