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I am the owner of a garage in a garage cooperative in Vecmilgravis. The garage itself is located in the so-called “second row” of the cooperative, which, unlike the first row, is not a closed territory, and the garages simply stand in a row along Vecaku Avenue. After acquiring the garage three years ago, I received an oral invitation from the chairman of the cooperative to join the cooperative, which was supported by the message that if I did not join it, I would pay all the same membership fees as a member of the cooperative, but still plus VAT. At that time I did not understand these subtleties and signed the proposed appli8cation. However, over the years, membership fees of about 130 lats per year have become an exorbitant amount for my personal budget. I would like to leave the cooperative, but I’m concerned about the statement by the chairman of the cooperative that if I were not a member of the cooperative, I would have to pay all the same membership fees, but also plus VAT. Could you explain to me how justified this statement is? I want to emphasize that membership fees consist mainly of the salary of this very chairman, payment for the services of a guard and a dog (which I personally have never seen there before) and fees for “housekeeping”, i.e. of all the things that I can do without perfectly well. In addition, I already paid the land tax for the garage separately on a separate account from the Riga City Council.

21.05.2010

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