Guess what, someone in my building went ahead and did all this and now the poo has hit the propeller.
It has raised a few issues about privacy and secrecy and, as predicted, the dog’s abuse has been forthcoming. Now I am involved because I kind of gave them a leg-up with the advice below so I can’t leave them hung out to dry.
(This website was quoted in an email from our chairman who proudly boast that he never reads my column.)
Anyway, this has led to a big think about privacy which is a valid concern but which a lot of Executive Committees use as excuse to maintain secrecy. As in, “we won’t tell you who’s standing for a vacancy on the EC because it’s an invasion of privacy” and telling owners they can’t have other owners addresses – or even EC members contact details – for the same reason.
Have a look here and tell me if you think there is or should be a legal limit on how much contact owners can have with other owners in the same strata scheme.
By the way, I am revising my thoughts about secrecy. I reckon if your point is important enough, you should man (or woman) up and take any brickbats or bouquets that may be coming your way. Otherwise it undermines your credibility, apart from anything else.