[Tones48]

Steady Sam,

Curiously enough, our 2nd SM has followed this practice of electing, or rather nominating, the officers at the AGM, rather than at a separate SC meeting.  When I raised the matter the first time, I was assured that this was for admin reasons, as the Strata Hub reporting was due soon.  The 2nd time, no response.  The agenda does not include an item for election of officers, but nobody seems to be bothered.  The Strata Manager, acting as meeting chair, merely proceeds as he wants.

[Tones48]

I have previously lived in a mid-size strata lot in urban Sydney City, where two owners were behind in their levy payments.  The OC allowed a repayment scheme to be set up, whereby the debt incurred interest, but the aim was to repay the outstanding debt within two years.  New levies added to the debt, so the repayments had to account for the new levy as well as the debt within each three month period.  Since very few owners cared, this scheme worked quite well.

[Tones48]

Hi there,

Thanks for your replies.  It looks as though the “common benefit” argument is likely to win the day, although the point that the council, or any other utility (NBN??) may destroy the nature strip garden may cause some owners to think about this.

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