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in Victoria
https://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/housing/owners-corporations/finance-insurance-and-record-keeping/taxAssessable income includes:
- income from leasing common property
- interest from investments
- fees for issuing owners corporations certificates and copies of the register and records
- sale or rentals of common property or personal property
- fees for servicing lots
I am in Victoria.
Is it possible to see any copy of any new SCA contract – i would like to see the wording regarding insurance commission.Another great benefit would be that cabling and services to and from the building and individual apartment would not be lost with changes of Strata Manager, Committe Member or caretakers.
Vic – Company Title
My pet peeve is that the Strata Manager has been sending invoices to me and is not using my correct name. My correct name is in the Director Id that i had to fill in to become part of the “Board of Directors”.
I have sent a “reminder” a couple of times to use my correct name – silence from the Strata Manager.
What would happen if i do not pay fees or levy until they correct their invoice?When that happens, the Committee can spend money without going to a formal vote (or so we’ve been told by our SM), so you won’t find evidence of Committee decisions in the strata papers.
Is this true? In an ideal situation wouldn’t there need to be a record of a Motion, Resolution or Committee meeting notice?
Does the fact that they refused a Mediation hearing mean that they also didn’t attend the Directions hearing?
Will the Directions hearing be useful?Wasn’t there a NSW case similar to this where the legal term used was “fraud on the minority”? Although I suppose in this case it is fraud on the majority?
Then 5yrs ago tried yet again finally got my own workman to trace the water from the roof past the top floor unit brick by brick silconing all the way and extra flashing. B/C plumber said the guttering inadequate.
If the guttering was inadequate 5 years it is still inadequate now.
Is it a 60s building?
Are they now fixing the guttering and you are liable for your share of 1/8th? or do you mean that your unit will be fixed by the OC and you are liable for 1/8th?
Was the upper unit repaired 2-3 years ago but yours was not repaired?I’d say it stinks – and ask to see the scope of works for the roof fix if that is what is happening.
What are you being asked to be liable for? I wonder if the “get out of jail free” card that indemnifies committee members and the strata manager against all possible claims is being played?
As VCAT is taking a long time (over a year in some cases) to hear cases or just to get to Directrions Hearing and Mediation.I disagree that it’s pointless trying to compare quotes line by line. The purpose of a detailed Scope of Works is to provide a clear framework that ensures all contractors are quoting on the same basis. While line-by-line comparisons can be complex, a well-prepared Scope of Works helps minimize this issue by ensuring all quotes are structured to meet the same specifications.
A Strata Manager under the SCA Contract of Appointment is able to charge a 5% of project value fee if they “Arrange any major (> $1,000 or 15 minutes) maintenance/repair/replacement of Company Property.” So I would expect a Superintendent role would be at least equal to that.
How did the owners with gates vote? For or Against?
Regarding the vote: isn’t there something about a “fraud on the minority” – if the gate only affects you – then why do the other 12 units have a problem with the gate from the common area to your gate.
Do you have a simple diagram of why you can’t access your balcony from the common area?
In our complex of 8 units built in the 60s we had a laundry room on each of the 2 floors. There was an electricity connection between the owner’s flat and the laundry room.
The washing machine had a direct number to ring if anything went wrong. I think the operator had actually forgotten that they had a washing machine in the complex.
The operator made the decision to remove the washing machine. Subsequently one owner wanted to use the laundry area for their personal washing machine and permission was given.
Water usage might be a problem. In our case we have never converted to individual water meters but there is some system in place that monitors hot water usage. There is no hot water tap in the laundry.
We also have a fairly small clothesline on each floor – i suppose one day someone will ask for the Owners Corporation to do something about it.
I think that this all just happened … no by law or anyone checking plans etc.
VIC – Company Title
My experience has been that the paper AGMs show that the SM company is constant with name changes on the way. The SM company does not have copies of the AGMs but it is the Owners Corporation that is meant to ensure that any Minutes and Resolutions are meant to be recorded in the Minute Book.How long are these Minutes/Resolutions meant to be kept?
There was a Tribunal case in Victoria that went for 5 days and one of the reasonse the Applicant won (he was going to take over some common space I think) was that it was that other owners were not disadvantaged by him doing so. It was a long case to read and I think that was the gist of it
Is there a reason why the other owners are upset by the takeover of common land? I don’t understand – a lightwell on the groundfloor which provides light to the apartment?