Balcones Development - Community First Meeting and AGM

Hi all,

I assume that you have received email re the first meeting on Tuesday 10th March at 20:00 and 20:30 hours at the Balcones pool side. I wanted to start this tread to get other peoples thoughts on this issue. I do realise that the community committee needs to be set up and that it will be difficult for those of us who live in the UK etc. to be on the committee as we would have difficulty attending these meetings. I have requested that future meetings be held on Friday evenings at similar time of day so that there is a greater opportunity for owners to be able to attend these meetings and contribute to the committee if they wish. Having the meeting late Friday would enable owners to fly out from the UK or other parts of Europe on Friday and return Saturday or Sunday so they only need to take 1 day leave from work. Alternatively they could fly out Thursday or Friday for a long weekend break and return Sunday and this may only require 2 days leave from work.

I have emailed my request to Rudina and asked Phil & Cath if they will represent us at this first meeting and pose the question re time and day for future meetings.

Any thoughts welcome.

Raileng (Trevor)

Hi there

We agree with you.  We have also emailed Phil and Cath to represent us as we can not get

to the meeting at such short notice.

All the best  Jeff and Viv

Hi all

We are happy for Phil and Cath to represent us, but no disrespect to them, but we do not wish any financial decisions to be made without reference to us.

I am also concerned who the committee will consist of, as I believe only Phil and Cath with be present, possibly with Pepe, and also concerned the meeting will be in Spanish.

Please let me know your thoughts.

Regards

Chris/Ang

Hi all,

I have been reading some useful information about Urbanisation Committees. You may wish to read the attached link.

http://www.spainexpat.com/spain/information/spanish_property_communidad/#what

You will note that decisions can only be taken at the meeting by those attending or by representation and when these are agreed you are obliged to comply. I note that an administrator is appointed and this is a paid position. Depending who is appointed to this role, and they must have apropriate qualification, it could be expensive for the community.

Is everyone happy to have a committee set up at this stage when approx only 30% of properties have been sold?

Regards,

raileng

Hi all,

I am disappointed that I have had no official notice of this meeting by mail or e-mail as should have been done according to the web site Raileng put us on to.

I am also disappointed that the lift is not working nearly a year after Balcones received the habitation certificate. Surely with European law this would be required for the place to be habitable in the first place.

I feel we should have received 4 - 6 weeks notice of this meeting so that we were able to attend. Has anyone received any official notice of this meeting? It was only thanks to Phil & Cath that we heard about it.

I also feel that it would be unhealthy for Rudina to have a majority vote, if this is the case, in the community, by owning 70% of the buildings. This would be a monopoly I feel. Does anyone know if Rudina will have to pay community fees for the unsold apartments?

Can anyone tell me if the water and electricity situation has been resolved?

I honestly feel this meeting should be posponed and convened at a later date giving owners a reasonable timescale in which to attend.

Cheers,

Ferryman  

Hi

I believe from the information I received and forwarded to Phil today,  that Rudina are responsible for the community fees on all unsold apartments.

Would it not be better if the people purchasing on Mirador where offered a transfer to Balcones?

Thanks

Chris

Hi all,

Thanks to Phil & Cath for attending the first meeting and getting it postponed until Easter to enable most owners to attend.

How many owners will be there that week and/or plan to go for the meeting?

I hope to go for the meeting, subject to others attending and that I will not be in hospital. I am waiting for date to go in for refurbishment, I need it! and will be out of action for 2 weeks.

Regards,

raileng

Hi all,

The first phase of apartments includes 20 townhouses and 62 apartments as you know about the sales agreement.

So, RUDINA sign up sales contracts for more than 41 units of the properties and that is you must count. (Only first phase)

Maybe, Rudina is not with more of 50% for the meeting and less might than you.

Best Regards and Good Luck

Hi everybody

We are unable to attend the next meeting.  We will be at Balcones last weekend in March and then 5 June until Friday 12 June.

Jeff and Viv

Hi all,

We are over from the 2nd -12th April so will be at the meeting.

Jayne & Roger

Hi all

We shall be able to attend, and we look forward to meeting you all.

Julie & Steve

Hi All

Will will be in Iznalloz between 8th - 12th April, therefore will be able to attend the meeting.

Regards

Chris & Angie

Is the next meeting on 7 April or 11 April?  The letter that we got stated only 7th, and then in the bottom part where you can nominate a substitute it says 10/3/2009.

Best wishes,
Mike

Hi Mike and Everybody,

We too noticed the dates were wrong on the Authorisation Form, so I've contacted Eva, the Administrator and asked her to re-send them to cover 12 months, as this was agreed at the last 'meeting,'  If you don't get a revised version in the next couple of days,  perhaps it would be best if everyone else contacted her as well.  The meeting is on the 11th April.

Cheers

Phil and Cath

Hi everyone,

I'm sorry but I have had to cancel my flight to attend the meeting on the 11th due to a family berevement.

I hope all goes well.

Cheers,

Ferryman

Hi everyone,

We were unable to attend the meeting. Has there been any feedback about decisions, etc? Perhaps that will come from the administrator?

Best wishes,

Mike

Hi I don't have an apartment on your complex, but I just came across your website.  My husband and I  bought a run down village house in Iznalloz 18 months ago so I know where you are.  We have an apartment on the coast on the Costa del Sol, and I think what you need to do is elect a president.  All the communities in this area have to have a president and most including ours have an administrator. And as you rightly say the community has to pay the administrator a fee.  The job of the president is to oversee the running of the community and all the community funds are held by the administrator. There is an annual meeting and during the year the president sends regular info by email re important info/issues for the residents.  Every penny has to be accounted for and where we live if you want to see an invoice or have a query you can go to the administrator for the info. If you have gardens you may have to employ a gardener or maybe even a community cleaner/maintenance person In a way it is like having your own business owned by a large family.  I have heard of a community that has decided to run everything themselves to save money, I don't know whether and how it works but I imagine it could be quite difficult.  The president's job is non payable and some are good and some not so good. I read of one who defrauded the community out of thousands of euros, I don't know how or why. We have a really good president who makes good decisions unlike the previous one who just wasted money so was voted out. If you don't have an administrator and I am sure you would be very careful with your choice, who holds all the cash? it's food for thought.

regards hope this helps Kathy