Today we received an upsetting email from the management company of our complex saying there has been a complaint, and that the Town Hall have been out to the complex for an inspection. Apparently all the properties who've converted their garages (40-50% of the development) are soon to be hit with a fineâ€" and worse, a request to remove the alterations! :o
We were assured by everyone this would not happen, and the management company have even sent out guidelines of which styles of alterations were acceptable. Obviously, we have done the wrong thing, but we did it on what we thought was good advice. We have been advised by the management company to immediately apply for whatever the equivalent of retention there is, so we've contacted the architect recommended, though we have yet to hear anything back. (Poor guy is probably inundated with requests tonight.)
Has anyone been through this before? Does anyone have any advice on where to go from here, or how to speed the process up? Any and all assistance would be appreciated.
If you followed the guidelines of which styles of alterations were acceptable according to the management company it seems to me that they are liable.
If you made alterations, u should have applied for licence to do so from townhall. They would decide if the work is allowed or not. The opinion or advice of the management company is irrelevant and are not responsible for anything. The community would decide on styles that everyone should adhere to, etc but the townhall decides on legality.
Wait until a notice is served before doing anything. Afterall the damage is already done. It could be that the architect is having a slow month and needs work, lol. The notice should be sent to you directly from the town hall, not the community. You are an individual owner. I presume you pay IBI directly to the town hall!
If the structure is more than 4 years old, you'll probably get away with getting a certificate de antiguedad.
Don't worry, verbal threats are worthless. wait for official notification.
What complex are you on?
I'll guess Amuley Mar
Me too Deso.
Quote from: calculator on August 10, 2018, 11:19:57 AM
If you made alterations, u should have applied for licence to do so from townhall. They would decide if the work is allowed or not. The opinion or advice of the management company is irrelevant and are not responsible for anything. The community would decide on styles that everyone should adhere to, etc but the townhall decides on legality.
Wait until a notice is served before doing anything. Afterall the damage is already done. It could be that the architect is having a slow month and needs work, lol. The notice should be sent to you directly from the town hall, not the community. You are an individual owner. I presume you pay IBI directly to the town hall!
If the structure is more than 4 years old, you'll probably get away with getting a certificate de antiguedad.
Don't worry, verbal threats are worthless. wait for official notification.
Spot on ..