@considerate band fair said:
I was under the impression only an Owner could be a member of an EC. In my building only Owners are permitted a position as well as only Owners attending meetings, unless of course we invite a tenant or have a request from a tenant to attend a meeting regarding an issue that concerns their Lot and the Owner has not been responsive.
I’m afraid your Owners Corp has been breaking the law if an owner has been prevented from nominating a non-owner to the EC.
It’s tru that only Owners (or their proxies) have the right to attend EC meetings. But you can nominate anyone to an EC (although if the number of candidates exceeds the number of nominees they have to be voted in).
There are cases of long-term tenants being elected to ECs because their landlords think they will look after their interests better than their owner neighbours (especially the non-resident ones).
This is what the Act says:
A person is not eligible for election as a member of an executive committee unless the person is:
(a) an individual who is an owner,
(b) a company nominee of a corporation that is an owner, or
(c) an individual who is not an owner but who is nominated for election by an owner who is not a candidate for election.