Re: New Charges in Cash Managemnent Account

Good Morning All,

It is now some time – 20th August 2015 – since our AGM at which I raised the above issues.

In simple terms I was told to write to the Strata Manager Company General Manager. This I did and to date have received no response.

Yesterday I received my copy of the cash management report – one of the items which I raised as an area of concern, not being sent on a regular basis.

In my previous e-mails I raised concern about the cost of secure record destruction – in the first quarter cash management report I note $66.00 for secure record destruction plus a new charge – Electronic Archiving and Secure Destruction $129.63.

Our strata plan comprises 4 town houses. We have no pool, no elevators and minimal common area. Rarely do we need to employ trades people and in the majority of cases owners handle this. Our property is in excellent condition, there are no outstanding repairs required and our financial position is healthy.

As the strata manager does not acknowledge or respond to my correspondence and the other owners will not become involved in strata matters I am at a loss to know what my nest step should be.

I would like to move to a semi-self managed strata plan – one which attended to the paperwork and record keeping etc with the maintenance handled by the owners. However, I do not see that I would gain support for this move. We have one absentee owner who has their town house tenanted and does not become involved – additional costs are obviously passed on to the tenant/s. Of the remaining owners one would support my proposal and the other against any suggested change – more a personal decision than a rational decision.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Dudley