On re-reading this, you need to get on to this immediately. I think there’s a very strong chance and your fellow owners are being conned by the developers and their cronies. This is what I would do (as a matter of urgency).
- Call Fair Trading (13 32 20) and ask for their advice.
- Call a lawyer (there are a couple of good ones at the top of this page).
- Request a mediation at Fair Trading with a view to rescinding the decisions (under section 232) (a) the operation, administration or management of a strata scheme under this Act, and (b) the appointment of a building manager.
- Apply for interim orders to halt the purchase of the strata manager’s office under section 231.
- If you need immediate assistance with this, call our sponsors StrataAnswers.
- Consider applying for the appointment of a compulsory strata manager to sort this whole mess out before the issues become embedded.
By the way, you need to take a long hard look at your defects inspections as that’s the next area where you are likely to be ripped off.
My last piece of advice – get cracking on this now!