NSW: Q&A Suspect our Strata Manager of Misappropriating Funds

Question: We’re concerned our Strata Management Company is experiencing operating problems. Are there safeguards in place to ensure the Strata Manager is not using our fees to prop up a failing business?

Answer: The strata manager has a fiduciary duty NOT to misappropriate the funds which belong to the owners corporation ie it is a relationship of trust.

The strata manager has a fiduciary duty NOT to misappropriate the funds which belong to the owners corporation ie it is a relationship of trust.

The owners corporation’s funds should be in a trust account and those funds should only be accessed for bona fide owners corporation’s purposes. If there has been a misappropriation of funds or if the manager becomes insolvent, this would be grounds for termination of your strata management agency agreement and should be reported to the Office of Fair Trading.

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