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It’s a moot point, but in this case I’m inclined to agree with the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) in that as there is more than one Owner in your Scheme, and 25% of that number does calculate as less than the 2 persons required under Sch 2: Cl.12 (3) the NSW Strata Schemes Management Act (SCMA), then a valid quorum is 2 persons who are entitled to vote, and the Meeting should have been adjourned.
This matter must have been dragging-on for a while if you’ve been charged interest and/or debt recovery fees (that can only be charged upon the expiry of 30 days beyond the due date for the initial payment), and whilst I know that this point doesn’t right a possible wrong, what would have been the point of the Strata Manager adjourning the Meeting when the outcome of a reconvened Meeting would have been the same, whether or not the other two Owners attended, simply because that one Owner holds 58% of the possible vote on a unit entitlement (poll vote) basis?
If you really (really) want to right a resolution that in my opinion was incorrectly taken, then as a first step you can seek a definitive ruling through mediation of the matter with the OFT by completing this application form, noting the requirement for you to have evidence in support of your claim including your advice from the OFT (name?) and that your past representations to your Strata Manager have been frustrated.
Even if mediation fails, there are still subsequent avenues for you to pursue resolution, commencing with this application for Adjudication and the issuing of Orders under S148 & S149 of the SCMA by the NSW Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal.