Committee management

Committee management

Find answers for issues with committee disagreements, accessing reports and meeting minutes, strata voting, and more

Is there a regulated timeframe where a lot owner must be informed of a committee meeting and or receive an agenda for the proposed meeting? – Tom, QLD

Q: Is there a regulated timeframe where a lot owner must be informed of a committee meeting and or receive an …

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Does an owner have the right to request all details in a balance sheet and P&L prepared by the body corporate? – Ernst, QLD

Q: I am a new owner (first time): Does an owner have the right to request all details in a balance …

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Does body corporate have an obligation to compensate owners for water damage? If we say no, can the owner make a claim against the body corporate? – Graeme, QLD

Q: A water leak from an exterior wall (the silicone joint failed due to age) of our property caused damage to …

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Is the owner who has not paid strata fee qualified to continue or become a committe member? – Steven, NSW

Q: Is the owner who has not paid strata fees qualified to continue or become a committee member?
 
A: No, as owners …

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Are there any reasons such as legal orders which allow any owner to have a legal right not to pay strata fee?- Steven, NSW

Q: Are there any reasons such as legal orders which allow any owner to have a legal right not to pay …

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Do you have a ‘Code of Etiquette’ or Conduct or similar? Also, do you have a written process for how to deal with repairs, requests, work order, etc? – Sue, NSW

Q: Do you have a ‘code of etiquette’ or conduct or similar? I have recently become secretary of our strata committee …

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Owners of a block of units would like to call an extraordinary meeting. How do we go about this? – Maria, NSW

Q: Owners of a block of units would like to call an extraordinary meeting. How do we go about this? Do …

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How can we get our committee to enforce the visitor parking by-law? – Marie, QLD

Q: How can we get our committee to enforce the visitor parking by-law? They have not acted on form 1 issued …

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If I own two units in the same complex do I get two votes on each resolution? – Yvette, QLD

Q: If I own two units in the same complex do I get two votes on each resolution?
 
A: When it comes …

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How many make a decision making quorum in an ordinary meeting of a total of 7 members? – Stephen, QLD

Q: How many make a decision making quorum in an ordinary meeting of a total of 7 members?
 
A: This will depend …

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Do we need a majority or a unanimous vote to change common property area (i.e. driveways next to the home)? – Rita, NSW

Q: Do we need a majority or a unanimous vote to change common property area (ie driveways next to the home?) …

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