Communal Property Rules
Posted: 19 Mar 2008 20:22
Hi
I am part of a Resident's Committee for a Complex and we have just found out that our service provider has not paid communal utility bills on the grounds that our Community has not paid fully for services provided (because some owners have not paid their fees). However all along we have been advised by the service provider that utility bills were part of the service provision and outstanding fees due from individual owners would be a debt against that owner not the Community.
On a separate note the service provider is also of the opinion that it can treat contingency funds in a similar way i.e off set them against under paid service charges?
Does anyone consider that the service provider is able to off set utility bills and/or contingency funds in this way?
I am part of a Resident's Committee for a Complex and we have just found out that our service provider has not paid communal utility bills on the grounds that our Community has not paid fully for services provided (because some owners have not paid their fees). However all along we have been advised by the service provider that utility bills were part of the service provision and outstanding fees due from individual owners would be a debt against that owner not the Community.
On a separate note the service provider is also of the opinion that it can treat contingency funds in a similar way i.e off set them against under paid service charges?
Does anyone consider that the service provider is able to off set utility bills and/or contingency funds in this way?