Two rules that protect you
Article 20.e) of the Horizontal Property Law (LPH)
The Administrator is obliged to safeguard the community's documentation and provide owners with access. This is not optional. He cannot refuse without justified cause. The community's documentation does not belong to the administrator — it belongs to the owners.
Article 39 of the C.C. Cita Statutes
Our own community's statutes expressly recognise the right of owners to access the registers and documents of the community. In other words: it's not just the general law — our own internal rules say so too.
Documentation you have a right to see
As an owner at C.C. Cita, you have the right to request and consult, among others:
Documentation accessible by right
1. Minutes of all General Meetings, ordinary and extraordinary
2. Convocations for meetings, including proof of delivery and receipt
3. Annual accounts: balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and notes
4. Approved budgets and their actual execution
5. Service contracts (cleaning, security, maintenance, administration)
6. Expense breakdown: personnel, representation, security, works
7. Arrears history and debt recovery actions taken
8. Bank statements for the community's accounts
9. Insurance policies
10. Register of owners with premises and assigned coefficients
What happens when you request information?
In the case of C.C. Cita, formal requests for information and documentation have been made to the administration on multiple occasions. The result to date:
23 January 2026
An owner requests information from the Property Administrator by email. No response.
27 January 2026
The same owner reiterates the request. No response.
2 and 3 March 2026
A lawyer formally requests the documentation on behalf of the owner. No response.
4 March 2026
A formal burofax is sent to the administration requiring access to documentation and detailed information. Deadline given: one day.
Four requests. Zero responses. One burofax. All documented.
What happens when a community's administration systematically ignores information requests from an owner and their legal representative? The law has a clear answer: Article 13.7 of the LPH allows for the removal of the administrator for breach of duties.
Before, during and after the meeting
Before the meeting on 7 March
Request in writing (email with read receipt) the documentation you need to participate in an informed manner. The agenda includes approval of the 2026 budget, the 2025 accounts and the list of debtors. You have the right to see them before voting.
During the meeting
If you have not received the requested documentation, make it known. Ask for it to be recorded in the minutes that you requested information and it was not provided. The minutes are an official document — what is recorded in them has evidentiary value.
After the meeting
Request a copy of the minutes. You have the right to receive it. Check that it faithfully reflects what occurred. If not, you have the right to challenge it under Article 18 of the LPH.
Being informed is not a privilege — it's a right
A community of owners manages everyone's money. In the case of C.C. Cita, that budget amounts to €879,536 in 2026. Every owner who pays their fees has the right to know how that money is spent. No exceptions. No excuses.
Transparency is not a favour from the administration. It is your right. Exercise it.
Your premises. Your money. Your right.