05 Jan 2013 1:21 PM:

Thank you Mr Parkinson and Johnzx for your constructive replies; I will follow your kind advice and let you know the outcome.

Thread: New noisy bar in comunidad, Costa Blanca

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01 Jan 2013 5:42 PM:

Our community comprises of around 24 flats, plus 8 "locals" on the ground floor. The owner of two joined locals has allowed them to be made into a noisy dance bar run by a third party. Attempts to control noise output at up to 3am have not worked, both of music noise, vibration through the fabric of building and customers noise on terrace in front of local.

Since our community rules state that:
No activity shall be carried out which causes offence to residents
No person shall make or allow such noise as to disturb any residents of the community
Each owner shall be responsible for the behaviour of their tenants, guests and visitors

- should we be continuing our unsuccessful attempts to get the bar tenant to restrict noise, or is it the owner of the local who we should pursue for being in breach of the above rules? Can we force him to evict his tenant?

Should he have informed the change of use from previous use as offices, we understand that application for bar licences have been applied for, we're told for opening until 3.30 am, but no one has contacted the community for our thoughts?

The owner is of course part of our community, but doesn't own a flat here so is not suffering from the noise.
Thanks for any advice, and information on laws regarding noise.

Thread: New noisy bar in comunidad, Costa Blanca

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01 Dec 2012 10:11 PM:

I help Spanish adults who are learning English; some are unemployed and using the time to extend their potential for employment abroad. I know of two who have recently left for Norway, apparently having reasonable English may be sufficient for them to make a start there, several others are now working in the UK . Others are also learning German, with the hope that their pot of gold may lay there. A number are young "architects" who gained degrees toward the end of the building boom and have little chance of ever working within this field - they tell me that their degrees are not internationally recognised so are virtually worthless outside Spain: even the qualified indicate that they would go abroad for the most menial of work as they just see no future for themselves here in Spain for years to come. All very sad, as the ones I encounter still have the motivation to extend their learning in order to persue a viable future, I wonder how many lack that motivation, and what will become of them?

Thread: Spanish people moving abroad for work

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30 Nov 2007 10:36 PM:

Thanks again Karensun, that information would be most useful. P.

Thread: Expenditure before establishment of community...... liable or not?

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30 Nov 2007 12:44 PM:

The administrator was only appointed at the meeting a year ago when the current "community" was formed.  I'll ask them for records of previous administration - if they can't access any I'll presume that there was none in existence! Would any past legal entity have had to have been recorded at the local land registry or any other body?  I understand that there are certain records that must be kept for a community to be legal - what are they called in Spanish, and can I require to have access to them?
Thanks again for your interest in this case!
Regards, P.

Thread: Expenditure before establishment of community...... liable or not?

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