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Anyone that can independently advise on this process would be much appreciated … any successful admin stories
I have heard of one case where the existing strata manager was appointed with the support of a majority of the committee (although the serial dissenter had enough votes from other owners to block progress on serious issues).
The strata managers engaged with the remainder of the committee to get their opinions and keep them informed, although they didn’t have to.
Section 237 of the strata management Act allows for a fairly nuanced appointment, which can takeg over of some or all of the duties of the committee or owners corporation and some or all of the responsibilities of some or all of the office-bearers.
The problem is that by the time you get to that stage, it’s usually such a mess that the easiest thing to do is give the strata manager blanket powers and let them get on with it.
But theoretically, you could apply to the tribunal on the basis that things have got so bad that you need intervention but not so bad that you need to cede total control. A sympathetic strata manager would support your application.
How bad does it have to be? Section 237 says, among other things, that “the Tribunal may make an order only if satisfied that the management of a strata scheme … is not functioning or is not functioning satisfactorily,” or “an owners corporation has failed to perform one or more of its duties.”
That’s a pretty broad brush and it doesn’t require the total collapse of the scheme to allow for an appointment.