Lithuanian Chamber of Housing Management and Maintenance is and NGO, non-profit association registered in Juridical persons’ Registry. Organisation was founded in 2004 November 12th and actively works in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania.

    Members of the organisation are housing management associations and their umbrella organisations, companies managing community housing services, public properties, owner’s right associations etc.

    The main activities performed by Lithuanian Chamber of Housing Management and Maintenance are: coordination of the activities of the Members, representation of their interests on international and national levels, protection of consumer rights and legal interests, education of consumers, promotion of owners economical and social interests as the top priority.

    The aim of the organisation is to implement functions of independent control institution responsible for observation of housing management services, services capacity and quality as well as carry responsibility on composition, review and monitor of Ethics Code for providers.

    Lithuanian Chamber of Housing Management and Maintenance organises trainings, education, refresher courses for owners of houses, providers, management services providers and other responsible for housing management persons.

    Lawyers of the organisation provide to consumers and house owners verbal, written and telephone consultations of their rights, provides information on valid national and EU legal acts in this field, mediates in solving disputes. Organisation provides legal conclusions for governmental institutions. If serious violations occur Lithuanian Chamber of Housing Management and Maintenance examines unfair actions and takes decisions in the Commission of Ethics Control.

    Organisation is actively involved in the state housing policy development, implementation of objectives of the state housing strategy. It helps the authorities to implement the resolutions of the Government on housing management, maintenance, operational capacity.

    Lithuanian Chamber of Housing Management and Maintenance makes offers, conclusions, remarks, opinions, preparing and enacting legal acts, participates in processing projects of legal acts in state institutions, provides notes on valid legal acts as well.

    Association assists the Government as to implementation of energy-saving and home renovation programme. We make recommendations for the home owners associations and managers as rational as better, less costly but more effective to achieve the expected energy savings result. Our experts trains home owners how to take fair legal decisions, bodies of associations of house owners and management companies – how to solve the issues, how to control conflicts, examine the complaints.

    Lithuanian Chamber of Housing Management and Maintenance actively cooperates with the Office of the Government, Environment Committee of Lithuanian Parliament, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Justice, the State Consumer Rights Protection Authority, other governmental institutions, city and regional municipalities, non-governmental organizations. We closely collaborate with organisations in other countries, participate in common trainings, seminars, projects.

    The main funding of association comes from membership fees, national funds and paid activities.

    Our main office is located in Vilnius. Structurally Lithuanian Chamber of Housing Management and Maintenance is composed of an independent city and regional organisations. The main activities of the association are being coordinated by the Board of Lithuanian Chamber of Housing Management and Maintenance composed of 8 persons. President Juozas Antanaitis leads daily activities, represents association in governmental, municipality and other institutions. The supreme body of the organisation is The Congress of Lithuanian Chamber of Housing Management and Maintenance. Financial operations are controlled by the Audit Commission.

    

    Yours faithfully,

    President Juozas Antanaitis