Thanks, but our compound consists of a number of villas that are being paid for by various employers. So my neighbors and I don't actually write checks ourselves. I should hope that my employer will react in some way.

So is the sort of thing that's happening (owner sells a complex without any safety net for providing for repairs and security booth staffing)typical for Doha expat compounds? Does anyone have any similar stories?

It looks as if my family and I will get moved out to a new compound, but I feel badly for my neighbors. There seems to be no one to call in this situation; the new owner of the compound is unknown, the old owner has said his liability is over, and the police say "what can we do."

Yeccch.