It’s hard to think of a downside for Covid being behind us (if, indeed, it is) but one unanticipated
consequence is the end of the need to hold strata meetings via Zoom.
Why is that bad? Let’s say when you have an owner who disrupts every in-person meeting by speaking to every item on the agenda – but only using the opportunity to berate the committee, strata manager and other owners.
They then want to challenge every line item in the budget – again by abusing committee members and managers – meaning the “live” AGMs tend not to just be highly stressful but way overlong.
With Zoom, the owner could just be muted so everyone else could get on with the important business to hand.
In a live setting, there is no easy way to shut this disruptor up, remove him from the meeting or ban him from attending.
This question was asked by the same Flatchatter before Covid offered a solution. What do they do now? We have a few suggestions HERE.
Elsewhere in the Forum.
- Our old lift is still working but the maintenance company says spares are hard to find if it does break down in the future. Do we need to replace or refurb? That’s HERE.
- Who’s liable to pay for damage to ceiling below caused by a leak in my unit? That’s HERE.
- How secure is the new electronic common seal? That’s HERE.
- What happens if the OC has to replace cracked bathroom tiles but can’t match originals That’s HERE
- Owner won’t allow access for repair of common property sewer pipe but says he’ll pay for it himself. What now? That’s HERE.
- Is there a good reason for not hiring the same strata manager as the block next door? That’s HERE.
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