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I sit on a RTM company which is reluctant to raise the funds necessary for the commencement of roofing repairs.
I own a top floor flat and have had leaks for 4 years with ad-hoc repairs actioned to resolve this as and when.
We now know there's about a shortfall of £60,000 required to action the necessary repairs to bring this to a close and some directors refuse to raise service charges or put more money into the pot to bring those repairs to fruition. They would rather tackle the roof in stages at considerable more cost longterm and raise funds over a number of years.
If this were to go on, my flat would continue to suffer with leaks and property damage and I refuse to sit here and let this continue to happen. Some directors want to proceed and raise the service charge or levvy to find the £60k by next year and others do not. S20 has been served to leaseholders but we cannot get a consensus to present the costs to them because we cannot get the agreement on how to proceed.
Do I have grounds to sue the RTM (and myself effectively) for breach of lease which maintains we are responsible for upkeep and management of the building? Roof works have been known about since 2015 for context so this has gone on and on. A lack of funds does not absolve them of their obligations.
I own a top floor flat and have had leaks for 4 years with ad-hoc repairs actioned to resolve this as and when.
We now know there's about a shortfall of £60,000 required to action the necessary repairs to bring this to a close and some directors refuse to raise service charges or put more money into the pot to bring those repairs to fruition. They would rather tackle the roof in stages at considerable more cost longterm and raise funds over a number of years.
If this were to go on, my flat would continue to suffer with leaks and property damage and I refuse to sit here and let this continue to happen. Some directors want to proceed and raise the service charge or levvy to find the £60k by next year and others do not. S20 has been served to leaseholders but we cannot get a consensus to present the costs to them because we cannot get the agreement on how to proceed.
Do I have grounds to sue the RTM (and myself effectively) for breach of lease which maintains we are responsible for upkeep and management of the building? Roof works have been known about since 2015 for context so this has gone on and on. A lack of funds does not absolve them of their obligations.
