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Have considered all my options again. If I sent letter from lawyer, could it not still end up in CTTT? Then I am out of pocket for the lawyer and it still ends up there. I don’t believe that letter from lawyer will cause them to get up and do anything because quite frankly there is so much to do and I do not believe they have the ability or capability to put more than a dent into the works. Any quotes they have obtained have lapsed by now. And not attending to maintenance issues in the first instance, in a complex that is getting to an age that needs more attention these days, has meant more maintenance issues are springing up, meaning more to organize. If they had attended to issues as they arose, then tackled the next,one, they wouldn’t be in this predicament. But they don’t get around to anything.
The committee member just don’t get around to even thinking about what they have to do. I was on the committee with one of these members and they did nothing just waited for someone else to organize (me) investigate (me) and follow up (me). There was only one other on the committee who would ask what we were going to do or who would help. So now no one checks the corro, no one follows up. They are waiting for each other. Meanwhile the work list is getting longer.
So I believe I should send them a letter giving them a week to give me a schedule for works in the complex. If they are organized and functional, this will just be a matter of typing or writing it up. If they haven’t organized anything, this will not be possible. I will find out if we actually do have a new SM yet! If so will get their details, and leave a little note to owners detailing what is going on, or rather what isn’t, and get them to complain via the n SM about the EC and lack of work. If the owners don’t get up, we will see the same quotes coming around for the same works/maintenance at the AGM for the third year.
I really think that we would be better off without this committee. W have one member who breaks bylaws when ever possible and is only on the committee I believe so he can know what is said about him. We have one who is not aware of much about strata and doesn’t comprehend what common property is and thinks everything is ok. And one who is new to the complex. Does not know the history of the complex or of those he is non the committee with. I did feel sorry for him until I contacted him about a matter. No reply. So he is on the right committee!
So while I gather info and get my act together more time will pass. May not be possible to get works started asmwemgetm into the last months of the year. Of course they will blame the change of SM. well apparently that only happened officially this week, to be confirmed, 6 months after the need to attend to maintenance was pointed out to them. Then they will blame me for not attending the AGM (apparently I should have cancelled my trip away then they would have organized something!). So fasten your seatbelts, it’s going to be a bumpy ride!