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Further update. It turns out that quite a lot of money is owed with another owner having the original records. Another sympathetic owner who is on the EC put this on the agenda to have the bylaw respected.  The remaining EC members who are also directly liable for the money voted to not investigate the matter and shut it down.
Shouldn’t those EC members have abstained from voting?

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Just as an update absolutely no one wants to do anything about this. I’m loath to start legal proceedings by myself as it will just cost me money I’ll probably never get back. I also don’t want to forget it as I see the lack of payments as resulting in higher levies for me.

 

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Thank you for your reply. The bylaw says X lots are granted use by paying the determined amount which isn’t really helpful. The bylaw has been photocopied so many times parts that are illegible and it may even be missing a second page which probably explains what that amount is supposed to be.

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That certainly makes sense. The question now is why a company is claiming legal ownership of the strata plan. I know that ownership can be split between legal and beneficial but don’t know if this can be (or is allowed to be) extended to strata plans.

 

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Thank you all for your thoughts.

Firstly i don’t think there was any fraud by the previous strata manager just a lack of proper bookkeeping and oversight. Secondly and apologies if this was not clear the poor bookkeeping started a number of years ago and ended when a new strata managing agent took over recently. Incidentally this is a compulsory strata manager brought in to try and resolve such issues and kick start the budget. You guessed it no money in the bank.

A soft touch approach with an attempt at reconciliation of the various records was attempted last year before the new strata manager came in but it didn’t work, mainly because of a lack of general cooperation. I don’t agree with the amnesty we need the money.

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Thank you for your replies. Council have said that they are within the time limits. We have seen the Minutes when this was approved. It all looks a bit contrived but there is little paperwork from the time. 

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ok I think I will leave this query as the fundamental issue is how do I get the document I need. I will post in the relevant section (I hope). Thank you for your help 🙂

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As advised the strata committee/executive comittee have already told me I don’t have the right because I am not the owner’s corporation but merely an individual. This is why I am trying to understand who (and not what) the owner’s corporation is.

I really am running around in circles here.

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Thank you for your reply but there is still an issue for me in regard to who is the owner’s corporation?

For example “An owner or mortgagee (or their authorised person) can make a written request to the owners corporation to inspect the records.” As I understand I need to make a request to myself to inspect the records?

And “The inspection date cannot be later than 10 days from the date the owners corporation receives the notification”. Then I need to send an inspection date to myself?

I asked the managing company again this afternoon. They have said I must follow the rules and until the owner’s corporation agrees I cannot get the document I want. 

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