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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Rental unit house owners of San Marino Residences, one of many properties developed by Landtraders World Properties Company on the North Reclamation Space in Cebu Metropolis, are crying foul over what they describe as years of neglect, monetary mismanagement, and alleged abandonment by the developer.
From damaged elevators and fireplace hazards to mounting electrical energy money owed and unpaid affiliation dues, owners say they’ve been left in dire circumstances whereas nonetheless being pressured to pay exorbitant charges.
A home-owner who requested anonymity for safety causes reached out to CDN Digital to disclose the continued ordeal.
“Good night, ma’am. Not solely is electrical energy our drawback, however the constructing itself, grabe, gi-abandon mi sa developer for a couple of years na. The 2 elevators are damaged, and although we’ve got been complaining for years, they maintain ignoring us.”
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The resident lamented that regardless of paying affiliation dues, upkeep points have been left unaddressed. She highlighted the truth that their charges had doubled through the years with none enhancements.
“They maintain amassing affiliation dues however by no means spent it to restore or clear the constructing. Initially, they charged us P70 per sq. meter, however 2-3 years in the past, they elevated it to P130. We don’t perceive the place our cash goes as a result of they by no means do their job of holding the constructing protected and livable. We’ve fireplace hazard warnings, however we don’t know the place to go for assist. It appears like we’re being ignored and deserted, but they proceed demanding fee from us.”
Landtraders has but to reply to calls and messages from CDN Digital as of this writing. Makes an attempt to achieve the corporate via their official Fb web page and a number of contact numbers on March 4 have gone unanswered.
A whole lot left at the hours of darkness
The scandal surrounding Landtraders escalated when Visayan Electrical Firm (VECO) minimize off energy to a few of its residential properties—San Marino Residences, Corinthians Residences, and Royal Backyard Residences—on account of unpaid electrical energy payments amounting to hundreds of thousands of pesos.
Regardless of owners asserting that they’d been diligently paying their dues, their funds had been allegedly not remitted to VECO, leading to mass disconnection.
The facility cutoff has affected greater than 392 models in San Marino Residences and round 270 models in Corinthians Residences, leaving households in misery.
Many unit house owners declare they’ve all the time settled their obligations on time, solely to be left at the hours of darkness on account of alleged monetary mismanagement by the developer.
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Developer shifts blame
Regardless of mounting allegations, Landtraders earlier denied mismanagement, arguing that they’d beforehand superior funds for electrical energy through the COVID-19 pandemic and Storm Odette when some owners struggled to pay.
“Landtraders World Properties Company went the additional mile by advancing funds for the builders’ payments of its unsold models. This help was offered to make sure uninterrupted operational providers. Nonetheless, as a lot as we wish to proceed providing this degree of assist, our diminishing stock limits our capability to maintain these advances,” the corporate acknowledged.
The developer urged owners to take duty for paying their dues to stop additional service interruptions.
Nonetheless, unit house owners strongly dispute these claims, declaring the corporate’s double requirements.
“Kung naay usa ka buwan nga wa ka kabayad, putlan dayon mi. Dili unhappy na tinuod nga dili mi kabayad tanan,” they stated.
(If there’s a month that we had not paid, they’d minimize off electrical energy. It’s not true that each one of us can not pay.)
Metropolis Corridor steps in
On February 25, Cebu Metropolis Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia directed the Workplace of the Constructing Official (OBO) to analyze the affected buildings. Whereas acknowledging that condominium administration falls underneath personal jurisdiction, Garcia stated that public welfare was in danger.
“It doesn’t anymore contain simply your organization; it includes your entire metropolis of Cebu, and as Mayor, I’ve to step in,” Garcia stated.
He warned Landtraders that its operations remained topic to compliance with enterprise, constructing, and occupancy permits.
Metropolis Corridor has additionally requested VECO to revive energy whereas owners work on securing particular person meters, a course of difficult by the truth that many unit house owners solely possess unsigned certificates from Landtraders reasonably than notarized proof of possession.
Past electrical energy
Other than electrical energy woes, residents are coping with a number of different security and safety points.
A home-owner from Parthenon Residences, one other Landtraders property, revealed that safety guards deserted their posts on account of unpaid salaries. Moreover, rubbish has been piling up within the parking space, resulting in unsanitary dwelling circumstances.
“Ang mga safety guard, ni-resign na lang kay wa na sila sweldo. Samot pa, ang basura sa parking space nagtapok na lang, walay mokuha,” the home-owner stated.
(The safety guaards, they resigned as a result of they’d not been paid their salaries. Worse, the pile of rubbish on the parking zone has change into greater, no person would decide it up.)
Again in San Marino Residences, residents proceed to endure damaged elevators and unaddressed upkeep considerations.
“Want jud siya e unfold kay para wla na sila mabiktima kay ang landtraders daghan na sila condominium na underneath nila mama pero ila rjud gipang biyaan~ Hopefully mka recuperate tawn amo condominium kay dli ni siya ingon ani pag open,” the home-owner stated.
(This have to be unfold in order that others wouldn’t be victimized as a result of Landtraders have many condos underneath them however they’d uncared for and left them — hopefully, our condominium may recuperate as a result of now it isn’t the identical because the time when it opened.)
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