Some residents’ associations are run better than others. Obviously this depends a lot on the initiative of the proprietors themselves. Problems can arise in complexes where there are a high number of non-resident owners with little or no representation and a few residents who tend to dominate the running of the association. In some cases this can result in an abuse of power.

Experience shows that professional representation is often the only way to deal with such residents’ associations. The alternative is a series of frustrating discussions and little decisive action. Non-residents can experience problems like being overcharged or finding that the services they have paid for are badly carried out or not provided at all. The situation is often further complicated because notifications of important meetings do not reach the non-resident because they are not sent to his home address or he cannot understand them because they are written in Spanish.

As a member of a Comunidad de Propietarios you need professional representation to ensure that your opinions are heard, your vote counts, matters that concern you are dealt with and the association is run efficiently.

Our legal team’s long experience of representing non-resident members of Comunidades de Propietarios on the Costa del Sol has given us special expertise in this field.