Question: During closed-door meetings, the committee vote on each agenda item frequently without costings or reasons for decisions. As an owner, what can I do? The chair of the Strata committee enforces the ‘owners cannot interrupt’ rule. All decisions are made behind closed doors before the formal Strata Committee meeting. These closed-door meetings result in…
PAPER CERTIFICATES OF TITLEHAVE BEEN ABOLISHED Dear Members, Just a reminder that their have been changes to the land titles system in NSW which include: These changes will be effected by the Real Property Amendment (Certificates of Title) Act, 2021 (NSW). All existing certificates of title will be cancelled and will no longer be issued. An “Information Notice”…
Question: Is a proxy vote valid if the resident hasn’t been advised on the issue being voted on? What should the correct process be? It depends on how the proxy form is completed. If the “form authorises the proxy to vote on my/our behalf on all matters”, and the form is otherwise properly completed and observes…
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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: In the AGM last year, we all voted to have a defibrillator. The chairman and secretary voted against it and in every meeting since have decided to ask a lawyer their legal rights and are digging their heels in. Can they do this? A decision made by an Owners Corporation may be rescinded but…
Question: Who is responsible for a broken window in a strata unit? Who is responsible for a broken window in a strata unit? Who should be invoiced – the tenant (occupying at the time the glass broke), the owners, or the Owners Corporation? I have read the Fair Trading Common Property Memorandum but under 9 Windows for…
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