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Thank you. I have been a member of OCNACT for several years. Unfortunately they have not been much help to me, although some of the information on their website is useful.
The issues I have experienced with successive Executive Committees during my time as an owner (several decades) are many. They include failure to maintain and repair the common property, not enforcing our OC rules (particularly as they apply to removing unapproved structures), and a refusal to re-calculate the schedule of unit entitlements despite being presented with evidence that many units here have had major extensions that substantially increase their internal living areas and that are, in aggregate, likely to significantly affect relative market values of units. (This is a Class B complex as defined in the ACT legislation.) In fact of course, current or previous ECs have had to grant approval for these major changes to be made, so they are responsible in some sense for any consequences, including consequences for the current schedule of unit entitlements. The schedule has not been revised since our complex was first built.
The process for getting motions passed at AGMs is very slow and cumbersome and, unless the Executive Committee is prepared to endorse proposed motions, they are unlikely to receive the necessary support, particularly if a special resolution is needed. This tends to lead to stalemate and a lot of wasted time and effort. It’s very frustrating. I can’t help but feel the whole ACT unit title system needs an overhaul.
BTW, I have previously been a member of our Executive Committee, but I am not doing that again.