Can’t pay bills if no funds: Nakheel

Dubai-based master developer Nakheel has said it will not be able to pay utility and service providers if there are no funds in building accounts of Discovery Gardens, resulting in service disruption.

“As the letter is self explanatory that to continue the services and pay the utility provider, we need sufficient fund to keep the building up and running. If there is no fund in the building account we will not be able to pay the utility charges & service provider which may result in disruption. Service disruption will depend on the service providers,” a Nakheel spokesperson told Emirates 24|7.
 
Asked about the total outstanding from Discover Gardens owners, she said: “ The outstanding amount varied building by building as each building had a different rate of service charges. Each building has a different cost of operation so the utility and service provider’s charges differ building by building.”
 
On Sunday, this website reported that Nakheel had warned property owners in Discovery Gardens to pay their outstanding building service charges within 15 days, or else face disruption of utilities and services.
 
In a notice put across some of the buildings in Discovery Gardens, the master developer said due to accumulation of building service charges, payment has not been made to utilities and services for certain billing period(s), which may result in disruption of services as well as services provided by third party suppliers with no fault of Discovery Gardens Co.
 
The notice said owners are requested to pay the outstanding building service charges within 15 days from the date of the letter (June 9) and without further delay in order to avoid disruption of the above mentioned services.
 
On March 5, this website had reported that Nakheel was contemplating taking legal action against property owners who were not paying service charges.
 
Rajiv G, in his comment on this website, said he believed service charges and the chiller fees charged by Nakheel for Discovery Gardens was not in-sync with the services and amenities provided.
 
“I believe this is one major reason why owners dispute on paying these charges. Nakheel should revise their charges and be transparent about it,” he added.

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