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It’s impossible for us to say what you’re paying is unfair or otherwise, but what you are looking at is the growing issue of Schedule B costs – the ancillary charges that strata managers can impose, depending on the terms of your contracts with them.
These days, most strata managers will offer a service for a basic fee plus Schedule B charges. Some are pretty fair with the charges – using them to make sure they aren’t doing too much unpaid work – while others see this as an almost limitless source of revenue (and advertise for new agents on that basis).
The easiest way to check is to call up other strata managers in your area and ask how much they would charge for the same work. If your strata manager is unreasonable, then that’s something to consider when their contract comes up for renewal.
And maybe you should propose to your next agm that owners who insist on “dead tree” notices should pay for them, while electronic is free.