Building on the Rambla in Montevideo Deteriorating

Housing Agency to resolve their situation is “priority”

Despite having 39 years of existence the building CH20 is the ghost of the wadi. For the IMM is a wasteland. No division or condominium standards. Neighbors are demanding the status of the construction building construction.

“The Boat”-the name by which the building is called the Rambla Republic of Chile, located in the Barrio Sur “was created by the National Affordable Housing Institute (Inve) in 1970 to rehouse 96 families of low income area. The beneficiaries entered under a bailment promisor precarious as buyers. That is why every month paying a fee to purchase your apartment.

With the closing of the CH20 Inve moved to Banco Hipotecario del Uruguay (BHU) never regulated the monthly fee paid by buyers and to the devaluation was the same at $ 1. BHU In 2006 he gave the 30 scripts direct owners of the apartments off the debt. But excluded the successors of the owners who raised them purchase property for $ 28,000 to pay in the next 25 years.

Several successors consulted by El Pais reported that the adverse possession-possession of a property for 30 years peacefully, publicly and interrupted – established in the Civil Code, they have the same rights as the owners direct.

Teresa is 50 years old and came to building 12. His parents died several years ago and she is the only heir. “I want to regularize my situation. In the building there are people who are not interested because they are a day but I know I have my rights. I do not want to buy the apartment because he is mine and also the building is falling apart,” said Teresa.

Sources of the Montevideo City Council confirmed to El Pais that the land on which the building is listed as a vacant lot. No horizontal or division of property standards by which the municipality nor charged property contribution.

Inve former buildings and other social housing projects currently covered by the National Housing Agency. The director of the ANV, Carlos Mendive, told El Pais that he was aware of the situation of the building and said the agency is defining a policy for ex Inve. The head commented that the board of the ANV CH20 agreed that “a priority” and that will be the first served. “The Agency is taking responsibility for the state to begin to sort this situation that requires hard work. The reality of the CH 20 is repeated in many of the buildings that the social portfolio BHU happened to us. There are hundreds of buildings are not condominiums, housing complexes that have difficulties and disadvantages of internal organization for lack of administrative commissions, “said the hierarch.

PROBLEMS. CH20 Alejandra lives in the past year. He bought the apartment Mortgage Bank with the convenience of paying in 25 years. In the sale purchase commitment clarified that the buyer took care of the building “under the conditions that he was” and further that the BHU “was not responsible for the risks they may suffer the property including those which may arise by accident” . What Alexander did not know was that the apartment, among other things, it rains. Besides the columns that are the foundation of the building are cracked, the pipelines between apartments “are a waterfall and there are no walls” dripping water “because the air chambers are flooded. The steps are internal stairs and railings are breaking loose. Some residents also complain of the “ineffectiveness” of the steering committee. “The commission are two veterans who do not mind the building. We pay common expenses and never made any arrangements nor do we show that the money was spent. This is a dirt, you burn a light tube and did not change,” said Carmen Flores, a resident of the building.
En la mira

CH20 The building is identified by police as one of the places “problem” of the South District. Neighbors complained to El Pais that there are two mouths there selling drugs. The police sources consulted by El Pais said they were not aware of the situation. Police usually attend the building through neighborhood and family problems.

According to police in that building is not known who the owners because if a person dies there is a neighbor who is responsible for doing the paperwork and rent an apartment. “It’s a more sophisticated tenement. Vive people with many children who often have problems between them,” the sources said.
The figure

$ 28,000 paid over 25 years is the price of the apartments that he proposed the Land Bank to the children of owners.
A building that reflects years without proper maintenance

Beams

The building was constructed with reinforced concrete that was brought from France. The structure has several beams that go to the fifth floor. More than half broke loose and fell to the floor. Others were left hanging and the residents themselves that detached to avoid accidents.

Bridges

The building has no entrance on the Rambla. To enter you have to walk on a bridge at the back of the building. These viaducts are desquebrajados and even some tears (see photo) are the size of a hand. Living in the building of dozens of children.

Internal staircase.

The state of the steps depends on the block. There are some that are completely destroyed and part of the concrete is almost in the air. Others, by contrast, are waxed up by the residents. Rails are mostly loose and pose a danger to the elderly and children.

Facade

At first sight the CH20 shows that, at least in recent years no one took over maintenance. It is an old structure and conveys sadness despite being in a privileged area of the city. All apartments have ocean views.