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The block comprises of 4 units, two owners and two investors and all on the committee. As the EC do not like having meetings(except for the AGM) everything is done via email. After obtaining 3 quotes (10K; $10K and $5K) we agreed to accept the $5K. Whilst the plumbers were on tbe job they said to have the job properly fixed it will cost a further $16K. One EC member spoke to the plumbers and that’s OK because he is one of the EC members. By the time the rest of the committee found out the job was completed.
Strata Manager was very angry with the plumbers and said that it was wrong to have started and that was it. Late in the afternoon one EC member verbally agreed to SM, the other emailed about 11pm to say it was OK. I disagreed and said that a meeting should have been held to discuss the situation. I emailed the EC and SM of my concerns and not to pay the billl and I did not receive a reply. Then a month or so later, I received an email from SM and said the others agreed to pay the plumber the $21K.
I am not concerned that I was out voted; but I feel protocol was not followed nor was it explained to the EC that there is a process that needs to be followed.
Where do I go from here?
Would love to have your views or advice on this topic as I feel injustice has been done and if legal action should be taken, happy to go down that path.
Sandy Bay
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The only problem is if you’re happy to go down that path, are you willing to put your money up?
It sure looks to me by what you’ve said that you’ve been done.
I’ve always been under the opinion that the payment of accounts has to be put on the Agenda and approved by the E/C at a meeting unless it’s a simple repair as every day maintenance.
However, I may be wrong.
Would await further advice from someone with more knowledge.
Have gone through similar experiences with a larger complex and unfortunately decisions made by one or two E/C members who don’t know what they’re doing are followed by other E/C members who know less and follow like lambs unfortunately. Probably because of a stacked deck.
With only 4 units, this may not be your problem
I would have refused to pay that account until discussed by the E/C and your strata manager but unfortunately it’s already been paid!