I have an apartment in Dublin and having trouble with the management company. It seems we no longer have it externally run and now it is self-governed. I have never paid too much attention to the AGM letters and notifications as I dont live there at present. I know that I should have and even attended meetings and perhaps tried to get on the committee, but I have been under some pressure focussing on other pressing issues till now.
However, I have tenants in there and I have a letting agent who looks after them on my behalf. But the woman who "runs" the building is being extremely difficult, and it seems, terrifies most other owners and tenants in the building. I wouldnt mind except that it does affect my tenants. This has been ongoing for some 4 years now and we have overcome each hurdle. But from going into shrill screaming fits whenever she seems my letting agent and tells him that he is trespassing and she will call the guards every time she sees him, to refusing to have the lift fixed for 6 weeks because "everyone was using it to transport their bicycles upstairs" etc etc. Ive also had damage to my roof and it took months of endless diplomatic letters and a solicitor to get her to call out the insurance company to have a look and fix it. Very emotional and volatile person. Its been a headache.
My tenants lost their keys 5 weeks ago and I learned from last time that one has to write very friendly letters and wait at least 2 weeks for a response. But this time she is not responding, nor to emails, and is hanging up on the phone each time I call. No explanation or reason why.
It seems that these keys cannot be authorized by anyone else, and not even my title deeds and a solicitor can persuade the Lock shop guys. My tenants will eventually move out as they wait for ages to be let in and out by trusting neighbors and strangers every evening after work, and of course the next set of tenants will be equally stuck. Not something I need with my mortgage and cash flow trouble.
Questions:
1- Is there any other way one get keys cut, no matter how circuitous or expensive?
2 - Legally what recourse do I have if there are loss of rental income earnings over this? She has cost me money before but I was just relieved to finally get that problem sorted for the sake of happy tenants and didnt pursue it. My understanding is that one cannot sue as its effectively like suing oneself as she represents our building ,as elected by us. Can I pursue her personally instead or is our relationship only owner - director bound and nothing else?
However, I have tenants in there and I have a letting agent who looks after them on my behalf. But the woman who "runs" the building is being extremely difficult, and it seems, terrifies most other owners and tenants in the building. I wouldnt mind except that it does affect my tenants. This has been ongoing for some 4 years now and we have overcome each hurdle. But from going into shrill screaming fits whenever she seems my letting agent and tells him that he is trespassing and she will call the guards every time she sees him, to refusing to have the lift fixed for 6 weeks because "everyone was using it to transport their bicycles upstairs" etc etc. Ive also had damage to my roof and it took months of endless diplomatic letters and a solicitor to get her to call out the insurance company to have a look and fix it. Very emotional and volatile person. Its been a headache.
My tenants lost their keys 5 weeks ago and I learned from last time that one has to write very friendly letters and wait at least 2 weeks for a response. But this time she is not responding, nor to emails, and is hanging up on the phone each time I call. No explanation or reason why.
It seems that these keys cannot be authorized by anyone else, and not even my title deeds and a solicitor can persuade the Lock shop guys. My tenants will eventually move out as they wait for ages to be let in and out by trusting neighbors and strangers every evening after work, and of course the next set of tenants will be equally stuck. Not something I need with my mortgage and cash flow trouble.
Questions:
1- Is there any other way one get keys cut, no matter how circuitous or expensive?
2 - Legally what recourse do I have if there are loss of rental income earnings over this? She has cost me money before but I was just relieved to finally get that problem sorted for the sake of happy tenants and didnt pursue it. My understanding is that one cannot sue as its effectively like suing oneself as she represents our building ,as elected by us. Can I pursue her personally instead or is our relationship only owner - director bound and nothing else?