VvE

VvE doesn't count blank votes, court does. Who had it right? At a large Owner's Association (VvE) in the Utrecht region, a dispute arose over whether or not a decision to make preservation was made. Three scenarios for that preservation were presented to the meeting of the VvE. The...

Lawyer acts for both member and owner of an association, is that allowed? In a recent ruling by the Arnhem-Leeuwarden Board of Discipline, a lawyer was reprimanded for acting for both an Owners' Association and a member of that association. According to the Council he had violated the core values of independence and partiality. Lawyer...

VvE to tolerate advertising and delivery bikes from New York Pizza An Association of Owners (VvE) in the Amersfoort area is experiencing nuisance from an establishment of New York Pizza. The delivery restaurant is located in one of the apartments belonging to the VvE. The nuisance is caused by scooters and bicycles blocking the entrances, odors from...

Tenant violates association rules: court orders eviction Most owners and users know that owners must adhere to the regulations in force within their Owners' Association. That this is also the case for tenants is less well known. For one Amsterdam tenant this led to dissolution of the lease....

Be Sharp When Reading (and Drafting) Unit Ownership Deed It goes without saying, of course, that you should read the unit ownership deed of an MoU carefully. And hopefully that deed is then sharply and cleanly worded. Especially if you want to know what is or is not allowed in the building. That actually applies to everything...

Changing the purpose of an apartment: what is allowed and what is not? With some regularity, owners of apartment rights wish to use their private part other than in accordance with the destination of the apartment. For example, the subdivision deed of the VvE states that the apartment right has the destination office, but the owner wants to use it...