Question: I’m seeking approval for new floorboard, but the committee insists upon a specific and expensive underlay. Can the owners corporation determine what underlay I use if I’m able to meet their requirements with a product I have chosen? I’m seeking permission from the Exec Committee to update my old floating floorboards to new…
Question: Is my landlord or the strata obliged to provide tenants with access to all common areas? We have no access to the common area rooftop. I rent in a block of 42 apartments. Although there is a common area on the rooftop, not every resident has been given a key. Is my landlord…
Question: The committee chair entered into a $13,000 contract with a landscaping company without the deal being minuted. What can be done to censure the chair and what can be done to legitimise the deal? Answer: We would recommend ratifying the decision at a general meeting of the owners corporation. In the absence of bad…
Question: Can significant matters that require special resolutions be raised verbally under a general heading at the AGM? At our recent AGM, two matters were discussed that where not specified on the agenda. Both items were raised verbally. The first was under ‘Maintenance’. The second matter, requiring a special resolution, was introduced in our Zoom meeting…
Question: Is a special resolution required for the removal of a large hedge at the front of our five lot strata building? Our block of 5 units has a very large hedge at the front of the property. The hedge provides privacy from the street for two of the apartments. The hedge also provides…
Question: I’d like to carry out minor renovations to my unit’s bathroom and kitchen. What is a reasonable amount of time for the committee to approve minor renovations once all plan documents have been provided? Answer: The owners corporation has failed to exercise its function if it does not exercise it within 2 months of…
Question: When our AGM was scheduled, a cut off date was set as 5 weeks prior to the AGM. This was the last day agenda motions would be accepted. Does the close off date need to be advertised? Answer: There is no obligation to advertise the cut-off date for a general meeting. There is…
Question: If two proxy votes are handed in after the end of voting, does this invalidate all voting? To pass a new by-law, a postal vote was held at our retirement village of 136 units. When the vote was concluded, the strata committee considered the voting invalid as two proxy votes were handed in…