{"id":11590,"date":"2016-04-26T16:57:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T09:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/dubai-landlord-questions-extra-air-conditioning-charge\/"},"modified":"2016-04-28T18:22:15","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T11:22:15","slug":"dubai-landlord-questions-extra-air-conditioning-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/dubai-landlord-questions-extra-air-conditioning-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai landlord questions extra air conditioning charge"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nI have two questions related to air conditioning: 1. I am a landlord of an apartment where I live. I pay the service charge to the management company and separately an AC bill to the management company as well. Recently, the bills have been hiked up by an added “shared common areas” cost without any notification of reason or agreement of the landlords. Shouldn’t such charges for common areas already be part of the service charge? 2. The AC system of the building in common areas regularly gets over-humid during summer months and drops of water leak over ceiling lightings. The management company refuses to fix the fault, although it creates danger. Any solutions? MK, Dubai It would appear strange that the said charges for common areas were not already part of the communal service charges, so before paying I would definitely question this. The other point to make is how they arrived at their final figure. All maintenance fees and charges are payable by the landlord\/owner, so make sure you are satisfied with the accounting before settling your bill. The problem with leaks within buildings from chilled water pipes\/AC systems is not uncommon throughout the UAE. The management company is responsible for repairs to these leaks in the common areas, but again the cost of this often finds its way through to owners’ service charge bills eventually. The normal practice of repairs within private units is, however, down to the individual owner.business@thenational.aeFollow The National’s Business section on Twitter
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