Hi all,
Today I received a rejection of my official request to keep the BBQ in place from the committee…
A decision of the owners passed as a resolution of a general meeting trumps the committee (or the strata manager). I would get the numbers to pass a resolution directing the committee to arrange whatever is needed to formalise the use of the space as a BBQ area. That might mean that the committee is sent away to draft a by-law to be adopted at a future general meeting. It might mean accepting your kind offer to lend your BBQ to the OC. The point is that you demonstrate that this is what a substantial majority of the owners want. You don’t necessarily have to have everything in place, by-laws etc. – just show you have the numbers and remind the Poo-Bah that he actually has very little power. Remember, a resolution of a general meeting directing the committee to do something trumps the decisions of the committee.