#18421
adeze
Flatchatter
Chat-starter

    Hello,

    wow, thanks for the interest (I didn’t think this would become an article in the smh)

    so, this is what has occurred…and there’s a twist.

    I contacted the strata and debt collector/solicitor, whilst in the 7 day deadline, to negotiate and requested more details of these ‘charges’.

    1 week after the deadline, I finally received contact from both of them, and they are willing to negotiate.

    however, upon inspection of my account, i’ve noticed a bunch of odd discrepancies which i am now querying.

    The statements show that

    1. the allocation/distribution of payments was first directed to all the “costs”, whether they were claimed/awarded (non-disputed) or unclaimed/not awarded. Several ‘charges’ were never fully detailed or came several months after ‘settlement’ with no opportunity to challenge them in a timely manner.

    I am contentious on the allocation of payments because:

    2. the rest of my payments were now scattered amongst the outstanding levy notices.. racking up interest against all overdue levys –and never actually paying off any single one,because the monies were never allocated in any significant amount. I have only been accumulating and paying off the interest !!

    there must be some aspect of the law (which I cannot seem to find) that suggests that this is wrong . Shouldn’t be allocated cumulatively, not in parallel, and at the distribution as directed of the lot owner?

    How can a strata manager simply decide to pay arbitrary charges from my account without any justification?

    If these disputed charges are reallocated, and interest recalculated, it now shows that i’m actually not so much in arrears as what has been claimed.

    i am still awaiting on further details and i have some legal advice coming my way next week, so i shouldn’t say much more at this stage… but any suggestions on where i’m protected, or misconduct is appreciated!

     

     

    without prejudice (just in case)