Dear Owners,
We want to let you know that we will respond to Iva’s (Elite Homes) email titled “Update on the progress of the rescue plan” in the next few days.
We strongly advise all owners to exercise caution when signing any documents for Elite Homes, as they will be legally binding. It is important to note that withdrawing from such documents may require legal action. Please be vigilant and take the necessary precautions before proceeding with any legal agreements.
Remember the following.
The debts for EVN and VIK are not the responsibility of the owners. If these debts are paid, it raises the question of who will be responsible for future bills. The answer is that the owners who signed the contracts with Elite Homes will continue to be responsible.
Owners must unite and persist until we all gain our individual rights to direct connection. Beware of management contracts that may deprive you of your independent property rights.
If not sure sign nothing.
Keep in mind that if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. Success is a marathon, not a sprint, so don’t let yourself be fooled by false promises that can’t be kept.
Iva and Petya made promises to open the resort in May, then June, then July and August, and now we have been informed that it will be in September. We remain cautiously optimistic, and we will wait to see.
SRIOC: We don’t enjoy responding to these comments, but it’s necessary to address a few issues that are misleading.
SC: Sunset Resort was maintained to the best standard it could over the last 5 years to endeavour to keep it in its original regal appearance…
SRIOC: ARE YOU REALLY BEING SERIOUS “ENDEAVOUR TO KEEP IT TO ITS ORIGINAL REGAL APPEARANCE”
SC: whilst unpaid Annual Fees started to accrue yearly from Owners.
SRIOC: Sunset Resort photos taken over the years when all owners were paying their MM fees
VIEW INSPECTION PHOTOS AND VIDEOS HERE
- We kindly request all owners to take a few minutes to view a collection of photos and videos (link above) of the sunset on a laptop to appreciate them fully.
- We require you to assess these sunset photos and videos from previous years and inform us of the standard you deem to be regal. It is possible that you are unaccustomed to five-star expectations, as our viewpoint differs significantly from yours. These photographs are evidence that our payment of 2.2 million euros has not been allocated towards maintenance and instead went to new projects like phase 3, which has ceased progress due to the non-payment of owner’s MM fees.
- Owners invoked Art 51 of the law as they had enough of their money not being spent on the maintenance of their resort and funding staff wages for the rental/holiday companies over the past number of years.
- I would like to bring attention to the state of the swimming pools in the years 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. During this time, we paid 750,000 a year to rent them from Boyan. Despite paying 2.2 million euros for maintenance, the pools and the rest of the resort were not kept to the regal standard you talked about. Perhaps the tour operators had also had enough, like us owners, of the poor upkeep, which could be the reason for the closure.
- Look at the photos of the children’s slides and pool areas would you let your children use them? (Please note that these photos of the pools were taken in the high season when Sunset was full). Look at the basements with all the machinery and air con units in water. We can only Imagine what owners and guests were breathing in “regal standard” we don’t think so.
- It’s important to remember that the owners had to pay nearly 2 million euros for roof repairs, even though the roofs were less than 10 years old and were built by Boyan’s company, Tremex. According to Bates’ report, improper materials were used on these roofs, which caused the need for repairs. This serves as a testament to the truly regal state of the resort.
- When you’re in Sunset next, take a look at the incomplete job on Sigma roofs and ask Boyan about when he plans to finish it. While you’re on the phone with him, you can also request that he pays his share of the utility bills. Additionally, it would be helpful to have proof of his contribution to the work, as this has been requested by Clare Daly but never provided. We wonder
1. SC: Connection to Water and Electricity Meters is a long-term project. Meanwhile, the current bills which are mounting daily
SRIOC: It has been stated repeatedly, and we are certain your lawyers have confirmed, that individual owners are not responsible for these bills as they are not in our names...
SC: and we have to be paid to EVN and Water and Sewage company.
SRIOC: NO, THEY DON’T HAVE TO BE PAID ….NOT OUR BILLS…..NOT IN OUR NAME….. HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO REPEAT IT? IF YOU HAVE SOME MONEY TO SPARE, WE CAN SEND YOU OUR UTILITY BILLS,
SC: The Infrastructure of the 5 Buildings will require a big makeover to accommodate fitting meters in each apartment. There may be monthly standing charges per metered customer – potentially leading to increased costs per apartment. All of this will need to be thought through – this will take time.
SRIOC: The infrastructure and meters are in place, and EVN is legally obligated to connect the owners. Your actions are hindering this process by falsely promising EVN that you will collect Sunset’s outstanding bills. You are merely debt collectors for Elite Homes and Boyan, and your interference is unacceptable.
Owners would rather pay a service charge for their independent property rights than be slaves to a dictatorship demanding money that is not legally due.
Let us see what the energy regulator in Bulgaria and the EU Commission decides.
2. SC: Ivalina and Petya are NOT opening accounts on behalf of owners.
They are accumulating voluntary contributions in order to pay the existing mounting Utility bills; these will be paid only with a prior owner agreement.
SRIOC: We beg to differ owners’ money requested to the following account from Iva.
The owner will deposit the amount of 1000/thousand euros into the following specially opened account of the TRUSTEE (Trust Account”) in “UniCredit namely: Bulbank” EAD, namely
1. The Parties agree that the Owner will deposit the amount of 1,000 thousand euros to a specially opened account of the ATTORNEY (called the “Trust Account” in UniCredit Bulbank,
UniCredit Bulbank” AD
Bulgaria
Graf Ignatiev 20 Pomorie -8200
IBAN: BG62UNCR70001525316485 SWIFT/BIC: UNCRBGSF
beneficiary: Ivalina Marinova Parusheva address: Burgas, k/s Izgrev, 22-2-5
SRIOC: This is not our bill. Please let us know when Boyan Bonev, the largest shareholder, has paid his 33% commercial share along with his 82 apartments and villas. Wasn’t Boyan NOT the first on your list? The owners find this very odd.
Owners are confused as to why they are being asked to pay bills that aren’t theirs while the biggest non-payer gets away scot-free. Could you kindly clarify this for us? WE BET HE SAID THE BILL IS NOT IN HIS NAME.
3. SC: VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION.
The Steering Committee has asked owners committed to Re-Open Sunset Resort, to make a VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION to pay the unpaid Utility Bills… This is a ONE-PAGE CONTRACT only for this payment.
SRIOC: It’s important to note that voluntary contributions cannot be demanded as these bills are not legally our responsibility to cover. Additionally, it’s concerning to consider the possibility of Elite Homes turning on the lights to present our apartments to buyers, only for potential buyers to realise later that the dream they were sold has turned into a nightmare. It’s worth noting that Elite Homes, along with other estate agents, are primarily focused on selling our apartments. They did this knowingly last year when the resort was closing. If you are an owner who purchased an apartment in the last two years, please reach out to us for advice at srioc@hotmail.com.
SC: It is NOT a contract for Management & Maintenance… M&M will be an action for a future Management company.
SRIOC: Not according to Iva’s recent NL there is a new management contract.
Did Iva not inform you about what she was sending out two days after your recent NL?
It seems like someone is playing games with you once more, preventing you from sitting at the top table where the important people gather, and decisions are made. Have you realised that you’re being used yet again?
SC: This overall situation would probably not have arisen if owners had paid their Daily and Annual Usage Charges and their M&M fees… Art 51 is rarely if ever evoked in any complex. If it was evoked the Black Sea would be full of shut down complexes like Sunset Resort as the majority are used as Holiday Homes.
SRIOC: Owners always paid their daily communal fees when they stayed in their apartments. We covered this above you know the reason why owners invoked art 51. We are not worried about other resorts, just ours.
SC: It is totally unfair and unjust for paid-up owners to bear the burden of owners who refuse to pay for any type of Services.
SRIOC: We would like to inform you that after reviewing all the bank statements received by Clare Daly, we have discovered that the MM fees for the Steering Committee members who were renting from Sunset Rental were not paid into the condominium bank. This means that in theory, your MM fees were also not paid either.
4.Management and Maintenance Contract… There is NO such contract fully drawn up or finalized.
SRIOC: Surprise, surprise! Once again, you have been fooled. Read Iva’s recent NL
SC: The contract will be prepared and then agreed upon by a Vote of all owners… The MAJORITY Decision will be final… and those in MINORITY will have to accept that decision…
SRIOC: Please note that in order for a management contract to be approved, AGM 100% of owners must sign and agree to it. It’s important for owners to understand that by signing the contract, they are legally bound to its terms and conditions. Owners who choose not to sign are not bound by the contract. In the past, long-term owners in Sunset were deceived by this tactic and had to seek legal action to be released from those oppressive contracts. As a result, we will not consider returning to a system of dictatorship control.
SC: The voice of Democracy states Majority decisions Rule… with no right to appeal.
SRIOC: NOT TRUE, ALL OWNERS HAVE THE RIGHT OF APPEAL
SC: M&M will be an action for a future Management company.
5. There is no Management & Maintenance Company in operation at Sunset Resort… we are not requesting such payments… Every contribution is a Voluntary One.
SRIOC: CORRECT
SC: The Russian and Ukrainian Owners have been the first to transfer their funds and there is no restriction to them transferring funds.
SRIOC: We trust you. It appears that these owners are relying solely on Iva’s account of events, as they do not receive our newsletters. They purchased their homes through Elite Homes and are not fully aware of the situation
SC: The Steering Committee will continue to send e-mails and contact owners to enlighten them on the current situation and the true facts of Sunset Resort.
SRIOC: You could ask Iva to take you to the main table and update you on what’s happening and the actual facts. This way, you won’t appear foolish when you send out YOUR messages.
SC: Owning an Apartment in a shutdown complex… and not being able to enjoy their HOME in the SUN in 2023… is the current reality – we are trying to get Sunset Resort opened up that is our sole focus.
SRIOC: WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK PAYING SOMEONE ELSE’S BILLS.
SC: Let’s work together to have Sunset Resort re-opened.
YES, ABSOLUTELY LET’S, BUT NOT BY PAYING UNOWED BILLS
Inspection Photos
