Sometimes, if your relationship with your strata manager goes wrong, it can feel like an ill-starred love affair.
Everything is rosy in the garden at first and familiarity breeds contentment rather than contempt. However, eventually that changes as both parties’ flaws become more apparent.
One side takes the other for granted – maybe both do. Then one or other of them does something wrong, tempers flare, harsh words are spoken and buried grievances bubble to the surface.
What happens next depends on the personalities of the two parties, but often there’s a complete breakdown in communication. Phone calls are never returned, emails are never acknowledged, and texts garner no responses.
The young folk call it “ghosting” and not only is it immature, when you’re talking about service provision, it’s unprofessional.
But that’s exactly what’s happened to one Flatchatter and his small scheme when their strata manager stuffed up payment for a fence repair then took umbrage at being criticised for it.
Now the strata scheme wants a new manager but the old one won’t even respond to their attempts at communication so that they can tell him it’s time to go.
How do you exorcise a strata management ghost? That’s HERE.
Updates and Answers
- Nothing new in low-cost homes making way for fewer luxury pads in posh suburbs. That’s HERE.
- Fire safety upgrades don’t need to be a financial dumpster blaze. That’s HERE.
- What happens in “flat pack” fast-build blocks when an owner wants to renovate? That’s HERE.
- What do you do when something stinks about secretary’s bathroom renovation? That’s HERE.
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Forum: When your scheme is ghosted by the SM. Can you renovate in flat pack unit blocks? Fire safety upgrades are nothing to be scared of.
[See the full post at: Forum: Ghosted by our sulking strata manager]
The opinions offered in these Forum posts and replies are not intended to be taken as legal advice. Readers with serious issues should consult experienced strata lawyers.
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