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Jimmy-T
Keymaster

    @AJP said:

    Isn’t ‘the spouse of an owner’ also an owner? An owner can vote on an item they have put on the agenda.

    It’s not as simple as that and a lot depends on how they managed to get themselves nominated to the committee.

    The co-owner of a unit has to be nominated for the EC by someone who is another owner who is not standing for election themselves.  Self nomination and cross-nomination of co-owners is not allowed.

    This is what the Act says:

    A person who is co-owner of a lot may not be a candidate for election as a member of the executive committee unless the person is nominated for office:

    (a)  by an owner who is not a co-owner of the lot, or

    (b)  by a co-owner of the lot who is not a candidate for election as a member.

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