@just get on with it said:
JT – I assume Slap Shot’s first comment is referring to the “topic” being “EC and Strata Manager decided not to attend mediation”.
Ahhh … silly me, didn’t have my thinking hat on. As an old journo, for me the headline is a summary of the story – not the first line. As an aside, I wish I could do something about people writing a novel instead of a topic title … but then I also have people going into the Parking Peeves section and writing “Parking Problem” as the headline. Yeah, we could have guessed that’s why you’re here.
Enough of my gripes! To get back to the subject in hand, it could cost the EC between $500 and $1000 to get the strata manager to prepare a response and attend a mediation.
Double that if you involve lawyers and double it again if the strata manager or lawyer is expected to respond to an adjudication.
As JGOWI says, the EC may be so sure of their ground that they have decided that it’s not worth the time and money involved – although that could come back to bite them on the bum when the big bills come in further down the track.