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Question: If a motion was defeated twice in the past, can the same motion be included on the Agenda of the upcoming AGM? I am an owner in a strata scheme the chairperson wants to install security cameras in our building. The motion was defeated twice in the past. The same motion was listed in…
Question: Is it possible to access a unit if the owner has not granted permission but the tenant has? This is for the sake of a dye test and roofing repairs. Answer: The occupier needs to give his consent, therefore, the committee may enter the lot because it is the occupier’s consent which is…
Question: If a committee member submits a motion they have a vested interest in, shouldn’t they abstain from voting? Should the strata manager enforce this? Regarding the issue of a Strata Committee Member proposing a motion to the Strata Committee that they have a vested interest in, which constitutes a breach of conflict of…
According to Strata Community Association (NSW), here is the definition of: Proxy Voting: An owner who is unable to attend a meeting may authorise (give their proxy) to another person to exercise their vote. This is achieved via proper completion of the prescribed form. Quorum: The minimum number of owners required for a meeting to proceed….
Question: In a duplex, we each have exclusive use of our yard and garden. Isn’t this therefore our responsibility to maintain? The other lot owner would like the owners corporation to remove a tree. I live in a duplex. Both units have exclusive use of their yard and gardens. The owner of the other unit…
Question: Our Strata is in NSW. Is a member of an Executive Committee eligible to vote on a motion they put forward? I understand the Committee members have a responsibility to make decisions on behalf of all lot owners, not for personal gain. Answer: You are correct. Sch 1 Cl 18 of the Strata Schemes Management Act,…
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