Committee management
Our Strata Committee has called an EGM to vote on a proposal to appoint a Strata Manager. t is required that all lot owners sign the form, including the lot number. This means there is no confidentiality at all regarding this vote. Some of us are not happy about this as at a normal EGM we are marked off the list, as being financial, and given unmarked voting papers. Can you advise whether this present system of voting is legal or fair? – Davina, NSW
Q: During Covid restrictions, our Strata Committee has called an EGM to vote on a proposal to appoint a Strata Manager. …
Is it still necessary to have body corp for a duplex, in QLD – Susan, QLD
Q: Is it still necessary to have body corp for a duplex, in QLD
A: No, a body corporate is not required …
Strata agents refuse to pay for the cost of the tempering valve which needs to be put on the common pipe in the common wall and say it’s an owners cost. To your knowledge is this correct? – Nadene, NSW
Q: I look after a unit that has shared gas hot water. Gas tanks are down in car park area in …
In regards to the Owners corporation trust account, can the directors of strata company be the signatories of OC trust fund without informing owners corporation? – Ira, NSW
Q: In regards to the Owners corporation trust account, can the directors of strata company be the signatories of OC trust …
We have 6 on our strata committee and we are at a stalemate in terms of spending money. Three of us want to spend money immediately on repairs and maintenance items and the other 3 want to wait until our Capital works fund is more flush with funds. So how do you move forward with a win/win for everyone? – Louise, NSW
Q: We have 6 on our strata committee and we are at a stalemate in terms of spending money. Three of …
What I am seeking is a reasonable body corporate company that can be a bit merciful and consider my situation and reduce my fees or advise me of where to get help even to waive the fees in total. I have asked my current Body Corporate Company for help but they send me no response except penalising me with a late payment fee once and extra penalty on late fee penalty if I can’t pay on time. They never accepted to extend the time of payment due date. Can you please help? – Mahmoud, VIC
Q: Around 6 years ago I owned a 3BR house in a remote Victorian suburb, I had the house for 3 …
A defects report was commissioned by the owners’ corporation… We obtained a copy of the report but know the strata manager has not distributed the report to all lot owners in the scheme and has refused to place the defects issue and other matters on the agenda of the next EGM… We made a formal request by email addressed to the strata committee and the strata manager. Do we need to get lawyers involved?- Tess, NSW
Q: We are owners in a 9 mth old medical development comprising consulting suites. A defects report was commissioned by the …
What can the strata committee do to gain rightful access to our strata’s physical and virtual data? – John, NSW
Q: Our strata committee secretary has resigned and now refuses to pass our strata records to their newly appointed replacement. The …
Can the strata committee insist an owner be held individually responsible for reimbursing the owners corporation for additional expenses incurred as a consequence of their actions? – John, NSW
Q: I have been advised by a contractor that access to one owner’s lot has repeatedly been restricted as the residents …
Should my strata manager be able to update me on my dispute?
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My name was recorded in the strata committee meeting minutes when another owner made a complaint. After following up from the …
I have an electrical issue on my balcony. Is this my responsibility?
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I have owned my apartment for 12-months. During a recent storm my power went out and the strata manager was …
Two members in the complex are running the committee, along with the strata manager, without any approval from the rest of the committee or any of the 28 owners in the building. They spent admin money and took money out of the sinking fund to balance the books. They spent on security cameras installed in their own units connected to only their mobiles. We want a fresh start and please need some advice on how to remove them. – Dorothy, QLD
Q: Our budget was in deficit for the past two years. Two members in the complex are running the committee, along …
The committee has decided to repaint the building, what process is required to change the existing colour scheme? – Peter, QLD
Q: The committee has decided to repaint the building, what process is required to change the existing colour scheme?
A: If your …
Should an Airbnb host inform the body corporate of their intentions to lease their apartments on a short term rental platform e.g. Airbnb – Jennifer, QLD
Q: Should an Airbnb host inform the body corporate of their intentions to lease their apartments on a short term rental …
At the AGM, can a financial lot owner nominate an unfinancial lot owner to the strata committee? – Robert, NSW
Q: At the AGM can a financial lot owner nominate an unfinancial lot owner to the strata committee?
A: The short answer …
