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Hi
A 63yo friend owns a villa in a 5 unit over 55 complex in NSW. She is the only owner-occupier of the 5 units. Until late last year all was fine, then a new owner purchased the neighbouring villa, installed a 43yo tenant through a real estate agent and then joined the executive committee (comprising two people) at the AGM.
My friend missed the AGM through illness and soon after queried how an owner could join the committee after openly breaching the over 55 legislation. The owner in question responded that she could have installed a 57yo friend who was a member of a jazz band but that it was best to “maintain the current status quo with the 43yo tenant”.
The strata manager and both executive committee members have documented their knowledge of the 43yo tenant living there however nothing has been done. The real estate agent in question would also presumably know about the breach.
The 43yo tenant and her visiting friends have now turned quite nasty towards my friend, with late night name calling, loud music with accompanying banging on internal walls and culminated recently with a friend of the tenant throwing a drink into my friend’s courtyard while yelling “wake up f%$#@! b!@#$%”. This was reported to the strata manager and my friend was advised by the landlord of the offending property that nothing could be done unless a formal police report was produced. My friend is reluctant to take this path due to potential repercussions.
Any advice on what to do in this situation would be greatly appreciated. The 43yo tenant is apparently moving out in 3-4 months, however my friend has indefinitely moved elsewhere out of fears for her safety after the recent harassment. I would have thought the strata managers / executive committee should have taken some form of action about both the over 55 issue and the harassment.
Thank you