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The OC that I chair is having a committee meeting soon.
One of the committee members wants to add to the agenda:
That the OC contact the council re:
- Street lighting.
- Fading on-street parking line markings.
- On-street tree protection. They might be damaged eg by trucks when parking.
While they are all reasonable matters, I wonder if they are outside an OC committee’s (and even an OC’s) jurisdiction? Neighbour properties would be affected by the issues too – there are many properties in the street.
When I look at the OC Act (at least in Victoria) it’s pretty clear that an OC’s primary duty is to common property. The very creation of an OC is due to the fact that common property exists when the strata plan is first registered. I can’t see that any of the matters relate to an OC’s duties around common property.
And I’m not even sure that an OC committee alone has the right to represent owners on matters that fall outside the OC Act. An OC is not a rate payer and does not vote in council elections. But individual owners are and do.
What are the opinions? Can OC committees represent all the owners on matters that are essentially neighbourhood issues? And if so, should they? I’m concerned that the committee could be overstepping its authority.