#17940
imported_dech
Blocked

        When our Strata (12 units) had it’s first meeting one of the first questions to the Strata Mgr. was about organizing a “bins roster”; the mgr. strongly suggested that with a mostly tenanted block that this would be dysfunctional.

    We hired a resident to do the cleaning and take the bins in and out, after many years the then investor infested EC altered this to specify a $10 per week fee for the bins and after a couple of years instituted a roster ostensibly to save the sixty odd after tax cents per week per unit. This resulted in many weeks with no bins taken out and more often days before they came back in and no cleaning except occasional rain and sun. The roster seems to be merely a concept from the EC delivered on official looking Strata Mgr. letterheads and probably has no legal basis but some tenants replied agreeing to do so and at least one has it on their lease. The more substantial tenants have all moved out leaving a semi- compliant lot including the types who apparently can’t comprehend putting their rubbish into other than the first bin reached – even where obviously overfull.
    The EC has also stopped internal cleaning e.g. stairways, entrance. The council are well aware of the situation but would only send a letter where things were affecting neighbouring blocks e.g. rats but usually someone takes the bins out once a certain level of filth is reached. Owing to the central location units are tenanted quickly and sales are very uncommon so this is probably an exemplar of the ugly face of capitalism and a case study in support of minimum standards and owner residents having extra voting power.