Tenants of a building in Bečići cannot enter the building: They have to use a truck to get to their apartments

For almost two weeks, residents of a building in Bečići have been unable to enter the building because a large truck is parked at the entrance, blocking the passage.

The truck belongs to a subcontractor, who is asking the investor to pay him a substantial sum of money, but also transfer ownership of several apartments, claiming that it is a debt and that the truck will remain until this is paid.

This was stated in a report to the Bar police, which was forwarded to colleagues in Budva, by the director and owner of a construction company that is building a complex of buildings in that coastal town, who took over management of the company a little over a month ago after her husband passed away.

As she stated in the application that "Vijesti" had access to, her late husband concluded a contract with the owner of the company in 2023 to carry out construction work on a residential complex (three buildings) across from the former "Naftagas" hotel in Bečići.

The subcontractor is accused of arbitrariness, that is, of taking the law into his own hands, without waiting for a detailed analysis of the company's business operations to be carried out and the exact debts to the contractors and other companies engaged in the project to be determined.

One building has been completely built and has long been occupied, the disputed building was completed at the end of last year and the tenants have partially moved in, and construction of the third building is underway, "Vijesti" was told.

"The contract defined everything related to payments and fees, but as a wife, I was not familiar with it in detail. The aforementioned building was completed at the end of 2024, when the tenants began to move in. After my husband's death a month ago, I took over the work that my husband had started, and therefore took over all obligations regarding the aforementioned facility. After my husband's death, the owner of the aforementioned company called me several times and demanded that I pay him the money and debts specified in the contract. I told him that as the executive director of the company, I would settle all debts to him and his company after I audit our company's operations and determine the exact factual situation, how much the debts to that company amount to," she stated before the Bar Police Department.

She claimed that the owner of the company nevertheless insisted on immediate payment of his debts, which she refused...

"However, on July 3rd, I was informed by other subcontractors, but primarily the building's tenants, that a truck was parked in front of the entrance, and that they were unable to enter the building unhindered. After receiving the photos, I determined that it was a truck belonging to the aforementioned company, and that the owner had intentionally parked the vehicle to block the entrance to the building so that I could pay him off. I called him on the phone and he told me that he no longer had the patience to wait for the audit and that he would only move the truck if I gave him an exact date when I would pay the money or if I paid him a substantial amount immediately. I told him that I would try to speed up the audit, that it was not up to me and that I could not tell him the exact date, and I promised that as soon as the audit was completed, he would be paid immediately... After a day or two, I called him to provide me with all the necessary documentation so that I could forward it to the auditor and speed up the entire process, but to this day he has not provided it and is not responding to my calls while the truck is still blocking the entrance to the building," she stated.

She asked the police to react and force the company owner to immediately remove the parked vehicle, so that the tenants can function without hindrance, and their companies can resolve all disputed matters in court.

Meanwhile, residents say they are outraged because the truck is still parked right next to the entrance. That's why they have alerted the relevant institutions, but so far, they claim, no one has reacted.

Due to the blockade of the entrance to the building, access for specialized vehicles - fire engines or ambulances - is practically impossible, so in the event of an emergency, someone's life could be at risk...