Just to clarify.
– I didn’t say it was preferable NOT to communicate. They can BUT they no not have to give out phone numbers or emails. Its just not in the SSMA 2015 or previous Acts.
It does not come with the territory; that an owner can start stalking you because you don’t provide personal information. What next the committee members get calls and messages at all hours because the other person has a sudden thought bubble. (Yes I have seen that happen and when the SC member got sick of the 1.00 am messages and blocked the number the owner got abusive because they were being ignored).
– IF an OC has built up savings? We just do not know do we! But what if they have built up saving? It could be they need to treat concrete cancer, address a fire notice order, install a security upgrade as they have had break ins and vehicles stolen? Again we do not know.
I think the new owner is looking to do the best for the property, but like everyone they need to work within the Law. If the committee is not responding because they are useless and only on it to be in control. Then remove them at the AGM. Do a Strata search, find the money trail. What have they raised , what do they spend it on whats in the Capital Works Report. Any issues such as the ones I listed above being discussed?
Get information and then you can proceed with confidence with your ideas. I have seen committees that never want to do anything to the determent of the property. So a new owner with a vision may be the best thing to happen to the property.