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I posted about my dysfunctional strata scheme a while ago (https://www.flatchat.com.au/topic/costly-petty-repairs/?view=all#post-62422). Things have since escalated to the point where costly ‘work orders’ are being issued by the SM on the say of tenants for petty ‘repairs’, at the rate of a few per week.
I have brought my dissatisfaction of the SM acting without authority, to the attention of the SM regarding ‘the dog (SP) wagging the tail of the SM and not the reverse, and was threatened with defamation action should I continue down this path. Assuming there is a trade job arising from a complaint by a tenant, this is neither brought to the attention of the remaining committee members, and I suspect the bill should be paid by the owner.
I say the remaining committee members, because one guy sold up to escape the dysfunctional personalities, two members live off site and don’t really know or care what is going on. That leaves myself, and another member living on site.
She spends sinking fund money on renovating her own apartment and says its a body corporate responsibility. The SM doesn’t give a stuff because it is not their money paying the invoice, and they just want it shifted off their desk.
I want to get rid of our SM immediately. We haven’t had an AGM in more than 18 months. I suspect this is because they don’t want me to start a heated debate on their incompetence, and are avoiding holding a meeting.
There have been three major insurance claims lodged by the Strata Plan in the tens of thousands of dollars just in the past 8 years I have lived here. Finding an insurer to take us on has been problematic given the incidence of claims and the premium has risen from our current insurer.
None of the insurance claims were ever approved of, or been advised to other committee members by people making the claim or the SM.
As a lone dissenter, how do I initiate an action at NCAT to get an administrator appointed to out strata plan. How difficult is it to get what I want? Is selling up and going elsewhere (perhaps unknowingly to a more dysfunctional strata plan) my only remedy?
I am also travelling overseas soon for a couple of months, and need to know whether matters get on quickly at NCAT or are delayed for many months once lodged.
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