Gardening Leave

I am sure many readers will have encountered problems regarding community
law and how the law is interpreted by those administering it.

I bought my town house in May 2004 and contribute 19% towards community fees
which I believe is for the maintenance and up keep of the communal property
areas or land owned by the community including Swimming pool, lighting, carp
parks and gardens.

My dilemma is as follows, the committee expect me to maintain and pay for
two gardens adjacent to my house stating that the previous occupier paid for
a gardner herself.

I have repeatedly raised the question on the validity by the community not
to include as part of its responsibility the garden maintenance of those
community gardens adjacent to my house.

There appears to be no mention of any individual responsibility to the
maintenance of the gardens in question in the Escritura signed in May 2004.
The Escritura does highlight the need for a general maintenance fee which at
the time was set at least 800 euros for the purpose of the upkeep and
maintenance of the urbanisation which includes the swimming pool, lighting
to selected areas and garden areas.

It is understood that the garden areas in question belong to the community
together with other garden areas around other dwellings. That being the case
how can it be that other garden areas at the front or back of properties are
paid for by the whole community including me and that I should receive no
contribution from the community to maintain those at the side and back of my
property.

any advice welcome