Re: my place or yours – workmen on common property

Thank you so much just get on with it for your reply.  

Unfortunately I am alone in my thinking in this complex.  I have often stated elsewhere on this forum that the owners in this complex walk around with blinkers on believing that everything is OK.

The owner I have mentioned in this topic is the same one I have mentioned before in the past.  He has destroyed common property on numerous occasions.  When I was on the EC we got a strata lawyer involved.  The owners did not support this.  Thought it was  unfair that we “picked” on this owner and that we should have given him a chance. We gave him 9 months to rectify before contacting a lawyer.  We thought that chance enough.

I believe this idea about just touching up the screen doors was discussed at the AGM which I did not attend.  The owners here live in their own little world.  A world where they believe that they will never have to pay for anything because this is strata.  If I told you how little we pay in levies, despite an increase, you would be astounded.  I will say that I myself pay less than $2,000 a year.  If I had my way it would be about $2,500.  I can imagine everyone at the AGM just nodding their heads at the idea of touching up the paint on the screen doors.  Anything is better than paying more, isn’t it?

Yes I could take this further.  I have the knowledge and the support of those on this forum who have taken the time to reply and make suggestions.  But no one here is supportive.  Last time I tried to rally the support of an owner about the lack of maintenance in the complex, his big concern was that the garbage bins smelt.  Ah,  well that would be the unwrapped used disposable nappies I would think.  But no notice about that.  No one is up in arms about that.  Nor the peeling paint.  But don’t you dare not fold up a cardboard box before placing it in the recycling bin.

I find it embarrassing that people seek me out for advice on strata problems while I myself live in a complex that is dysfunctional and one step away from a dump.  I avoid strata discussions as much as I can now.  What can I offer when I have to sweep up the paint that drops off my screen door everyday.  The only support I get is on this forum.  And I am thankful of that.