Forum: Rare posts that tell the whole story

I’s a relatively rare pleasure on the Flat Chat forum to get the full story on a dispute, from initial complaint though to resolution.

Often, but not always, Flatchatters will come on to the Forum, present the problem, ask for advice, get some, ask for additional information, get that then … nothing.

So it’s been refreshing in the past week or so to have one Flatchatter who asked two different questions, listened to the advice, acted on it, reached solutions in both cases, and told us the result.

In the first instance, they couldn’t understand why there had been a sharp rise in levies over the previous year. You can follow that thread HERE.

In the second, they couldn’t understand why a new dogs by-law was being promoted, especially after they had been obliged to explain to the committee that they couldn’t impose a blanket bad on pets, to get their poodle accepted. You can follow that thread HERE.

Meanwhile I would politely ask folk who come on to the Forum seeking advice, to let us know the outcome whether it helped or hindered. We all learn from that – especially those of us dishing out the comments who occasionally get it wrong.

Elsewhere on the Forum

• Would a by-law demanding owners pay the excess on insurance claims that only affected their property be valid? That’s HERE.
• Can the strata committee veto request and proposals without taking a formal vote or referring them to a general meeting? That’s HERE.
• Why should the other owners have to pay for the upkeep of a terrace that can only be accessed by one owner. That’s HERE.
• Balcony awnings on an old building were attached to common property back in  the mists of time without written permission.  Whose responsibility are they to maintain and repair? That’s HERE.

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