@Austman said:
…I’m sorry to harp on the matter but one of my committee members wants the committee to contact the council as the legal representative of all the owners about some matters where opinions are likely to vary. I don’t think that’s right at all.
It really comes down to whether the majority of the committee is confident this particular opinion is widely held by the owners generally. That is for them to satisfy themselves about. You disagree, so argue your case. Conduct a straw poll of the next 10 people you see rather than both sides speculating about how widespread a particular opinion is.
Even if the committee actually has hard evidence that opinions vary, they might still be able to honestly and reasonably represent a view that “Many, though admittedly not all, of our owners are concerned about X because of Y”. In my opinion, owners’ opinions do not need to be unanimous before the committee could act.
The committee just needs to qualify its statements honestly and appropriately in what is written or in what an appointed representative is asked or authorised to say:
- “Some of our owners have asked us to pass on their concern that…” or
- “Many of our owners are concerned…” or
- “Almost all our owners…” or
- “A recent general meeting resolved that…” or
- “Our committee members are concerned about … and we intend to draw this and your response to the attention of our owners”.
There are many ways to avoid overstating or misrepresenting what is being represented when making representations to some authority!