Sorry “Fcf” and “Strugs” – but I disagree, as most rumours have a basis in fact, and perhaps that’s the case here where possibly NSW Housing has taken a Lease over the Unit prior to sub-letting to one of its “clients”.
That’s becoming more and more prevalent as Owners find such arrangements attractive, particularly as NSW Housing (NSWH) is seen as a regular payer, who undertakes repairs promptly, including to Common Property in my personal experience, and who voluntarily makes-good any damage at the end of each occupancy.
The good news is that the preamble to the NSW Strata Schemes Management Act (SCMA) states “… this act binds the Crown”, so NSWH is bound by the provisions of the SCMA including the requirement to provide tenancy notifications to the Owners Corporation and to ensure that its “clients” comply with all By-Laws.
Again, in my personal experience at my Plan when we had some absolutely shocking “clients” of NSWH in residence, the Executive Committee resolved to issue a Notice to Comply to NSWH – and why not, they’re the tenant after all?
The result was a phone call from NSWH’s Regional Manager, who then arranged for a personal visit by his “Anti Antisocial Behaviour Officer“ (I kid you not) who took details of the various incidents involving the “clients” and arranged an off-site meeting with them.
Within two (2) weeks the “clients” had been relocated, and follow-up correspondence to the E/C from NSWH’s Regional Manager undertook to select future “clients” from a listing of existing people in Public Housing who “would benefit from and appreciate accommodation in a Strata Complex” (their words) such as ours, as opposed from those people on the Public Housing Waiting List.
So my advice would be to have your E/C keep a close eye on NSWH “clients” just as it would with other residents, and IF there’s a problem, be comforted by the fact that NSWH is extremely keen to be a good strata tenant, and even keener to ensure that its “clients” do likewise.