Property management Mallorca and Andalusia

Amending the statutes of a community of owners requires unanimity as a general rule, with specific exceptions set by law where a three fifths majority of owners and quotas suffices, and the amendment must be registered to bind future purchasers.

Community fees are the owner's share of the annual budget of the community of owners, allocated according to the participation quota recorded in the deed of horizontal division, and they cover maintenance, insurance, services and the legally required reserve fund.

A community of owners must hold at least one general meeting a year, and resolutions are passed by majorities that vary with the type of decision, binding every owner including those who did not attend once the minutes have been circulated.

The three things that damage a closed Mediterranean property over winter are water left under pressure, trapped humidity and an insurance condition breached by leaving it unoccupied, and all three are addressed by a written shutdown routine and regular visits.

The facade of a building is a common element, so the cost of repairing it is shared by all owners in proportion to their participation quota, including ground floor units and those whose windows do not face the works.

Letting a property to tourists in the Balearics without the required licence is a serious administrative offence, sanctioned with fines that run from tens of thousands of euros upwards and that apply to the owner regardless of who managed the booking.