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Neighbors refuse cooperation repair of walled foundation The dividing wall between two buildings is jointly owned and walled. This is stated in the law. If a wall is joint property, it means that the owners on either side of that wall own it together. Therefore, if the foundation under that mandated wall needs to be repaired, it has two important...

Judge forbids calling a VvE director a fraudster, swindler, cheat and liar Two (former) directors of a VvE in Hillegom are quarreling. This quarrel is being played out on the backs of the other owners of the building. Bills are hung up in the hall and letters and e-mails are sent around to the members. These are not...

Court puts angry soccer father out of action Recently, the District Court of Midden-Nederland ruled (ECLI:NL:RBMNE:2024:6053) in a remarkable case, resulting in a hat trick for an amateur soccer club. The club announced its new team roster in June 2024. Not everyone was happy about it. In fact, an eight-year-old boy was placed in a lower team than his father had hoped....

Owner's association administrator appeals to AVG, justified or not? When members of an Owners' Association request access to the records of the VvE, directors or managers often invoke the AVG. The AVG would then prevent the provision of privacy-sensitive information to members of the CoE. But is such a...

Act of familiarity: when does the opposition period begin? Resistance is an important legal remedy in procedural law. An opposition allows a party convicted in absentia to still defend himself against a default judgment. A default judgment is rendered when a party fails to appear in court or fails to pay the court fee on time. The filing of an opposition is subject to...

Tenant destroys the leased property, how to prove his guilt? Upon termination of the lease, the tenant is obligated to return the leased property to the landlord in the condition in which it was received. This applies to homes, stores and other commercial premises such as offices. It is difficult afterwards to...