Well you have called their bluff already and paid the invoice minus the late fee imposed. What is the late fee anyway? some 10%? or $20 – $30? When my apartment purchase was settled eight years ago, the strata company imposed a late fee on me for levies some 3 months later, but they had never invoiced me as the new owner initially, so I had no idea of the levy notice being due. I wrote a covering letter to them advising them it was their fault for not mailing me the levy notice in advance, and I wasn’t paying the 10% penalty (or $13 charge) as I recall. I never heard anything more about it. For the strata company to take debt recovery proceedings over such a paltry amount as an overdue percentage would be ludicrous and simply not worth their time. Most strata agencies have moved with the times these days and email the levy notice rather than use snail mail anyway. I suppose you could get narky with them if they want to pursue it and advise you will put forward a motion for another change of strata manager ( as a matter of principle) at the next AGM if they don’t back off. That reminds me, I have to draft a motion to propose a change of strata manager at my next AGM……….!!!!!