Yesterday I had to return home at 9H00 from work to retrieve some documents from home and joined the queue of construction vehicles and others 50 metres before the palisade gate at the main entrance.
When are we going to be rid of construction in our estate – I don’t think for a very long time yet as long as the developer keeps increasing the number of new stands and for that matter continues to sit on many of his original stands that are still not been sold.
Whilst I understand his sentiment towards getting a good price this goes against the promises made in the beginning to build and “kry klaar”.
There must be no more building-time extensions allowed at the next AGM and if the developer is still sitting with unsold stands, he must pay the financial penalty like everybody else should.
Ironically, at the last AGM when a vote was taken on an extension for people who have not built or finished yet, there are some board members who have taken more than 2 years and are still not finished. An architectural board member near me is only building a single storey house where there has been no action for many, many months and well over 2 years since he started!!!
So with the developer, the board members who are taking forever to complete their houses, it is quite obvious why they wanted this extension in the first place.
Perhaps home owners interested in a united front for the benefit of the majority should arrange an unofficial meeting to discuss points and grievances which are often steam-rolled over at AGM because of lack of time. Sadly I think the time has arrived for owners with a true passion for this estate to ensure that it is run to the best possible interest.
I have heard that there is a possibility that our estate is going to be sued by one of our very own members because of failure by our some of our elected board of directors to perform their duties.
If this happens and the home owner is successful it should be us that in turn sue the directors responsible for failure to perform their duties according to company law in civil court action.
I have always been worried about accepting a directorship in any organisation because of this very point of possible liability. A directorship should not be considered like a private parking bay at some elite country club with the right to act in a condescending manner towards ordinary members.
Regards
Spiro
