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We have had an ongoing problem with the building next door. All letters to the body corporate have been ignored.
Now there is an insurance claim to be made. Our insurance company wants the name of the strata managers for next door, so our company can claim on their company.
This is the inner city and we don't have any social connections to find out informally. Is there any way we can find out the name of the Strata Management Company without asking residents?
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You could ask around local real estate agencies who may have handled a sale in the building recently. Even better, if there is a property for sale in the building, ask the agent for a copy of the contract.
But remember 50 percent of strata buildings in NSW don’t have a strata manager. Also a huge number of strata plans (even some with managers) are non-compliant with strata law.
Worst-case scenario, it is possible in a dysfunctional building to have no strata manager, no executive committee and just someone who collects levies and pays the bills. You might even have a strata manger who has been instructed by owners not to respond to any correspondence.
I'm not sure if Strata Managers have to register the buildings they look after with anyone. Maybe one of our SM Flatchatters can advise on that.
Failing that, I’d be talking to a strata lawyer or your strata manager about getting hold of the strata roll (maybe from the Department of Lands?) and sending all the owners letters telling them they can’t avoid their responsibilities and that you will, if need be, take legal action to recoup the costs of pursuing this case, as they have neglected their duties as owners.
The fact is that the end of the day, the responsible entity is the Owner’s Corporation – that’s all the owners in the other building, whether they like it or not. The message you need to get across to them individually or collectively, is that they can do this the easy way, which will cost them money, or the hard way, which will cost them even more money.
Sometimes it’s too easy for owners to do nothing – you have to tilt the balance and make that a much less attractive option.
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whilst this has been solved a few options could be to contact Sydney Water and ask them who the Water Rate for the building (usually the strata management company) (will depend if you get someone helpful); or contact local council authority and ask them; google the building address find a for sale advertisement and ask the real estate agent (if doesnt know ask for a copy of the contract for sale, it will be on the front page) or final option walk into the foyer of the building and look for a notice board which is usually on one of the walls…