@kiwipaul said:
Your SM is just ripping you off by getting a property manager to do his job for him (he has been able to get away with it whilst your couple did his job for him) now he wants you to fork out for a building manager who will charge for his services and then employ someone to do the work (which strata will also pay for).
I totally disagree. The building manager has a specific role in his relationship with the Owners Corp and that should be defined in the Owners Corp’s contract with him or her.
Most contracts do not run to basic maintenance and those that do will often charge extra for this.
Maybe KP is talking about how it works in Queensland – that’s not always (by any means) how it works in NSW.