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Yes, I do have the proof the minutes of meetings and the Adjudicator’s comments in his decision that the other owner said our expert reports were biased and should not be given any weight.
Yes, the strata scheme does have building insurance because we are a three story duplex scheme. Perhaps I could ask the SM to have a look at the policy?
The other lot owner suddenly moved out when he was being pursued by the SM for his share of the large five figure sum special levy. It took six months, but the SM finally got the money. The lot owner is now renting out his unit.
My other issue is the cost of the expert reports that I paid for including a large technical report and scope of works prepared under the Expert Witness Code of Practice, that I submitted to the CTTT. The CTTT ordered that those reports and the recommendations contained therein be accepted and the work undertaken according to their specifications. This cost has amounted to a large four figure sum. Before our SM became a s.162 compulsory appointment (on my application), I put a motion on the agenda of a general meeting that I be reimbursed for the cost of these reports according to my share of UE’s, only to be voted down by the other owner.
All in all, I am financially very much out of pocket. The cost of the reports, my share of the five figure special levy and now the damage to my belongings.
Thank you Jimmy, I will take your advice and have to look at the cost of pursuing the owner in the small claims court.