harlemangel
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I recently received a solicitors letter from the management company in my estate, requesting that I pay outstanding fees due to them over the last few years.
I have refused to pay the fees based on the following:
a) I learned after the first year that not all houses in the estate are paying these fees.
b) No committee exists, nor is anyone in the estate a member of any management board to have an input into how the funds are best spent.
c) There has never been any correspondance from the management company bar the letters requesting payment.
d) There has never been any type of AGM or meeting held to my knowledge.
e) There has never been a statement of accounts issued.
I signed a contract when purchasing the house which stated that management fees would be payable every year. However my question is do I still need to pay these fees based on what I stated above?
Note, I do not have a problem paying the fees, if it were evident that what I paid has been put to good use. However, it seems to me that the management company was setup by the builder, and he took a chance on some households paying the fees and others not.
Thanks for your input.
I have refused to pay the fees based on the following:
a) I learned after the first year that not all houses in the estate are paying these fees.
b) No committee exists, nor is anyone in the estate a member of any management board to have an input into how the funds are best spent.
c) There has never been any correspondance from the management company bar the letters requesting payment.
d) There has never been any type of AGM or meeting held to my knowledge.
e) There has never been a statement of accounts issued.
I signed a contract when purchasing the house which stated that management fees would be payable every year. However my question is do I still need to pay these fees based on what I stated above?
Note, I do not have a problem paying the fees, if it were evident that what I paid has been put to good use. However, it seems to me that the management company was setup by the builder, and he took a chance on some households paying the fees and others not.
Thanks for your input.