Mini Get-together

We had a fruitful discussion in our mini-get-together of owners last Sat, Nov, 12, 2011.

Before the meeting, some of the owners already summarized all the problems and issues that we know here in our condo but to my surprise there are still more that I am not aware of.  One particular problem that gets my attention is the case of a new owner from tower 2. She already moved-in but after  days or weeks already, she still has no electricity in her unit.  I will give more details as soon as she gives me a copy of her letter of complaint to Empire East.   Another one is the shooting incident that happened a few days ago.  Somebody fired a gone near the playground and was witnessed by a unit owner staying at the 2nd floor of tower 2.  There was no casualty because it was fired in the air.   

The group agreed to sign a  position letter (I'm not sure what I am gonna call it :-))  enumerating all the problems and issues in our community  particularly the issues on safety.  The group also agreed to hold the payment of association dues if Empire East Land Holdings continues to ignore our concerns.

Here are some of the pictures during the mini-get together.

Mr Lao holds a mini art exhibit to draw the attention of tenants and unit owners

 Taken before the meeting started, the number tripled later that afternoon

 and yes there are lots of food, one reason why I stayed most of the time near the counter :-)

 Jean facilitated the meeting, thanks Jean

 And a surprise visitor who joined us later that afternoon

To know some of the major issues ignored by Empire East Land Holdings please click HERE

Empire East issues

The elevators that we use do not have the permit to operate issued by the QC Engineer's Office.

The four towers of Xavier Hills condo have no Fire safety inspection certificate from the Bureau of Fire. For details please click this link: Safety

For these violations, penalties have been cited in the recommendations issued by the Bureau of Fire but the big question remains, who is going to pay the penalty, will they get it from our association dues? Empire East has no response yet to this issue.

The absence of safety certificates is not exclusive to Xavier Hills, Green Hills Garden Square were issued and given safety certificates even before the building was finished. When an investigation was conducted through the requests of the owners, 21 violations in the fire code were found. Cambridge village also shares the same issue on safety.

The cost and purchase of 12 cctv's in our condo reached P420,000.00

The cost on the rehabilitation of mail boxes reached P200,000.00

The rehabilitation of the playground had been included as one of the reasons for the increase in the association dues effective January 2010. Sad to say no rehabilitation is done as of this date.

It was reported in TV5 that Empire East Property Land Holdings has no License to Sell or Certificate of Registration for their project in Cambridge Village. A reflection on the habit of Empire East to ignore the law. For full details of the story please click this link: Empire Beast.

To view the report in TV5, please click this link: TV5 Aksyon Balita

If you want to know why Empire East Land Holdings is not a good choice, please click here

Other issues from other projects: (subject for verification)

..., this village (Cambridge) is not peaceful, because there is no drainage, the the buildings here are designed for a maximum of 3 storey building, yet when the developer saw that their prohibited merchandize saleable they increased the hieght to 12 storey without the knowledge of the HLUrb, for which this developer has penalized P578,000. Just recently, the HLURB has penalized again Empire East the amount of P272,000.00. Now I am preparing the criminal complaint for violation of Articles 315, 171, 172, and 173 of the Revised Penal Code. and violation of Section 39 of the provisions of P.D. 957... source: Cambridge Village Home Owners FB account