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Would also suggest that people actually measure the car space if they are buying an apartment as it turns out we have lots in ours with spaces that neither meet parking standards nor what was included in the Development Approval for the building.
Below link may be a helpful read – someone took to tribunal a case asking for their ceiling to be repainted as it was damaged by common property leak. SC / Tribunal initially said it was lot owner responsibility, but the owner persisted and successfully got a decision in their favour on appeal. But the differences in the first decision and the appeal just shows that these always aren’t very straightforward (particularly to most ordinary people!)
Are the families related to the original owner/builder? If yes stay well away.
Who is on the strata committee – is it just a representative of those three units, are there any members from the other units? How often do they have strata committee meetings? If no or very few strata committee meetings that’s a red flag.
Yes there is a possibility that you can get someone “good” representing those lots but it’s really hard to figure that out before you sign – and if the family owners are a pain to deal with and there has been drama within the OC it’s not as if the vendor will disclose that (because it will impact their selling price).
This is coming from experience – you’re lucky you have this info before your purchase… I and other recent purchasers in a building similar with a. similar ownership structure didn’t actually know as the strata reports we got weren’t that good. And now we spend a lot of time fighting.
Am curious myself on approval thresholds for this. The SSMR says that “installing double or triple glazed windows” is minor renovation and SSMA says a minor reno needs owner approval by general resolution (ie clause says “a special resolution is not required” for minor renos)
We have SM who insists that the SSMR actually means minor reno = just replacing the glass and keeping the existing frame (is that even possible to replace single glass with double/triple glazed one/?), and that replacing the frame itself is a major reno and therefore need special resolution.
Owner would replace at their own cost, use proper contractor, no change in appearance, signs up to obligations to maintain / repair what they’ve changed etc.
Anyone had any experience re approval thresholds?