1. Do a search on the internet for building consultants, perhaps those who work on strata issues, phone them, get an idea of the cost and then get one out to do a report.
2. With that report, prepare an application to the Tribunal for a section 62 application and lodge the application. Do a search of tribunal cases on section 62 on austlii to get an idea of how they work.
3. As part of that process you will have the opportunity to mediate. The EC may not wish to, but if they do, attend the mediation and set out your issues.
4. If mediation doesn’t occur or doesn’t reach a resolution, then proceed to the Tribunal.
We sometimes get bogged down with problems and in a way become attached to them. We think of all the reasons why they can’t be solved, or what might happen if some sort of resolution is reached such as not liking aspects of the resolution. One thing is for sure, problems never get solved if we don’t do anything. So do something, and at the very least you can then say you took steps to resolve an issue that clearly distresses you. And who knows, you may get a good result. But you won’t know unless you take those steps.