I am not hopeful and am thinking a compulsory admin can ensure work required is done while we all have a rest from the ongoing and relentless negativity. It is exhausting and becoming debilitating – but to resign would be handing the keys to the kingdom to 1 person – which we are not happy to do.
I agree with spmanager. But you could give this one last shot. Convene a meeting or a webinar or just send out a flyer and explain to all owners how they are in breach of the Act by not repairing the lift or raising the finances to do so.
Then explain that by not complying with the law, they are likely to have a compulsory manager appointed.
Then explain what that means.
For at least one year (probably two) they will have no say in the running of their homes, levies WILL go up, but by amounts over which they will have no control. The strata manager will be legally obliged to follow the letter of the law, which means that little flaws and repairs to common property that have been ignored WILL be fixed and, again, levies WILL go up.
Why? Because the strata manager has legal obligations and duties and the owners have no say in the matter. I’d feel tempted to add “Now, do you feel lucky punk?’ but that’s probably inappropriate.
Instead, I might suggest that you hire someone like our sponsors StrataAnswers to come along and explain the facts of life to your owners. And if that doesn’t work, by all means go for a statutory appointment.