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Section 87 of the act allows the Tribunal to order a variation of the amonts paid in levies:
1) The Tribunal may, on application, make either or both of the following orders if the Tribunal considers that any amount levied or proposed to be levied by way of contributions is inadequate or excessive or that the manner of payment of contributions is unreasonable— (a) an order for payment of contributions of a different amount, (b) an order for payment of contributions in a different manner.
Okay. the issue is, is it unreasonable for you to pay more for the repair of a roof in a building in which you don’t even live?
I’m going to leave that to any strata lawyers who may be reading this as I can see an argument both ways. For instance, why should the people on the ground floor pay a share of roof repairs too? That’s what you sign up for when you buy into strata.
But at least there’s an avenue for you to explore and it doesn’t have to be in conflict with the unit block dwellers. Even if they wanted you to pay less, unlikely though that may seem, they would have to go through the same process.