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Housing · Greece
Updated September 2026

🏢 The service charges or owners' association bills seem wrong — who do I contact?

Direct answer

Service charges must be itemised and backed by invoices you are allowed to see, and only costs the law or your contract allows can be passed on. Ask for the full statement and the invoices in writing first — a surprising number of disputes end there. If you rent, ΕΚΠΟΙΖΩ — Ένωση Καταναλωτών (210 3304444) checks the statement and, in many countries, the tenancy body fixes the lawful amount. Owners in a building association contest decisions through Διαμεσολάβηση (ΟΠΕΜΕΔ) / Ειρηνοδικείο (diamesolavisi.gov.gr) first, then Δικηγορικός Σύλλογος — νομική βοήθεια (dsa.gr) within the short legal deadline.

Call firstΔιαμεσολάβηση (ΟΠΕΜΕΔ) / Ειρηνοδικείο
Report toΕΚΠΟΙΖΩ — Ένωση Καταναλωτών
If that failsΔικηγορικός Σύλλογος — νομική βοήθεια

🗣️ What to say

"I dispute the service charge statement of [date] for [address]. Please send the itemised breakdown and the underlying invoices for [items]. Until I have them I pay the undisputed part of [amount]. I reserve the right to contest [items] which are not chargeable under [contract / law]."

🪜 Step by step

  1. Ask for the invoicesYou are entitled to inspect them. Set a deadline of two to four weeks.
  2. Check what is chargeableRepairs and improvements are usually the landlord's, not the tenant's; management fees are capped in some countries.
  3. Pay the undisputed partAnd say so in writing — it prevents a default while you contest the rest.
  4. Tenant: ΕΚΠΟΙΖΩ — Ένωση ΚαταναλωτώνThe tenant organisation or tenancy body checks the statement and can set the lawful amount.
  5. Owner: Διαμεσολάβηση (ΟΠΕΜΕΔ) / Ειρηνοδικείο, then Δικηγορικός Σύλλογος — νομική βοήθειαMediation first; association decisions must be challenged in court within a short deadline, often one month from the meeting.

📇 All contacts

Διαμεσολάβηση (ΟΠΕΜΕΔ) / ΕιρηνοδικείοMandatory initial mediation session in many disputesNeighbour, tenancy and consumer disputes🔗 www.diamesolavisi.gov.gr
ΕΚΠΟΙΖΩ — Ένωση ΚαταναλωτώνLegal advice on tenancies and depositsBefore you write, for deductions and deadlines📞 210 3304444🔗 www.ekpizo.gr
Δικηγορικός Σύλλογος — νομική βοήθειαFree legal aid for low incomesIf a lawyer is needed for a larger amount🔗 www.dsa.gr
Νομική Βοήθεια (Δικηγορικός Σύλλογος)Free lawyer for low incomesWhen you cannot afford a lawyer🔗 www.dsa.gr

❓ Frequently asked

The statement came two years late

Late statements are often unenforceable for the excess — most countries set a deadline after the year end. ΕΚΠΟΙΖΩ — Ένωση Καταναλωτών knows yours.

Can I withhold the whole amount?

No — pay what is clearly due and dispute the rest. Withholding everything risks default.

The association voted for expensive works I cannot afford

Decisions can be contested for procedure and for unreasonableness within the deadline; payment plans and hardship rules exist in most countries.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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