The developers of our apartment block appear to have retained two units which they rent out. I say appear because the units have never shown up in the Land Registry records, but they (Land Registry) warned that there could be another explanation other than the developers simply keeping them. The OMC asked the developers if they are the true owners several times over the years, but they ignored all our enquiries. We even asked the tenants to help us. They pay monthly rent in cash to a person who identifies herself by her first name only. It is an unusual name, and is also the first name of one of the two directors.
As we have no address or name for the owners we attach invoices and statements to the apartment doors every year. We copy these to the developers' address, stating each time that we believe them to be the owners, and they never acknowledged receipt of these, so they never denied that they were the owners.
Now the developers are in receivership. We sent letters to the receivers alerting them about the unpaid fees, with details of dates and amounts, and added the caveat that while we have no proof that the developers own the units, the indications point to them.
The receivers ignored our letters too.
Do the receivers have any obligation to communicate with us?
Are the receivers legally bound to pay the overdue management fees to us from the proceeds of sale of the two apartments, regardless who owned them?
If the receivers are legally bound, have we done enough by alerting them about the unpaid management fees owed to us? This figure stands at over €12,000.
As we have no address or name for the owners we attach invoices and statements to the apartment doors every year. We copy these to the developers' address, stating each time that we believe them to be the owners, and they never acknowledged receipt of these, so they never denied that they were the owners.
Now the developers are in receivership. We sent letters to the receivers alerting them about the unpaid fees, with details of dates and amounts, and added the caveat that while we have no proof that the developers own the units, the indications point to them.
The receivers ignored our letters too.
Do the receivers have any obligation to communicate with us?
Are the receivers legally bound to pay the overdue management fees to us from the proceeds of sale of the two apartments, regardless who owned them?
If the receivers are legally bound, have we done enough by alerting them about the unpaid management fees owed to us? This figure stands at over €12,000.
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