make everyone pay

[loonyliz]

I'm new to this site, I have already put this in but I think it is in the wrong place - I live in a tenement building which was built approx. 1900 with 12 owner/occupied flats in it. We recently discovered that the roof was needing renewed, the chimneys pulled down, the gutters and d/pipes replaced etc. at first everyone was allright about paying their share.

Now that we have the estimates 2 out of the twelve are digging their heels in about paying their share. Am I right in saying that there is something in the title deeds of the house that says they have to do common repairs by law. If this is the case - how would you suggest we approach this (Scottish law).

[Amethyst]

Re: make everyone pay

Do you have a copy of the title deeds ?

Registers of Scotland Executive Agency


Thats probably the best place to begin.

Are the 2 household refusing to pay outright on principle?, or is it the amount being too high for them to manage ?

[enaid]

Re: make everyone pay

Found some good info on here for you to sift through, if it doesn't help too much with the present problem, it will definately help you to make sure it doesn't happen in the future.


This section is aimed at home owners who live in a flat, tenement or apartment block. It explains how you and your neighbours can work together to keep your building well maintained, and what you should do if repair work needs to be carried out to common areas such as the roof or stairs.

Working together to maintain common areas

This content applies to Scotland only. Why is this important?
Housing laws vary between Scotland and England. This page applies to Scotland only. Get advice relating to England

This page explains what common areas are and looks at how you and your neighbours can work together to maintain common areas of your building. This may help prevent the need for large, expensive repairs in the future.
Contents

• What are common areas?
• Who is responsible for maintenance of common areas?
• How can I ensure the building is kept in good condition?
• How do I set up an owners' meeting?
• What should happen at an owners' meeting?
• How do we pay for maintenance work?
• What if we want to make improvements to the building?
• New rules under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006

[loonyliz]

Re: make everyone pay

Thanks for all that info, some of `this has been done but the title deeds have not been checked not by myself anyway and I am presuming no-one else has when they have not said so. I was just thinking about the title deeds last night (nothing to do with this) just in general, so I should telephone my mortgage provider to check that they have them and to see if they will send me a copy (the mortgage does not end until February 2012.