It is a shame that a constant problem in strata are residents who are inconsiderate and disrespectful of others and believe any rules or regulations are for someone else, not for them. And that if anything should be done in the complex well someone else should do it. We have the people with the talking stick here too. They wave that stick around at meetings and in your face. Then they go home and pack the talking stick away with the do something stick and put them both in the back of a cupboard.
I have found great results by personalizing problems in our complex. Rather than the notes that point out that a resident breaking a by law with their actions, notes which are either ignored or found scrunched up and thrown on the ground. So I left a note for our serial offenders. This time I said “your neighbours would really appreciate it if……..” . No quoting by laws, no mention of notice to comply. Not owners corporation or executive committee. I just pointed out that it was actually their neighbours, the people on the other side of the,wall and across from you. The people you see everyday and who see you who are really annoyed by your actions. And guess what? The serial offendrs pulled their head in and stopped. Not that we dont still have our issues here, namely with visitors parking now and again. But the ones causing the constant problems have finally got it. Perhaps some people have little regard for governing bodies and rules and regulations. But they really don’t want anyone to not like them!