#55849
Sujenna
Flatchatter

    An EGM of shareholders can be called and a vote held on what action to take with the windows in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company. The window repairs could also be listed as an agenda item at your next AGM. A Director’s meeting could also be held to decide this without all of the shareholders. Are you a Director on the Company Board? If so, then go along to the meeting and state your case with some quotes on repair to back up what you want. I assume a special levy for the sinking fund will have to be raised to pay for the repairs. A meeting of some sort with an agenda and a quorum must be held before any decision involving major maintenance and a subsequent levy increase to shareholders can be made.

    Even an informal discussion can result in a mutually negotiated outcome. Canvass your neighbours to ascertain their opinions on the issues. If cost is an issue and the shareholder residents are elderly and on limited incomes (often the case in company title units), then the repairs and levies can be made in stages, with the worst windows being replaced first and the ones that are not so bad waiting until more levies to pay are raised. You didn’t say how many units there are in your block, nor how many windows need remedial work. The managing agent may be on side with assisting you to get quotes or to get a meeting held…….depending on the politics of your apartment block!