Angel2016 wrote: » All management companies at the start of the year give the owners of the apartment an invoice and along with that a breakdown of the charges that make up the maintenance fee I would suggest you ask for a copy of that and you will see if they are charging seperately for waste disposal this sounds bizarre to me as I own a one bed in a complex of 60 apartments which was bought over last year not my building but all of the other apartments and units around it in D24 and we just pay for the waste disposal in the fee so if they were charging separate I would want to check its not on the breakdown as that would be double charging it if you like.
nothing wrote: » I'll try to keep this brief but factual, having trouble finding information. I rent an apartment, in a complex with 60+ other dwellings. Last year, a company bought the complex and a new management company was put in place. They included in the new leases that waste charges were the tenents' responsibility, though up until now there have been no charges. As expected, they now wish to charge, which I have no issue with in principle. They want €20 a month per dwelling. I'm not sure what the occupancy rate is exactly, but it's certainly over two thirds. What I'm wondering is - How much notice should be given for this new monthly charge (if there are rules and/or guidelines at all)? Am I entitled to see a bill of some kind to verify that my €20 a month is actually paying off a waste charge bill? Can I negotiate the amount given that I am a single occupancy dwelling and the majority of other dwellings have 2 to 4 occupants? I'm not trying to weasel my way out of paying, I just want to be sure that I pay a fair amount since I do not have the option of shopping around. Thanks for any help and advice.
P. Breathnach wrote: » I presume that up to now you have been paying management charges, and that these have included the cost of refuse disposal. I also take it that there was no reduction given to you because of single occupancy. I suspect that what has happened is that the owners have decided to break these charges out of the general management charge. They are responsible for the charges on the vacant units, and might be using this mechanism to reduce their costs (on the basis that vacant units do not use refuse disposal services). You have signed an agreement, and you are bound by it. There is a reasonable case for them to have to prove to you that what you are being asked to pay is justified.
