#27813
Jimmy-T
Keymaster

    Cases at NCAT are supposed to be no to lo-cost with legal representation the exception rather than the rule (although it helps to have a strata lawyer prepare your case).

    Regarding a strata manager, if you allow your eyes to drift to the top of this page you will find an ad for our sponsors who have just been voted strata managers of the year for the second time in a row.  Call them and tell them you came from this website.

    Your commercial neighbours sound like they have become so sure of their immunity from challenge that they have left themselves wide open.

    meanwhile, be smart about this. Don’t go after the committee, go after the individual lot owners who have taken over common property without proper permission or compensation.  They can’t use your funds against you becasue you aren’t going after the Owners Corp.

    Even if they had concocted votes at AGMs, there is a principle called “fraud against the minority” that says they have to pay for any common property they take, regardless of what bogus votes they may have passed.

    Get that rolling and then go for statutory appointment of a strata manager.

    And of course there is no legal aid – but you can be awarded costs when there is clear evidence that the other party has acted illegally or corruptly.

    The opinions offered in these Forum posts and replies are not intended to be taken as legal advice. Readers with serious issues should consult experienced strata lawyers.