Vilniaus daugiabučių namų savininkų bendrijų asociacija (the Vilnius Association of Apartment Owners’ Associations) was established in 1995 and operates under its statutes.
Information and advice for members
The association organises monthly meetings for representatives of apartment owners’ associations in the Vilnius municipality hall. Topics include preparation for and completion of the heating season; maintenance of heating systems; organisation and condition monitoring of shared building facilities; annual and election meetings; annual budgets and utility tariffs; bookkeeping and financial reporting; apartment building renovation; and discussion of new legislation.
Meetings also cover proposals and comments submitted to public institutions and discussions with representatives of utility providers, renovation contractors and public institutions.
The association provides its members with free advice on association activities. By prior arrangement and where necessary, its representatives attend members’ meetings, review complaints and defend members’ legitimate interests.
A finance and audit department provides bookkeeping services under contract and free advice on these matters. The association’s lawyer provides members with free legal advice.
Participation in policy development
The association contributes to the development of legislation both directly and through the Lithuanian Chamber of Housing, of which it is a member. Legislation that takes into account associations’ and property owners’ interests benefits these groups even where they have not participated actively.
The association has contributed to draft legislation through comments or participation in working groups concerning consumer rights, heating, courts, apartment owners’ associations, heat supply and consumption rules, the implementation of heating legislation, and the legal framework for apartment building renovation. This work involved the former National Commission for Energy Control and Prices and the Ministry of Economy, later the Ministry of Energy.
Model statutes
These documents are provided in their original Lithuanian form:
- Model statutes for an association with authorised representatives (DOC)
- Model statutes for an apartment owners’ association with a single-person governing body (DOC)
- Model association statutes, 2012 version (DOC)
Archived notice: 2021 members’ election meeting
A notice dated 14 July 2021 announced plans for a General Election Meeting on 16 August 2021 at 18:00 in the Park Town business centre conference hall, Lvovo g. 105, Vilnius.
The planned agenda was: election of the association’s President; election of Board members; election of the Auditor; and other current matters. This is an archived notice.