I can see the logic of the gradual escalation but, to me, someone who is creating a disturbance is not going to respond to a general notice. If they don’t think they are doing anything wrong, they won’t see themselves as being subject to the general reminder. If they do know they are breaking the rules, they won’t care. And you run the risk of upsetting people who mistakenly think the note is directed at them
There is a myth in strata that you have to provide one, two or three written warnings before you issue a notice to comply. A Notice To Comply IS a warning – it says the committee thinks the resident is breaching the by-laws and if they don’t stop, action will be taken that could lead to fines.
It’s not a fine or a summons, it’s a warning but one that has teeth as it is a required step in a process that can lead to fines being imposed.
Trust me, having just been to a mediation following a notice to comply, this is a process you want to get going sooner rather than later as it can drag on for months (and still not have a guarantee of success).
And the very mention of a fine can get people’s attention in a way that an appeal to their better nature won’t.