Re: Request of service charges reduction to Emaar

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Mike Morgan

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Apr 19, 2011, 4:32:11 AM4/19/11
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Dear All,

Just to ask, has there been any progress?
Are we still waiting on REWA to come back with the confirmed fees or is it sitting with EMAAR?

Any news, is news!

Kind regards,

Mike Morgan

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Sent: Tue, March 29, 2011 7:23:23 PM
Subject: Re: Request of service charges reduction to Emaar

Dear Omar, 

The interim board main task and priority is to protect owners’ interest and ensure that the service provider is providing value for money services (ie best services for good price).

From my point of view the most important task it is to get detailed scope of work, bill of quantity or bill of material and make sure it is correct, any work should go through a transparent tendering process.

After the economical down turn everything has been down including salaries, maintenance contracts to service providers why this was not reflected to the owners.

If we are partly paying for the external common area as the park and fountain, the charge should be evenly divided with all the other projects including deducting revenue Emaar is getting from all the events in the park.

Once the charges are reduced and approved by RERA, we should make sure all are paying as per Dubai law and we can suggest ways to improve the comunities.

Thanks

Elena Carabelli

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Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 10:20 PM
Subject: RE: Request of service charges reduction to Emaar

Dear Elena,

 

I fully agree that we need to keep the pressure up and demand more information to control the service charges. May I ask you for your opinion on what priorities and challenges you think we will face in getting a working HOA up and running apart from the control/reduction of service charges?

 

Kind Regards,

Omar Shamma

 

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Dear June,

After 3 years of paying service charges without any transparency, RERA have given us the possibility to have a voice and be able to control them (as every else in the world). We have invested our money in Dubai and will be quite scary otherwise……..

The interim board has been finally form, not for Emaar will, but because RERA have formally asked Emaar to comply with the law and finally form this Interim Board even for our projects. Why do you think was form?

The Interim board should them present with Emaar the service charges to RERA  for their approval only after checking all the documents, tenders, scope of work, account, payment and so on. Will be against the law to cover this position and present the service charges to RERA without having done think correctly. This is why you are representing all the owners and their interest, and RERA want the interest of the owner to be protect. This is for Dubai image and future investment. this information have been confirm directly by RERA and underline that they are giving us the opportunity to check the account and service charges.

Interim board work it is really important and it is representing all the owner interest and right and if you cannot do it following the request of the majority of the owner at the assembly it is better if all the board member will be replace with  other owners that can at least try. other developer in Dubai have reduce service charges and at least have show same respect to the owners, again what it is happening now, I do not belive  is reflecting Emaar vision.

 

Again I cannot believe that after such economic break a company such Emaar did not restructure to reduce charges. This is insulting  us owner and make us lose faith in Emaar.

As you have notice all the owner at the assembly was complaining about the service charges.

We want formally to ask Emaar to reduce the service charges.

 

Thanks

Elena Carabelli

----- Original Message -----

Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 6:58 PM

Subject: RE: Breakdown of operating costs for old town B

 

Dear June,
 
The interim home association has a lot of power very similar to HOA power, in particular it has all the right to challenge the budget, approve or disapprove. This is NOT my personal view, it is Rera's and land department's  view.
It is our right as owners to challenge EMAAR's budget.
The majority of the owners that attended the first owners meeting complained about the high services charges and as ian nterim board we should respect this and don t ignore and divert the agenda to other topics.
 
Looking forward to discuss the budget in our next meeting.
I hope EMAAR will open up and start sharing with us the required information.
 
 
Rgrds
Ghassan
 
 
 

Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 14:11:44 +0400
Subject: Re: Breakdown of operating costs for old town B
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Dear Ghassan,

 

The e-mail I sent you on the 25th of March had the reply from Marcelino Colaco stating that you and Elena would be contacted to invite you to the next interim board meeting.  He is the contact to use for discussions/meetings.

 

Marcelino Colaco
Community Coordinator
Emaar Community Management
Emaar Properties PJSC
  
Tel: + 971 4 3673333
Direct tel: + 971 4 3673109
Fax: + 971 4 3673750
Email: Mco...@emaar.ae
www.emaar.com

 

 

As far as the reduction of service fees for Old Town B, the interim board has no powers to demand this no matter how many times it is said.  The only approval needed for the 2011 fees is from RERA.  I know you will disagree but until the Formal Owners Association is formed we have no choice concerning this years fees. Looking forward to next year we will have control of who the AM will be but we must also take note that the future Owners Association does not have carte blanche, it still must get RERA approval.

 

Regards

 

June

 

 



 

On 27 March 2011 16:25, ghassan ullayk <gul...@hotmail.com> wrote:

Dear all,
 
1. June, we need meeting(s) for interim board to discuss/review in details 2011 budget with EMAAR.
2. We can do a lot about the services fees reduction NOW and in the future if interim board wants to.  
3. Majority of owners are determined to decrease services fees significantly as such this should be our priority and the key measure for the interim board success is to achieve this.
4. EMAAR can not impose any services fees on the owners without approval from interim board as per RERA's directions. If you' ve heard otherwise it is simply incorrect or misleading information. So we have the upper hand NOW and in the future to manage our community.
5. June pls reconfirm to EMAAR again to add Ghassan & Elena to the Interim board distribution list.
6. Omar, it is not recommended from security perspective that we share an email address. It is advisable that we keep communicating through owners original email addresses. 

 
Rgrds
Ghassan

 

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Apr 19, 2011, 6:05:53 AM4/19/11
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Hi Mike,
We are waiting on EMAAR to provide budget information to the board. Budget has to be approved by the interim board as per RERA's regulations and directions.
Rgrds
Ghassan 
 
Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:32:11 -0700
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