Wondering if any of the legal minds out there have any advice on the following.
My boss has a flat in a building with four other flat owners. There is a single garage at the side of the building which had been gradually disintegrating over the years and was in a very poor state - the roof was 60% collapsed and there was a big crack between the garage and the building itself.
At a residents meeting all of the other tenants denied it being their responsibility and refused to pay anything towards the repair and restoration. My boss said he was willing to undertake the work and then have use of the garage to which all of the others agreed.
Having invested c. £5000 to make good the garage, one of the flats have contacted him saying that they own the garage and have furnished a copy of the land registry document proving their ownership. They have given him 28 days to vacate.
Does he have a legal leg to stand on? Could he claim compensation to cover the cost of the works? Or are the owners guilty of perpetrating some kind fraud to get their property repaired for free?
My boss has a flat in a building with four other flat owners. There is a single garage at the side of the building which had been gradually disintegrating over the years and was in a very poor state - the roof was 60% collapsed and there was a big crack between the garage and the building itself.
At a residents meeting all of the other tenants denied it being their responsibility and refused to pay anything towards the repair and restoration. My boss said he was willing to undertake the work and then have use of the garage to which all of the others agreed.
Having invested c. £5000 to make good the garage, one of the flats have contacted him saying that they own the garage and have furnished a copy of the land registry document proving their ownership. They have given him 28 days to vacate.
Does he have a legal leg to stand on? Could he claim compensation to cover the cost of the works? Or are the owners guilty of perpetrating some kind fraud to get their property repaired for free?
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