There’s nothing that quite matches the feeling of frustration and helplessness when the professionals that you count on to do the right thing are doing the opposite.
It doesn’t have to be a huge criminal conspiracy. All it takes is a strata manager who wants to keep in with a committee and a committee that only has a passing regard for the law, if that.
There are few areas of modern life worse than strata where right and wrong have been replaced by “how can I do what I want without getting caught”?
Even worse, ‘how can I get away with it” been replaced by “what can they do to me anyway?”
Take the plight of one flatchatter whose strata manager and committee are telling them they can’t vote because they are unfinancial, then using their own vote against them to avoid having to pay for repairs.
Is there an answer? Yes, there is but it will require knowing how to navigate the complaints and Tribunal system. You’ll find a Flat Chat regular’s guide to that HERE.
Elsewhere in the Forum
- Funding major works through special levies seems to involve too much money shuffling. That’s HERE.
- Can I see legal advice given to owners corporation in a case against me? That’s HERE.
- Committee and strata manager have ignored my request to place a motion on the AGM agenda. That’s HERE.
- I’m new to the role of strata secretary. How do I call a committee meeting? That’s HERE.
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There’s nothing that quite matches the feeling of frustration and helplessness when the professionals that you count on to do the right thing are doin
[See the full post at: Forum: SM using my own votes against me]
The opinions offered in these Forum posts and replies are not intended to be taken as legal advice. Readers with serious issues should consult experienced strata lawyers.
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