I totally agree with you on this Jimmy. I was a tenant for 12 years in various Sydney apartments, Most of the time I found the owners to be pleasant, however there was always the unspoken “understanding” that owners had all the rights and power in the complex and tenants were merely renters with few rights.
When owners would have late night parties, it was frowned upon for any of the tenants to raise the fact that they were disturbed, however if a tenant had a party the resident owners were all over them with threats of contacting the landlord and getting you evicted.
Now I am an owner I strongly believe that the tenants have the same rights and responsibilities as the owners in our building do. Some owners in our building feel that they have sway of how the building should be run regardless of what tenants and some owners may think. You are right Jimmy the battle is between decent people and dickheads.