my condo has a few handful of people who refuse to pay maintenance. what are the ways to encourage them to pay?

1. legal methods
- yes but lengthy and costly

2. cut water cut electricity
- cannot because is individual meters

3. cut access card
- cannot because usually the defaulter is the condo owner but the tenant is innocent



ideas guys?

ya i was tenant before so i know the issue. one side they are obligated to pay the rental, one side they are being harrased by management office.

the idea is to encourage payment without going to extremes.

ya re-registration of cards is a good idea

yes you are right. can only take loose items, and need to auction them off.
its a time consuming and not efficient.

there are cases where if the access card is blocked, the tenants become angry and aggressive on the security guards.

on asking the tenant to pay the maintenance, that agreement between tenant and owner. if the tenant dint pay owner in full, then the tenant breach contract with the owner.

well done michael. thats should be a good case study for all of us here.

On water bills, it depends if your bill comes from management or from the state water company.

if from management, then the management can have the right to cut water.
if from state, then its not allowed to cut

same goes to power. its true especially for shops like mid valley.

done all that lo

bought over from previous owner i presume
for the sale to happen, the management office will need to issue a letter to declare that the previous owner has no outstanding management fees

ask your lawyer about this letter and it should help you clear your name.

yes its lawful. in fact its a good idea. the lift cost a lot to maintain u know.

if no pay = walk stair.