PROMPT PAYMENT DISCOUNT: ANOTHER WAY TO PENALIZE COMMUNITY DEBTORS
Not many people know that before starting legal actions against the debtor, it is necessary to have a general meeting to approve the amount owed, so some owners take advantage […]
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Community, Town Hall and The Mancomunidad
Anyone buying a property in Spain knows or soon finds out that they have to pay rates to their town hall and usually fees to their community. The surprise […]
HOW TO DEAL WITH DOGS PROBLEMS IN A COMMUNITY?
Nowadays many neighbours in communities have a dog. Most of them cause no problems to the rest of the owners but, unfortunately dogs could be a nightmare for the […]
REGISTRATION OF SOME COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS IN THE REGISTRY OFFICE
Community agreements are compulsory for the owners but the horizontal property law says that some agreements should be registered in the Registry Office to be obligatory to the new owners […]
PROBLEMS AMONG THE NEIGHBOURS
Unfortunately, not everybody is respectful with other’s rights. This is especially frequent when living in a community. In some cases, it is just a consequence of mixing cultures; in others […]
IS IT COMPULSORY TO APPROVED STATUTES OF THE COMMUNITY ?
Many people are astonished when the administrator says that there are no statutes in the community. Nevertheless, this is very common in Spain. In fact, the Horizontal Property Law ( […]
HOW TO COUNT THE VOTES IN A GENERAL ASAMBLEY
I have realized that many people are confused about when a decision has passed at a general meeting. First of all, we should know distinguished between three different kind […]
TIME TO CHECK YOUR LEGAL SITUATION WITH YOUR COMMUNITY
In this time of the year many foreigners come to Spain to enjoy their holiday homes and it would be the time to put everything in order. Especially your legal […]
WHO IS ALLOWED TO BE IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Although it is not expressly mentioned in the horizontal property law that the president is the one with the faculties to chair the meeting, this is commonly accepted in correspondence […]
SOME CLARIFICATIONS ABOUT THE REFUTATION OF COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS
Depending on the case, the community agreements should be approved by the unanimous consent; by a special majority of 3/5; by a simple majority, etc. This majority is not […]