Comments on: Clear as MUD?

By: Paddy Doyle

Paddy Doyle — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 20:25:09 +0000

The management company in my apartment company haven’t had an AGM for over one and a half years. What can I do if anything to ensure such a meeting is held. Also, can you advise on how best to go about setting up a residents association here.

Thank you for your time.
Best wishes
Paddy

By: Bourke Property Management » M U D Bill

Bourke Property Management » M U D Bill — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:25:25 +0000

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By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:49:01 +0000

Mark

Would it be possible for you to drop by one of our resident committee meetings and give a brief talk. We are based in The Coast and Red Arches in Baldoyle. We would be interested in joining up as we have issues here also.

We could assist in putting more demand on the TDs/department/councillors to push for this legislation to be pushed through. If there is an early election this will be put on the backburner.

By: AisD

AisD — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 08:22:07 +0000

Hi All
just found this site, when will this Bill be enacted into law>? Do you we hve a time frame? In my apartment block, the main problem we have is with a visitor of one of the apartment owners has been causing huge problems being drunk and aggressive and waking residents up in the early hours. The owner’s an alcoholic, so is he, but we can’t seem to get rid of him. Gardai have arrested him numerous times but as far as I know in Irish law Barring Orders only relate to domestic disputes, i.e. a partner wanting to get rid of an abusive spouse etc. anyone know anything further about this.? It’s an impossible situation! As a managemetn company we have decided to hold an egm to see if legal proceedings can be taken against the owner for repeated breach of the lease agreement but I doubt it would be succesful. The Courts tend to protect homeowners, even when their are clearly in breach of their lease in terms of antisocial behaviour. thanks

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:51:26 +0000

Hi I’m in a mixed developement Houses, Apartments and Duplex. There are 12 Apartment and Duplex in all and 13 houses. Only the Apartments and Duplex are governed by Management Co.,we are not gated, no lifts, no refuse collection (owners must pay for service). There is no landscaping done as the houses don’t pay the charge. It is a rediculous situation. What can we do?

By: kyla

kyla — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:43:42 +0000

Mark,

I just saw my name there mixed in with a message to Summer. Does the legislation suggest a minimum for the sinking fund. also the first part of my question above

is it possible to set it up if all agreed for houses not to pay to this fund and to only have the appartments pay

any ideas on this?

By: summer

summer — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:41:14 +0000

GIVING input to the government Mark is no good , they are then just then monitoring peoples angry , They are the very ones who never legislated management companies because their crony developer friends and their friends found a loop hole that was not legislated and thus exploited hundreds of apartments buyers and tied them into uncapped management fees, if this site was any good if would get the press behind it and screw DCC and the government and march on the government about this scandal , you are clearly not experienced in PR and maybe you should get it out there .

By: mark

mark — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:32:25 +0000

Summer, sorry you feel that way but we don’t have any connection to DCC – we just use their meeting room as a convenience. We give input to the government as apartment owners and we share knowledge between apartment owners, nothing more than that.

It’s well known that some directors are abusing the money they control but the new legislation goes a long way towards helping apartment owners get rid of those people.

Kyla, the new legislation allows directors to choose the sinking fund contribution and ensures that it is apportioned in a fair and equitable way which should help your problem.

By: summer

summer — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:22:18 +0000

I do not rate this site nor the fact that you administrators have a good grasp of knowledge, experience or exposure to have any input ,

DCC are the government and they have power , there is corruption going on between management companies and the way they carry on, the are nothing but a legal extortion racket , Directors on boards of management companies have proven to be fiddling and the government known full well , wake up apartment owners and shake yourselves to what is going on

By: kyla

kyla — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:16:29 +0000

hi i would like to ask if there is anything in the proposed legislation regarding the sinking fund. i am in a mixed development. for the last 5 years all have paid into the fund but it has always been used for legal fees for debtors. is it possible to set it up if all agreed for houses not to pay to this fund and to only have the appartments pay