Hi Waterloo,
This is a very broad question. You will need to be clear with:
- what was the money spent on?
- how much money?
- what authority has been provided to the Strata Manager by the OC to act on it’s behalf?
- was the expense an emergency, or a necessity?
- was is a recurring expense?
- did the Strata Committee or any of the office bearers approve it, or were consulted on it?
- do you think they were spending it to gain some benefit for themselves?
In our complex there was a feeling that the previous Strata Manager and Building Manager had spent beyond their authority, and had “wasted” money, but proving what they had done, was for their benefit and not that of the complex is very hard.