Further to my latest posting on this topic, the role of our conveyancing lawyers in their pre-purchase strata searches is now of some concern. We bought our property in September 2011. The strata documents provided by our lawyers do not include a copy of the management agreement. This being our first experience of strata living as owners, we relied on them (our lawyers) for advice & paid a pretty penny for what now appears to be a pig in a poke. Had we known this strata had given a power of attorney to an SM, we would never have bought this house. The AGM was an eye opener for us to see that no opposition to this agreement is possible through the OC. We have spent considerable amount of time & money to renovate the house we thought to be our final resting place. Does anyone know whether our lawyers’ lack of care in not obtaining a copy of the agreement is common?