I’m assuming you are in NSW
Firstly, asking individual owners to sign strata management agreements is weird. That’s just not how it works (and would probably be invalid, anyway).
Secondly, in NSW the initial term for all strata management agreements is one year and that only starts from when the management agreement is signed at the initial AGM. Although developers will employ strata managers to set up all the by-laws and other paperwork for the scheme, long-term contracts agreed before the initial AGM are null and void.
So let’s look at what this strata manager has done.
- Asked you, an individual owner, to sign a strata management agreement which can only be done byt the secretary or chair of the owners corporation after agreement at a general meeting. .
- Made that agreement for three years rather than the mandatory one year for the initial agreement (the limit is three years for subsequent agreements)
- Sent out the notices for the first AGM the day after the AGM would have been held.
You are dealing with a staggering level of ignorance and incompetence here. The first thing I would do is to contact a couple of other strata managers and ask them to tender for the role (and you could start with our sponsors Strata Choice).
The last thing I would do is sign these people up for anything, at any time. Google strata managers in your area and invite them to attend the initial AGM to pitch to the owners.