Gosh, I thought we were doing badly with the owner who since October has sent us nearly 200 emails on the one topic. A lot of those emails have been abusive, make outrageous claims and I think are bordering on defamatory. Stating that EC members are mentally ill is not very nice.
In the end we advised the matter was closed and would not enter into any further correspondence. Aside from anything else, it was taking up hours of the strata manager’s time.
Sadly there is no law against being a pain in the neck, and of course there shouldn’t be, as the test is subjective. However, at present the CTTT has no power to determine/declare that a person is a vexatious litigant, and there is only limited scope to award costs against a party. While these sorts of powers should be exercised with great caution, I believe this is an issue that deserves attention.
In relation to Jimmy’s suggestion to issue a notice to comply with the legislation, I don’t believe an owners corporation can do that, as it only applies to by-laws. I do know of at least one OC where the strata manager had to have police present at meetings because two owners had become violent over a long-running dispute. The dispute was in relation to…a doormat.