What does one do when a complex is not being managed properly?
I thought that I was coming to a well run site in Calis but not so.
There is a severe ground flooding problem that we were unaware of when we bought the property & I have discovered that the complex manager has not managed to address this problem in over a year.
Despite requests he refuses to have a meeting or to show the paperwork for the site finances. I have taken steps to improve my own villa access by raising the paving slabs & have diverted some of the rainwater from the roof to discharge onto the road. Having done this his family then had the cheek to start using my access to save them trudging through the floods! I have now had a lock put on my access gate & he has complained about that!
The rules say that you can't put up walls in the complex but others have been allowed to do so plus lock their gates.
He agreed to have an informal meeting today but it has not happened, no surprize there!
I am going to have a meeting with my builder and a Turkish lawyer to see what rights I have & what can be done.
I am being told that "these things commonly happen on complexes" pity I had not known about that before commiting to buying a villa on a complex!
We were told that it was perfectly ok to bring our dogs & spent nearly £3,000 bringing them from Scotland. Three months after moving in to the villa the manager has now produced a bit of paper saying that it is against site policy to have ANY animals & legal action will be taken against anyone doing so. There is, however, already two families on the site with dogs so I don't know what will happen.
The communal water pump was not working & I was told by the manager's wife that it was irrepairable. Being the cynical person that i am I got a builder to check it out & paid the sum of 60 TL to have it repaired.
I absolutely love Turkey but there are aspects that have shocked me regarding unfair dealing by some people when dealing with Yabangis!
I am told that our "Manager" is friends with the local mayor & I should be careful. I suspect, however, that the mayor will be keen to be seen to be squeeky clean following the jailing of the Olu Deniz mayor recently
my advice to anyone thinking to buy property in Turkey on a complex is: Dont commit to anything until you have WRITTEN evidence of site rules & things like policy regarding pets. Insist on a meeting with the site manager before parting with cash!
Watch this space for continuing saga & any practical advice welcomed.