EC member junks the by-laws
There aren’t many privileges that come with being a member of an executive committee – unless you actually enjoy being shouted at by angry owners – but there are EC…
Strata manager lies in minutes.
Further to initial complaint that SM doesn’t pay Bldg. Insurance on time ; lies told about matters that have been neglected and the issue of lying about my husband, defaming…
Re: Fire safety inspections
Dear Kangaroo, our SP was registered in June 1992 & no, we won’t be allowed anywhere near the EC. It is tightly controlled by the SM’s acolytes. We have lived…
Re: Orders by adjudicators
He put my written request for amendment of the 2012 minutes (I had made him fess up to the percentage of his insurance commission during the AGM, but it never…
Re: Renovation Dramas
Thanks so much JimmyT. Appreciated, big time. The renovations – “Ref: Legalblah, blah, blah”: Lawyer/EC Secretary prepares a letter to me, dated last Thursday, and sends it to me…
Re: Orders by adjudicators
Thank you again scotlandx. Yes, I have checked the agreement & it does provide for 3 year roll overs. However, the new term was supposed to begin at the 2013…
Re: Short Term Lets
Thanks Whale. Very interesting. It all helps! In our case: 2011: The Insurer offered us insurance, short-term letting was declared by the OC. The Insurer issued PROVISOS with the insurance:…
Re: Short Term Lets
Interesting! Further to the post-script to my #8, I stumbled across this provision in the Strata Schemes Management Act that, depending upon the financial impacts, may convince the Owners of short-term lets…
DIY strata software stacking up
There was a time when it seemed like strata management was a strange self-sustaining beast that nobody really understood. Strata managers moved in mysterious ways and the 50 percent of…
Re: Shuttered out
How ridiculous – what kind of crappy insurance does your building have that it doesn’t cover the old “shutter landing on car load of American lawyers” clause? Regarding their referral…
Re: Building Managers
Hi all This is a really interesting topic. Our EC is also thinking about getting in an offsite building manager to assist with day-to-day maintenance and repair. However, we’ve come…
DIY strata – for the half who don’t have managers
There was a time when the management of strata was all smoke and mirrors. Strata managers, it seemed to many owners, moved in mysterious ways, their wonders to perform. And…