Residents in Ho Chi Minh City called for help because the apartment management board was abusing its power

Board The apartment complex does not comply with the court’s decision

Report to the Newspaper Youth, Ms. Luu Thi Thu Trang (owner of apartment 9.4, apartment 24AB, Ward 25, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City) said that from January 10, 2023 until now, her house has been cut off by the Board of Management and the Management Board. water. The reason is because Ms. Trang did not pay the maintenance fund to protest the management board’s unclear revenue and expenditure of the maintenance fund, so she requested transparency.

According to Ms. Trang, the board and management board arbitrarily cutting off water has greatly affected her family’s life, violating the law. She asked many times to turn on the water but failed.

Ms. Trang asked for help from the People’s Committee of Binh Thanh District and the People’s Committee of Ward 25 to resolve the issue but to no avail. On May 19, 2023, she filed a lawsuit against the 24AB apartment management board, represented by Ms. Hoang Thi Mai (head of the board of directors) and An Gia Solution Technical Services Joint Stock Company (An Gia Company – apartment management board) to the People’s Court of Binh Thanh District.

After receiving Ms. Trang’s petition and evidence, on February 5, 2024, Binh Thanh People’s Court issued a decision to apply temporary emergency measures. The People’s Court of Binh Thanh District forced the Management Board of Apartment 24AB and An Gia Company to reopen running water for Ms. Trang’s family until there is a court decision. The decision takes effect immediately after issuance.

On March 15, the Civil Judgment Enforcement Department of Binh Thanh District chaired a working session to implement the decision of the People’s Court of Binh Thanh District forcing the Management Board of 24AB Apartment and An Gia Company to reopen water to her apartment. Page. The working session included representatives of local authorities and relevant parties.

At the meeting, Mr. Vy Van Thinh (Deputy Board of Management of Apartment 24AB) said that the Board of Directors is the representative of the apartment building, so it must follow the apartment rules. In case of doing otherwise, it must be done through the council. apartment building proposal to decide. The management board is strictly implementing the apartment’s rules, the management board does not have the right to open services for households in debt. A representative of An Gia Company said that this unit was rented by an apartment building, so it was performed according to the contract, so it could not violate the rules (not turning the water back on to Ms. Trang’s apartment – PV).

Responding to the opinions of the board of directors and management, Ms. Trang said that the water cutoff to her apartment had not been approved by the apartment building conference, and residents’ opinions were not sought. The representative of the People’s Committee of Binh Thanh District commented at the meeting that cutting off water for people to bring water from the 1st floor to the 9th floor is not appropriate. At the end of the meeting, the Civil Judgment Enforcement Department of Binh Thanh District recorded the opinions of the parties to report to the People’s Court of Binh Thanh District.

Residents signed a collective petition denouncing the chief board apartment

Recently, the collective of residents of Binh Phu 1 apartment building (Ward 11, District 6, Ho Chi Minh City) signed a collective petition denouncing Mr. D.XH (head of this apartment’s management board) for violating the law. violating the apartment’s operating regulations and violating the law.

According to the resident’s complaint, Mr. H. is the head of the management board but did not approve the voting regulations and approval rate of management board members according to the apartment’s operating regulations. Mr. H. used the authority of the head of the board of directors to appoint contractors and elevator maintenance and repair units at the apartment building. Mr. H. violated the regulations of apartment operation regulations on financial income and expenditure.

Meanwhile, the majority of residents and board members want the selection of a contractor to repair the elevator at the apartment complex to be through a public auction. This will help save money, provide financial transparency and clarity in the collection and expenditure of maintenance funds. Residents of Binh Phu 1 apartment complex requested the authorities to inspect and prevent Mr. H’s violations.

At the meeting on April 3, Mr. Phan Thanh Nam (Vice Chairman of People’s Committee of Ward 11, District 6) said that repairing apartment elevators falls under the authority of the management board. However, the board members have not reached a consensus and must seek residents’ opinions. Ward 11 People’s Committee recommends that the management board discuss and discuss to carry out elevator repairs to ensure safety for residents.

Regarding the people’s petition, the People’s Committee of District 6 invited the households to work on April 26 to find out the incident.