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Hi, thank you for your comments.
I just wanted to advise while I’m not sure of the steps being taken by the SM, I am aware that some legal action has been on-going (at least, there are legal expenses being incurred on the financial report for debt collection), and I know one of the other EC members has been making efforts to track down the owner. So it isn’t a matter of just keeping quiet and trying to cash in when the owner sells. My thought of waiting was to minimise the legal expenses in trying to track down the owner, and force them to pay. Given the length of time they have already been trying, it’s obviously not going to be easy (cheap), and so it could be cheaper to ignore it for a while.
From the information I have (unverified) the unit is empty, and has been for a long time. The assumption is that the owner is living overseas, and has “forgotten” about this property, and/or doesn’t realise that strata levies are payable. Hence, I expect there are no assets within Australia that could be seized/sold/etc, and obviously the SM contact details are not working, as that would have been the first point of call. I know when I bought my unit, I was pro-active, contacted the SM and they sent me a form to complete with my contact details. Assuming the owner did that before they left the country, all contact details are likely no longer valid.
I’ll discuss this further with the SM at the AGM, and see if I can find out more details about the status and progress.
Thank you for your comments, I appreciate it.