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Bathroom Renovations:
The difficulty I’m up against is that I advised our SMA five months ago that I wished to undertake a bathroom renovation. They are insisting on a General Meeting/Special Resolution/Registration on Title/Legal Fees/Printing/Postage/Administration Fee etc etc. Last year they quoted $7,000 for a General Meeting…so then add all additional Legal expenses etc.
Despite repeated requests to issue a clear quote they have refused to come to the party.
Having undertaken a kitchen renovation some two years ago, dealing with the EC/SMA was an absolute nightmare. We ended up at the NCAT when all the honorable people in charge of our scheme told a whole pack of porkies to the NCAT. I’m reluctant to do anything now without knowing what I will be charged for.
Months of ‘nil response’ from the SMA has seen them last night give me an 18 hour deadline to say ‘yes, go ahead with a General Meeting’ when they still refuse to clarify how much one will be invoiced for their (mis)management of this process.
Happy to use registered/insured trades people to undertake the renovations with responsibility for workmanship coming back to the tradies/me.
Very unhappy to allow our SMA to invoice me at their desire for their ‘services’…
There has got to be an easier way? Mind you, where I live it’s called “payback” for picking them up on their Illegal activities over so many years. Resident Owner feel as though we are on every occasion held to ransom over the management of our homes. Which brings us back to the issue of NCAT decisions…