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No-one on here will know your situation in its entirety, so I suggest (do so only if you agree) writing a letter to your Owners Corporation c/o the Strata Managing Agents (“SMA”) and request the following;
Please confirm why my written request re ‘Bathroom Renovations’ dated XX August 2014 [Insert exact date] was not placed on the November 2014 AGM as sought.
As you are aware, the Owners Corporation is otherwise required under Section 138 (2)(b) of the SSMA to respond to such requests in a reasonable and timely manner. This request was duly served on the acting Secretary (SMA) within the required timeframe and I have not yet received a response.
Furthermore, I note that a similar / separate Motion was placed on the Agenda regarding another Owner/s who also wished to renovate their bathroom/s.
1. Please provide copies of the subsequent quotes / paid invoices in relation to the ‘admin’ costs charged by the Owners Corporation to Lot Owners [Insert their Unit / Lot number here] accordingly.
2. Please confirm the precise legislation relied upon by the Owners Corporation to charge individual owners direct for EGMs held ‘on the papers’.
3. Please also provide copies of the quotes and invoices paid in relation to the works completed by the tenant of Commercial Lot XX [Insert Lot number] – specifically in regards to the Major fit-out that included changes to common property (valid s65a SSMA resolutions passed), the bond paid and any practical completion certificates regarding those works.
Millie:
Amend the above as you see fit, but I’d be interested if Whale or Jimmy T can confirm the following;
a. Is there even such a thing as a ‘paper’ EGM?
b. Aren’t Paper Meetings are for the EC members (only) to make decisions without an actual meeting being held?
c. Is a quorum needed for ‘paper’ meetings?
Although, it makes sense that h the subsequent ECM in which those resolutions are formally ‘resolved’ does require a quorum to be met!!!
d. Also, $5-7k for a meeting held ‘on the papers’ has to be complete nonsense?
Finally, if your strata manager doesn’t reply, seek to have the NCAT make an order to force the OC to supply you with those documents… To which you are fully entitled to receive.
Fingers crossed you get a positive response, but if you don’t you should keep any written responses as evidence against your SMA and OC. NCAT should make an order for your renovations to be carried out so long as they are internal to your lot.