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How does one request the strata minutes over several years to check the history of a problem involving the apartment we bought ? Is the strata company obliged to forward all the information about the problem which in our case started in 2009 (from what we were told ).
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naivestrata – in NSW, your Strata Manager is not obliged to forward anything to you in the way of your Owners Corporation’s (O/C) records, but Sect 108 of the Strata Schemes Management Act (1996) allows Owners and persons authorised by Owners to themselves inspect all such records at the Strata Manager’s place of business.
The Fee that a Strata Manager can charge on behalf of the O/C in these circumstances is prescribed in the Regulation, and is currently $30 for the first hour, and an additional $15 for each half-hour thereafter. The Strata Manager can personally charge you additionally “at cost” for photocopying and other administrative tasks associated with your inspection.
A word of advice — when you make formal application to your Strata Manager under Sect 108, also advise them what it is that you want to inspect (i.e. the minute book) and precisely what it is that your looking for. A cooperative Strata Manager (who works for you by the way) will usually assist by doing a bit of records-sorting before you arrive.