#16357

Dear Struggler

 

In a perfect world an owners corporation would be well run, the executive committee would have training and a working knowledge of the relevant legislation and all owners would want to protect and enhance their investment by getting involved. Unfortunately, some owners do take the ‘it’s someone else’s responsibility’ approach. An owners corporation has a strict duty to maintain common property and you are within your rights to insist the work be completed. You can take legal proceedings to force the owners corporation to conduct the work if necessary however we find that sometimes our approaching the strata managing agent and executive committee pointing out the duty to maintain property under section 62 of the Strata Scheme Management Act 1996 coupled with a promise that an application will be made to the strata schemes adjudicator to install a compulsory strata manager works wonders and commencing proceedings is not necessary.