@mac said:
I have spoken to the Strata Manager who advises this is a notice of a breach of by law and a request to comply. If I don’t comply the SM will refer it to the EC for them to request a formal NTC. Then your process can kick in.
Mac
I would say, as nicely as possible “bring it on”.
At the EC meeting, you can ask to speak and then ask why you have been singled out, what the problem is and if there isn’t a better way of dealing with these issues.
If they refuse to let you speak or refuse to answer your question, this is further evidence that they are not really interested in running the building properly and instead just want to order people around.
In fact, I would be very surprised if this wasn’t one owner flexing their strata muscles via the by-laws. The EC has no compulsion to enforce the by-laws if they don’t think that is necessary (although individual owners can take action if they feel they should).
So ask for your moment in the spotlight and make it clear that you are happy to comply with reasonable requests that are universally applied. There is an old saying that bad laws are worse than no laws and it could be that your by-laws fall precisely into that category.