Hi Whoopi, I totally agree with you 100%! I sympathise with you and your continuing struggles with the SC. And hell yes, why can’t people realise that Strata Law is an applicable law also? Same as the Traffic Act for instance?
I and another (who now appears to have gone rogue) managed to terminate our old Strata and a new one appointed – with the correct voting processes, mind you. But this appears to be a waste of time as the new Strata is gearing up to be the same same as the old one.
I am unsure exactly what qualifications you need to have to be a SM but it appears if there is any easy way out of ANY situation – our’s is right up there with comments like ‘the way around this is…..’ . It is terribly frustrating and unprofessional.
I am not opposed to any reasonable spending/enhancement/works/quotes as long as it is all compliant, where necessary the Act is followed and matters voted on. The SC appear to be a law unto themselves and can see myself being chucked off at the next AGM so they can carry on freely doing what they want.
Our SC seems to believe if they merely discuss something, then that’s it! It’s all suddenly binding. And the SM doesn’t care as it is less work for him.
I think Fair Trading should fine SM’s and heavily (imagine that!!) – then the SC’s would be much more compliant. The fact is you need big dollar$ to trawl through the Tribunal which many don’t have and sadly as you have discovered Whoopi. The whole Strata business is so unregulated and there’s no entity to enforce anything.
Sorry I haven’t been much help but I couldn’t resist penning my support.