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Windows and Glass

Demand for housing changes

According to article 7.2 of the Horizontal Property Law, by placing three-pane windows instead of two-pane windows the aesthetics of the building has been changed, so the community can order the immediate demand and reinstatement to its previous state. On the other hand, if the neighbor who is required, by virtue of agreement of the meeting, to return the window to its previous state does not pay attention within the period given to do so, the community can exercise the action for cessation in ordinary trial.

Housing rehabilitation and energy saving grants

It is difficult for homes in Spain to embrace energy efficiency as such. This is because the communities of neighbors, can not meet the cost of the relevant works to this improvement. Sooner or later these rehabilitations will have to be undertaken, there is no doubt about that. In Spain, 55% of the houses built before 1980 were built without taking into account any energy regulations. At the same time, 85% of homes with green energy certificates do not have a correct rating

When can you refuse to pay a spill?

Every community of owners must pay the monthly community expenses stipulated in the community’s own bylaws. This amount will vary according to the number of dwellings in the building. The derramas as such, will be produced when it is necessary to face an extraordinary expense of the community. These expenses can be due for example to the installation/replacement of an elevator or to the change of the electrical installation of the building.

Unauthorized removal of glazing

If in the Community Meeting an agreement was taken not to allow balcony enclosures, it is not possible to make an enclosure without the authorization of the community if the agreement is still in force and has not been challenged.

Claim for terrace enclosures

If in the Community Meeting an agreement was taken not to allow balcony enclosures, it is not possible to make an enclosure without the authorization of the community if the agreement is still in force and has not been challenged.