SOME POINTS ABOUT THE PROXIES
As you all may know, you could be represented by someone else in a General Assembly. The Horizontal Property Law ( LPH) says in the first paragraph of the […]
Community of owners
WHO COULD BE SUED FOR THE UNPAYMENT OF THE COMMUNITY FEES?
Initially we could think that this question has a very simple answer, “The Owner”, but things may get very complicated. I would like to concentrate in two different […]
THE PRESIDENT CAN NOT START LEGAL ACTIONS ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT THE PREVIOUS APPROVAL IN AN AGM OR EGM
There are many times when the community needs to initiate legal actions against an owner or a supplier or a third party. Historically, our courts have understood that the president […]
SECRET VOTING IN COMMUNITIES
Some communities use a voting system that does not comply with the horizontal Property Law. I refer in this article to the secret voting system. In these communities […]
HOW TO DEAL WITH MISBEHAVIOUR IN A COMMUNITY?
Unfortunately, not everybody is respectful towards other’s rights. This is especially frequent when living in a community. In some cases it is just a consequence of mixing cultures; in […]
CURRENT REGULATION OF THE ALTERATION OF THE CONFIGURATION AND AESTHETIC OF THE BUILDING
On the 28th June 2013, Spanish Government approved a modification of the horizontal property law. Many things have changed but not many people are aware that one of […]
WHAT TO DO WHEN THE QUOTA COEFFICIENTS ARE CLEARLY UNFAIR?
According to HPL (Horizontal Property Law), the budget of a community is shared among all the owners according to the quota coefficients, which it is a percentage on the […]
WHO CAN CALL FOR A GENERAL MEETING
Many owners go to the administration office asking for an EGM because they consider there is an important issue to be discussed. In many cases, these owners have problems […]
WHO IS ALLOWED TO BE IN THE GENERAL MEETING AND WHO IS LEADING THE MEETING
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 […]
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 […]