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That totals up to a lot of owners’ funds over that whole period. I think doing it without being registered might even amount to fraud, of which the ATO and police might have some interest in. Without that I’d think he should be sacked if it is as you say – and these instances make me wonder what else have they been up to? If it was genuine naivity it still doesn’t let him off the hook, and I’d suggest your committee has an obligation to pursue him for it. I’d doubt it’s within their powers to just forgo collect of it, though I wonder if it was presented as a Motion to forgive it at the next AGM could that do so? What’s next might depend on what State you’re in but seems worth pursuing by the committee or by other owners themself. I wonder can he repay the amount that’s established (with interest) by pro bono or discounted future work?
If they have asked for identifying info and you’ve given it, and mediation is underway, there is not much more to be done on your side. Best advice if once been given was to tell them to ‘#@&$ off and shut the door’. I did that 5 years ago and tho the committee is apparently still wailing, I’ve moved on and just ignore them on the issue completely. Life is much better without their added stress and suggest you let them do all the work and ignore them too.
People on committees can be insufferable, can’t they? I’d write up and register with them minimum required details occupier notice. Beyond that tell them to go jump – and if they demand ID tell them you first.
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My overpriced 2 cents appraisal of the malice issue discarded above might suggest the writer’s had reason to contact the others, in this case all lot owner’s mailbox security, and the writer was assessed as not to be just firing off a personal rant for no real reason. It’s a bit wobbly but if that’s the case I can see the difference.
It’s a fair question. You can’t probably best just email this to the committee secretary asking for clarification, or impending changes. The records will likely be updated anyways. But as for change of ownership, the Strata Manger will be doing that when notified, and you can know who has changed if you just ask your Strata Manager to provide you a current Owner’s contact roll, sometimes with some small payment to cover minor costs, which they are obliged to do. In your back pocket it’s also good to know that should any one on the committee do an unexplained no show for 2 consequtive meetings they essentially can themself from that point forward.
It’s a good initiative. Good for you! I think others that have tried find it hard to do well or keep going. But persist while it’s important to you. Often times folks are also keen but are looking for someone else to start things. But you may not get total buy-in for all sort of reasons. Privacy mainly as many may not want to reveal their FB profile stuff seen by their neighbors etc, but you can get their email contacts to try, and there’s nothing stopping you mailbox dropping to rouse some interest, or send some invites (and that will get to renters not just non-resident owners. Nuts that the committees seem loathe to support these things and I guess they feel threatened that they are seen in an unfavorable light the moment someone says something simple but they misinterpret as criticism – but don’t be put off as your committee can’t have it both ways and it’s not really something that’s there job other than making business like decisions for the complex, over social things. Anyways, shoot for getting 6 to do fun stuff on occasion with and grow it, or not, from there.
That sounds terrible, and likely unacceptable. These things will require you keep a paper trail of back and forward emails and details of conversations etc. Your complex has a property manager (usually who ever arranges your AGMs) that you should speak to on this, and get him to help you. The committee should have first been approached by the owner for permission to make the renovation changes, and they should have checked that it was likely ok to proceed – or not. They should now be the ones who take on this battle for you and for the sake of the building. If they don’t or wont’ you need to go to your State authority for the steps to have someone independent understand it and compare what’s happened with what the law allows. If the owner has acted without approval the authority may require them to remove the offending fan at their own cost. That is not your problem as it seems like they should have asked first and not created this problem for all involved. Good luck with it all.
Yes it’s ridiculous. An industry wide problem is property managers are not required to be accredited/qualified and many owners assume they are, and that they have all owner’s best interests in mind – which is actually what the legislation (in Qld, at least) required of them, and is usually repeated in their contract. The big issue is they latch like a poddy calf to a bottle sticking like glue to the committee who ultimately proposes they are hired or fired whenever their next contract is due for renewal at the next owner’s AGM. Know your legislation and push back up to the point of judication is my general approach and recommendation. You don’t need be friends and if you were they surely would have already acted friendly in the first instance to avert the problem at hand. Good luck.
Nhut, you’re toast. No pre-agreement, no obligation to pay you. I’ve read adjudicators orders saying just this. Arrangements and payments need be discussed beforehand, but that said you might still present them a list of what you’ve done and your fair price, and get a professional quote to compare the difference which should be plenty (as they have gear and insurances etc that you don’t). I know it seems just but the committee really do need things done in the right order as they have limited scope to spend money on behalf of all owners. I got busy myself doing a shopping list of things my mob never thought needed doing then one day I presented details and bills. I’d saved them thousands of dollars and helped the place look less bedraggled then presented a detailed bill seeking reimbursement. Unbelievably they short paid it and then claimed my doing so was damaging common property! Unreal. I thought to undo the work where I could but thought my own efforts addressed things they wouldn’t do so I just moved on. Perhaps you might too.
Why would anyone need pay by credit card? Direct banking deposit is how most things get done, surely? If he can get some points good luck but not at the cost of inconvenience, and their own extra cost, to owners they are primarily engaged to serve.
I think these short-term letting agencies will crack down or ban some properties with numerous complaints against them. If you can’t take on the whole block perhaps shoot for the closest most problematic one nearest you as a first move, once it’s banned move on to the next one. It’s good coin for the owner though so I can see his interest to do it if he’s had trouble letting or selling them – which seems strange in this market.
In Qld, you really need to write your own AGM and committee motions to convey exactly what you want and how you want it said. There is enough info online advising how to do so but essentially, they need be lawful, simple, brief, actionable, and likely costed. You can also provide a word-limited explanatory statement with justifying guff or further information, such as pictures or quotes. They need be submitted in time (in Qld it’s before the end of your financial year) or they need wait until the next AGM or EGM. Be careful that the committee doesn’t just decides it will ignore them due to their dodginess, exposure, slackness or naivety, as I recently experienced. As I understand it the committee has longer than owners to get AGM motions in so if they are half decent, they might and can include your motion as a committee motion to get it included. My sketchy strata guy ignored responding to my request to know why my Motions were not included and only sent his response email at 6pm the night before the AGM after he had long since gone home and it was too late to really do much. Just note, with motions you can resubmit any motion again should you lose the vote but some states limit the time between doing so – say, once a year and the number received in a year by the same owner (likely to curtail keyboard warriors who are never seemingly satisfied).
Beauie, for all sorts of reasons from security and privacy you can expect that that any by-law as such would be invalidated quickly when it came before an adjudicator in any jurisdiction. These things need be considered reasonable and on what you say it certainly doesn’t sound like it is and I’ve never heard of another instance of it. If it was me, I’d dig my heals in and just say no. And let whoever wants to enforce it do the work and spend their time in furthering it. Also, I wonder if any lot owner insurance claim would stack up as there would be no forced entry should you try make a claim eventuating from such a visit?
We had a big, contentious project up for lengthy discussion. One cantankerous person stated up front he intended to record it as he believed was his right (as usual, no one knew the legislation so didn’t press back) and disclosing that it was so he could ponder the details discussed and respond in depth later based precisely on what was said by attending experts. Seemed reasonable and he did so without objection. So I think in most cases if you air your intentions and provide reasonable reasons you would probably get away with it. But having done so you might need to prove everyone’s trust for not misusing it was warranted. As with many things, this too can be a bit of a storm in a tea cup issue and soon forgotten about.