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I live in a 2 lot scheme in NSW. While we were between strata managers, a bill ($12,000) was presented by a contractor which would normally have been paid from strata funds to which each lot contributes equally. I paid the contractor $6,000 directly, the other lot did not pay anything.
Since then, the newly appointed strata manager has paid the remaining $6000 from the strata funds and proposes recompensing me. I have 2 questions:
what sum should he recompense me?
how can he recompense me from the strata fund to the correct amount given that I have contributed 50% to that fund?
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This is trickier than it sounds. You have paid half the bill then, effectively, half the balance. Your refund should be $3000 because the second payment of $6000 was half yours. Strictly speaking, the other owner should be asked to contribute $6000 to the admin fund for this to be a true zero-sum calculation but be careful – strata law says money can only be refunded when owners agree unanimously. Next time, pay everything via the strata manager.
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