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I am an owner in a relatively new strata scheme (3 years old) .
At the first AGM ( which I did not attend as I bought after that) the Strata Manager and Building Manager appointed by the developer were appointed .The strata manager was appointed for 2 years and has since been re appointed.
The building manager was appointed for 3 years.
Given the building manager has a critical role in the identification of building defects, why doesn’t the legislation limit the initial appointment to say 6 months or 12 months?
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I believe there is legislation going through parliament to limit building manager contracts to three years (rather than 10). Your scheme is ahead of the game.
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LOL – the initial strata manager and building manager appointed at the first Annual General Meeting were selected when the initial developer of the building has a high level of influence at the meeting, because they will have a lot of votes, and because the new owners are mentally convinced they made a good decision to purchase in the building. It is there for unusual for the initial strata manager and building manager to be too critical of anything related to the developer and the new building.
The Owners Corporation should change their strata managers and building managers at the first opportunity as a matter of principle. If you are purchasing into a newly built apartment building, and the strata manager and the building manager are the original ones that the developer arranged at the first AGM, treat that as a red flag…