Question: One of our EC members has called a general meeting to terminate our current strata manager and appoint a new one. He states there is a dispute about the length of the current agreement. Should the meeting proceed or be postponed until the disputed term has been settled? I am a member of a…
Question: If the strata manager gives incorrect advice causing a monetary loss to the owners corporation, what remedy is available to the OC? Generally, the strata management agency agreement between the Strata Management Agency and Owners Corporation will set out the liability of the agent in performing services under such agreement. Under the Strata Community Australia (NSW)…
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? There is no positive obligation to advertise what the cut-off date is for acceptance of motions for…
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 after…
Question: Does all correspondence received by the committee ‘in and out’ have to be read at the general meetings? It seems that, in our complex, the owners corporation committee only reads out selected letters. That is the role of the Secretary of the Owners Corporation. There is no specific duty to table and read all…
Question: Recent minutes did not mention the attendance of the (non owner and non proxied) son of an owner. I am being told that only owners names will be listed as attendees. Is this correct? Recent minutes did not mention the attendance of the (non owner and non proxied) son of an owner. The owner was…
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