Am hearing you bpositive. As a former member of the EC, most residents don’t acknowledge me because I have advised them they were in breach of, or told them that no that repair is not OC it’s yours. And now, I am considered persona non grata because I have told them they aren’t doing their job in any way shape or form. Their response – we are too busy to attend to outstanding maintenance matters nor by laws breaches!
Members of our current EC believe that if they didn’t put their hand up, this place couldn’t run. The truth is, because they have put their hands up, the place doesn’t run. If we were in the hands of a strata manager, yes we would have to have a EGM everytiime we need to agree on issues, but we would have some of the issues in the complex attended to and others about to start. We have nothing, nada, nilch! Nothing done, nothing started, nothing organised, nothing done. To have someone outside come in and get this place kick started before it really starts falling apart would be a God send.
This EC was supposed to have organised an EGM for the end of this month. No meeting. But they were supposed to organised an EGM 6 months ago to agree to quotes for major maintenance. No meeting. Because they didn’t get around to getting the quotes. Still haven’t. Still outstanding. And costing us more and more as time goes on.
Other maintenance issues that do not require an EGM, just quotes then a decision, are now outstanding for 4 months plus. This will surely increase and these “smaller” issues with become bigger issues and therefore require further quotes and more work therefore more money. But I shan’t bother them about all this nasty outstanding maintenance issues again – they are too busy for this! Besides, what would I know! I don’t exist anyway – can’t be of any assistance to them if I am not “here”.