THE INHABITANTS IN ORIHUELA COSTA ANSWER EN MASSE TO LOS VERDES CAMPAIGN

Los Verdes (the Green Party) have already indicated that the lack of a Habitation Certificate (Cedula) is a recurring problem in the Orihuela Municipality.
So far we have already received information showing that about 1.500 houses are affected. In addition, Presidents of Urbanisations have also contacted us.
We post some of the most representative replies:


Hello

My name is xxx and I am the President of xxx.

I have just read the information you have placed in the local newspaper and I speak on behalf of our whole community.

Last year other urbanisations received their habitation certificates and their properties were released after our urbanisation, when I challenged this with San Antonio in Villamartin, being the builder of our urbanisation, I was told that the information was given to the Town Hall in Playa Flamenca and that they had made the mistake of issuing other releases before ours, our community has an escritura, but not actual certificates for individual properties.

There are 170 properties on xxx and I believe only one has their certificate simply because he paid ?? Euros to have it fast tracked through the system.

I am also a co-ordinator for xxx with Vecinos Colaborando and took the opportunity of asking Stefan Pokroppa at the Town Hall to look into why our certificates were taking so long to be ready, but had no reply from him on this subject.

What I would now like to know is what happens from here? plus what information do you require from me as a president and property owner on xxx.

I await your reply.
Kind Regards



Further to your article in the Coastrider Edition 283, I would like to provide you details of our Urbanisation as follows:

LA SAGRA 1
CALLE LEMAN
LAGOSOL
03189 ORIHUELA COSTA
ALICANTE

The urbanisation consists of 9no. properties which were all sold prior to April 2004.
We have all been on our own Electric Supply since August 2004, but we are still on Builders Water supply and we do not have Habitation Certificates.
The builder is: MEDITERRANEO BEACH S.A.



Have read the article in todays Coastrider regarding the above with great interest.
I am from Bosque de Las Lomas III at El Galan, Orihuela Costa.
The urbanisation is a Tecnologia built community and of course they have abandoned us leaving unfinished properties, large debts, and still on builders electric and water that we are now having to pay for.
We do not have a habitation certificate and the Town Hall is unco-operative and totally unsympathetic to our situation. They refuse to put in writing what we need to do to bring the urbanisation up to a minimum standard to gain the certificate.
The urbanisation consists of 137 dwellings of which only 70 have been sold. Neither the urbanisation nor individual houses have habitation certificates. Because of this we are also unable to get insurance for the community as we have been informed by the largest Insurance Company in Spain that they would not meet any claim because of the lack of this certificate.
Any help or advise you may be able to offer would be appreciated.
Regards



Dear Sir or madam
I am replying to you having read a recent article from you regarding communities without habitation certificates.
My name is Mr XXX and have a property at Bosque De Las Lomas III, El Galan. I purchased the property 5 years ago, we on our urbanistion have been (as have many more in Spain) let down by the builder having disappeared without completion of the urbanisation. Thus we are having great problems gaining habitation certificate for the urbanisation. We have formed a committee and are trying to complete work we have been told is required then we can get the certificate - unfortunately the list of work changes every time we go back to them.
My personal concerns is although I have my deeds (many on the urbanisation have not) your article states that we need both certificate and deeds if we want to sell at some stage.
It is fairly clear that the builder (Technologia) will not be returning.
Is there anything I and our fellow owners on the urbanisation can do in order to obtain habitation and therefore give us peace of mind and feel as we belong
regards



Further to your editorial in the Coastrider our property does not have a Habitation Certificate.

We completed the purchase in February 2001 (new build) through Playas de Orihuela and eventually received our escitura in 2007.

We have had electricity and water contracts since completion of purchase and have obtained NIE, SIP cards, Residency certificates and Spanish driving licence.

However, we have never paid Town Hall rates and understand that some 50 properties on our urbanisation of 157 are in the same position.

Although we have the deeds we know that selling in the future could be a problem without the Habitation Certificate and are anxious to get this resolved.

Regards.
Urbanizacion La Florida
03189 Orihuela Costa
Alicante



Reference the article in Coastrider 7th July 2009 re the above subject.

I wish to advise you that Costa Dorada III Fase I (total of 49 Townhouses) do NOT have their Cedual de Habitabilidad.

We have water and electricy contracts and have paid SUMA since 2006, plus having to pay in retrospect for 2003, 2004, 2005.

(I also believe that Costa Dorada I (seven houses) and Costa Dorada II (19 houses) do not have theirs either. You may hear from them but the President of Costa Dorada II is not a resident)

May I congratulate Los Verdes on taking the initiative in campaigning for these certificates.

I do get upset to read of the infighting between the political parties. Obviously each party have what they consider their priorities. In an ideal world all the residents of Orihuela Costa would like to see Sports Centres, more green areas etc.

Personnally I consider the priorities to campaign for these certificates (even if the criteria has to be changed). It is important that everyone should water and electricity and not held to ransom by the utility companies. This should be a right irrespective of whether or not the urbanisations are finished or not.

The next priority is to clean up the whole of the Costa, by demolishing unfinished buildings and removing the unslightly 'skeletons' of buildings. This would immediately enhance the area, and hopefully encourage all the people who litter the area dispose of their rubbish in the proper containers.'

Once this has happened then request the luxuries of leisure centres etc.



Hola My name is Mr XXX my mobile phone number is xxx, I bought a property from Tecnologia Urbanistica in 2005 on Bosque de las Lomas, bloque 2 number x calle azores Las filipinas oeste orihuela costa we are still waiting for our habitation certiticate as is the rest of the urbination consisting of over 100 properties.We do have a comittee and president and i think the president has been or will be in touch with you soon as we all wish for our properties to be legal.
Best Regards




Dear Sir

I am one of the unfortunate owners who cannot obtain a habitation certificate in the Orihuela Costa area, due to our builder (Technologia) not completing our urbanisation, and leaving the area unfinished.
My name is XXX, and address is, Bosque de las Lomas 3, El Galan.
I fully support your campaign to urge the government to force these criminal builders to live up to their responsibilities, and complete their building projects, or at least use the deposits that they are supposed to leave with the local authorities, which are there to cater for just this kind of situation.
Please contact me by email should you require any further information from me regarding this matter.

Yours truly,



Dear Sir/Madam

We are replying to your recent article regarding communities without Habitation Certificates and properties still without Title Deeds.

We purchased our property at No x Bosque de las Lomas III, El Galan, 5 years ago through Atlas and we are still without our Title Deeds and our urbanisation still does not have the Habitation Certificate.

Our solicitors do not seem to be making any progress with obtaining our Deeds and our committee on the urbanisation are doing everything possible to complete the necessary work (at more expense to house owners) to get the Habitation Certificate but without much success.

We understand that we are in a similar situation to many others and any assistance that you can give would be very much appreciated.

Regards



Hi

In response to your article in Coast Rider, we are among the many with no habitation certificates.

We fought for four years fpr our title deeds, only recieving them after paying more than three thousand euros for builders interest on their mortgage they had secured on our property after we had paid for it. ( We did not have a Spanish mortgage)
Our property is at Bosque De Las Lomas 2.
Builders are Technologia.



I live in Bosque de Las Lomas 1 in Orihuela Costa and we have been promised out HC's by the town hall for over a year. We have completed all the work left by the builder but the town hall consistently 'move the goalposts' by demanding that we do more and more before out certificates will be approved. We believe that the certs are at the town hall although they say that they are waiting for the builder. The latest is that they want us to renew all the broken pavements surrounding the urb., which were already broken when they were originally laid by the builder.

xxx Calle Cabo Verde
Bosque de Las Lomas 1
Orihuela Costa



manolita Anton x
San Bartolome 03314
Orihuela
Alicante
Spain

Hi
Thanks for your promp reply, we agree to your terms and conditions
we do not have a president as we are a private house
The Builder has built in 3 different areas in the village, 20 houses and approx 70 apartments the blocks of apartments have presidents (who I dont know) I do know that the last block to be built are having problems with a swimming pool and also deeds/certificates it is hard to say how many as some are permanant and others are holiday homes, I do know they are on builders electric and have been for 2 years and the builder takes 60 euros per flat per month some pay some dont !!!
We are unable to get a phone number or addres for the builder as he does not want to be found (he is still selling) I will ask about and try to find out and also try to get info about deeds/certificates of others
One again thanks

Kind regards



Good afternoon.

I telephoned you this afternoon about habitation certificates. I am the president of the community Numancia Playa Flamencia, we have 40 houses, some of us have lived here between 10 ans 8 years, and we can not get our certificates, we do have water and eletric connected for about 6 years. The builder was a company called Travensa s.a

Y full address is, CL PARANA xx. NUMANCIA CASA xx LAS PISICNAS 03189 ORIHUELA -- COSTA ALICANTE.
I look forward to hearing from you. YOURS xxx



Dear Sir or madam,
I am replying to you having read a recent article from you regarding communities without habitation certificates.
My name is Mr xxx and have a property at no. xx Bosque De Las Lomas III, El Galan. I purchased the property 5 years ago, we on our urbanistion have been (as have many more in Spain) let down by the builder having disappeared without completion of the urbanisation. Thus we are having great problems gaining habitation certificate for the urbanisation. We have formed a committee and are trying to complete work we have been told is required in order to obtain the certificate - unfortunately the list of work changes every time we go back to them.
My personal concerns is although I have my deeds (many on the urbanisation have not) your article states that we need both certificate and deeds if we want to sell at some stage.
It is fairly clear that the builder (Technologia) will not be returning.
Due to changing circumstances we are very keen to sell our property and are prevented from doing so in the absence of the habitation certificate. We would be much obliged if you could help us.
Kind Regards



Hi,

I spoke to you today regarding the Battle for Habitation Certificates. I am president of Teruel Numancia, Calle Niagara xx, Playa Flamenca. There are 166 properties on our urbanisation all without habitation certificates.

Please add us to your list of properties awaiting this certifiacate.

Kind regards



My address is Calle Cabo Verde xx, Bosque de Las Lomas 1, Orihuela Costa, 03189. Phone Number xxx. The vice president is XXX who lives at Calle Azores x, Bosque de Las Lomas 1 (postal address) and his phone number is xxx and the number of houses affected is 176.

List of works preventing Bosque de las Lomas 1 from obtaining their Habitation Certificates.

The defect list comprised in the main: -
1 Damaged and uneven paving slabs throughout the
Urbanization footpaths needing repair / replacement. (Outside the Gated Areas)
2 Damaged kerb stones need replacing. (Outside the gated areas)
3 Unsatisfactory making good of excavations in public roads
need repairing.
4 Incomplete tarmacking of lay by on Calle Venezuela needs
completing.
5 High level surface water drainage outlets need extending to
low level.
6 Concrete ramps installed by us need removing or the
footpaths lowering.
7 Any damaged meter cupboard doors need replacing.
8 Copies of all pool licenses need to be submitted.

Kind regards,

Habitation Certificate

Los Verdes in Orihuela are initiating a campaign to help those people who live in houses without a HABITATION CERTIFICATE (Certificate of Habitation – Cedula). These are cases where certificates have not been granted because of the developer’s negligence or the incompetence of the ruling party, the PP. It is an action that will continue the work that the Municipal Group Los Verdes commenced in 2003 and has been backed up by questions and interventions in the Council Plenary meeting and public denunciations about this situation throughout the last legislature.

The number of owners affected is numerous, as many in the Orihuela Costa areas as in the rest of the Municipality. All of these persons are very concerned about their properties and are frustrated because they cannot regularize the situation.

- People affected who have been living in this Municipality for many years and who continue receiving Builder’s water and electricity supply with the constant risk of cut-off.
- Families with children who need education at school and resort to using fake addresses to ensure that their child receives a placement.
- People who cannot vote, cannot exercise their fundamental rights, because without HABITATION CERTIFICATE they cannot be registered (Padrón).

Despite all of these problems, those affected are (of course) expected to pay their taxes religiously and without question.

In the final analysis, this deplorable situation indicates once again the incompetence of the ruling party, the PP, that has allowed and continues to allow the developers (“its friends”) to ride roughshod over the rights of the people. This Town Hall has not only ignored what has been happening, it has actually encouraged the developers to continue to get away with not fulfilling their contracts. Not only that, it has allowed the guaranteed funds to “disappear” in some cases, and none of the money has ever been used to ensure that the house owner continues to receive water and electricity or anything else for that matter. For this reason alone, those affected feel completely let down by a Town Hall that continues to ignore their legitimate rights in this matter.

Los Verdes in Orihuela are committed to help solve this problem once and for all. We aim to pressurize the Town Hall to ensure the legality of properties affected in this way. We want to ensure that as many certificates will be issued and as quickly as possible. We ask that those owners without Certificates of Habitation contact us, in their language, using the following email and phone number (it will help us if you will supply the name/number of your residence the address and the number of houses (in the case of urbanisations) that you think are affected ) :

losverdesinorihuelacosta@gmail.com


Mobil phone : 686 717273

Working Group of Los Verdes in Orihuela Costa Orihuela, 3rd of July 2009.

ILLEGAL RUBBISH DUMP IN PAU 26 (Entre Golf)

PRESS RELEASE

On the 30th of June, in the Council Plenary meeting, Los Verdes denounced the continuous problems that the residents of Orihuela Costa continue to suffer because of the illegal and questionable conduct of the ruling party, the PP.

In the “question-and-answer” session of the Council Plenary meeting, Los Verdes Councillors deplored the unbearable situation the inhabitants of the following Residencies suffer:
- Entre Golf (Pau 26),
- Dream Hills 2,
- Las Palmeras,
- México,
- Urbanización Los Almendros,
This is regarding the running of an ILLEGAL TRANSFER PLANT OF RUBBISH (PLANTA DE TRANSFERENCIA ILEGAL DE BASURAS) and the consequent transit of garbage trucks of the new company responsible for rubbish collection (UTE SUFI-LIASUR-GOBANCAST).

On the 27th of May, the responsible Councillor, Mr. Abadía, undertook to hold an informative meeting regarding the illegal transfer plant of rubbish and the Eco-park, with those affected residents, allowing a period of fifteen days to elaborate on the project that will be presented to those affected. The deadline has passed without any response.

Los Verdes enquired once again about the situation in the “question-and-answer” session in the Council Plenary meeting, receiving the following answer from Mr. Abadía...

“THEY (the new company responsible for rubbish collection) ARE STILL ELABORATING THE PROJECT!”

Los Verdes denounced the incompetence of the ruling party, the PP, to enforce the laws by its collusion with the company awarded the rubbish contract, causing incessant and unnecessary problems for the residents. Los Verdes will continue fighting in defence of the citizens’ interests in this area.

losverdesinorihuelacosta@gmail.com

Mobil telephone: 686 71 72 73.

Working Group of Los Verdes in Orihuela Costa

Orihuela, 3rd of July 2009.

PRESS RELEASE

The Los Verdes (The Green Party) of Orihuela and Orihuela Costa are very surprised by the recent resignation of Elliot Sampford as English spokesperson of Los Verdes and as a member of the Los Verdes of Orihuela Costa. We regret his decision but we respect it as a democratic decision freely taken on his behalf. We are very grateful for the time he dedicated to the Party.

As most people living in Orihuela Costa realise, there are many issues and problems that require solutions. Most, if not all, of these will not be solved overnight and Los Verdes will continue to press both the ruling party and other interested organisations to ensure a satisfactory outcome.

Los Verdes will continue fighting and proposing those improvements that the citizens transmit to us, in order that Orihuela Costa gets the services and quality of life that it, and they, deserve. In this sense, one of our present concerns is the negotiations taking place regarding the proposed recycling depot adjacent to the Entre Golf urbanization, since no decision has been taken by the Ayuntamiento until now. We are involved in an ongoing discussion process with the neighbours/owners and the authorities about this issue, in order to advance and emphasize the Los Verdes environmental principles.

In addition, we would like to highlight that at the European Parliament, the Group European Greens advanced from 43 MEPs in 2004 to 47 MEPs in 2009; this is also as a direct result of our commitment at local level according to our policy " think globally, act locally ". We commit to monitor the work at the European level of our Spanish (based in Valencia) MEP Pura Peris during the legislative period 2009 - 2014.

Los Verdes are presently the third political force in the Ayuntamiento of Orihuela, and we will continue to serve those who live in the district; this is our main goal. Our 3 Councillors and the Orihuela Costa Working Group are at your disposal for any requirement.

For further information please contact:
losverdesinorihuelacosta@gmail.com

losverdesorihuela@yahoo.es
www.losverdespv.net
Phone : 686 71 72 73

Your Councillors : Monserrate Guillén, Manuel Gallud, Manuel Culiáñez

CONTESTACIÓN AL SR. ELLIOT SAMPFORD

Sr. Sampford:

Cuando se hace pública una aclaración, como hace usted en su blog personal, sobre la posible instalación de un eco-parque cerca del Residencial Entre Golf, en el PAU-26, y sobre la política y las actuaciones de Los Verdes de Orihuela al respecto, hay que hacerlo de manera completa, sin faltar a la verdad y sin tratar de confundir a nadie.

Desde que la mercantil COLSUR comenzó a utilizar una parcela de zona verde en el PAU-26 para depósito de restos de podas y algas, el Grupo Municipal de Los Verdes denunció el hecho a instancias del Grupo de Los Verdes en la Costa del que usted formaba parte; es más, fue el Sr. Pret (miembro de la Ejecutiva de Los Verdes), personalmente, quien denunció al SEPRONA la ocupación ilegal. Desde Los Verdes de Orihuela hemos intentado, sin éxito por la actitud del P.P., que se devolviera la zona verde a su anterior estado, y usted lo conoce perfectamente.

En el momento que conocemos que se quiere destruir otra parcela contigua a la zona verde, que es dotacional, que cede el Ayuntamiento a la nueva concesionaria de la recogida de Residuos Sólidos Urbanos y Limpieza Viaria, y que legalmente pueden utilizar para instalar un eco-parque y un almacén, tal y como está previsto en el Pliego de Condiciones de la contrata, es cuando este Grupo Municipal hace la propuesta que tanto le ha molestado. El cambio de parcela evita radicalmente que se desbroce la más cercana a los vecinos, que actúa de pantalla natural, y que nos llevaría a que no se destruyera la pinada que allí existe.

Esa es la intención de Los Verdes y no otra, y usted lo sabe muy bien. Ahora bien, lo que se propone desde Los Verdes es el cambio de una parcela por otra para la instalación de un eco-parque y un almacén. Nunca, jamás, este Grupo Municipal ha contemplado la posibilidad de que se instale allí una Planta de Transferencia, ni que se consienta que allí entren camiones con residuos, ni lo va a consentir; y usted lo sabe, porque así se lo hicimos saber en nuestra última reunión.

Sin embargo, los comentarios que vierte en su blog no se corresponden con lo que usted conoce sobre el tema. Las pretensiones del Gobierno Municipal del Partido Popular no son las de Los Verdes y usted lo sabe. Le aseguro que este Grupo Municipal de Los Verdes luchará con las armas de que dispone para que no se utilice una zona verde como Planta de Transferencia, y luchará igualmente para que no se moleste a los vecinos, tal y como ha hecho en el último Pleno y en otros anteriores.

Usted conoce perfectamente nuestro posicionamiento en este caso porque le dijimos, en nuestra última reunión, que serían los vecinos afectados quienes conocerían las intenciones del Concejal Abadía, que posibilitaríamos una reunión (que todavía no se ha tenido por cuestiones ajenas a Los Verdes) con él y que Los Verdes defenderían la opinión y la opción que tomaran los vecinos afectados. ¿Por qué dice ahora otra cosa?

Cuando el Sr. Perret comunica a los vecinos que es posible el cambio de parcela es porque así se lo dije personalmente y porque así me lo hicieron saber desde la Concejalía de Urbanismo y desde la de Infraestructuras; el Sr. Perret no se inventó nada. Otra cosa muy distinta es que quienes gobiernan este Ayuntamiento cambien de opinión de un día para otro; esa fue la primera intención y así lo hizo saber el Sr. Perret a los vecinos afectados.

No es verdad lo que usted da a entender y se lo repito cuantas veces sean necesarias: Los verdes no consentirán la instalación de una Planta de Transferencia en la zona verde del PAU-26; otra cuestión muy distinta es la instalación de un eco-parque. Si usted conoce lo que es un eco-parque, este funciona en horario diurno de trabajo y son los propios vecinos los que, en sus vehículos, depositan todo aquello que no se recoge habitualmente. Esto no molesta a nadie, se encuentra en el centro de cualquier ciudad y no supone molestia alguna. Este es el cambio que, con muy buen criterio, propuso a la Ejecutiva el Sr. Perret y que este Grupo Municipal de Los Verdes presentó al Ayuntamiento.

Sr. Sampford, hemos trabajado muy bien con usted en Los Verdes de la Costa y se había ganado usted nuestra mayor consideración y aprecio. Por eso, al margen de cuestiones electoralistas, no entendemos su actitud hacia nosotros. Sepa usted que por encima de cualquier consideración de partido, Los Verdes de Orihuela llevamos desde 2003 intentando dar soluciones a los problemas de nuestros vecinos, atendiendo sus solicitudes y sus quejas, ayudando en lo posible a quien lo ha necesitado, proponiendo ideas y actuaciones, e intentando parar los abusos de quienes nos gobiernan. Ese ha sido nuestro trabajo y seguirá siendo nuestro objetivo, con usted y sin usted.

Atentamente,

Monserrate Guillén.

Concejal y Portavoz del Grupo Municipal de Los Verdes de Orihuela