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    MNC2444
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      Our apartment block of 20 apartments has, like quite a few others on this forum have noted, been quaranteed from new committee members by a cabal who seem to think they own the complex.

      We even have the situation where 2 of the 5 members do not even show up for our AGM but are re-appointed based on proxies, held by other committee members.

      Would appreciate some thoughts on the following, taking the last AGM as an example we only had 6 owners (out of 20 attend) and 3 of these were on the strata committee. As 4 of us had proxy votes there was deemed to be a quorum of 10, or 50%. I seem to have read something about a limit on number of proxies but not sure if it is relevant here.

      My question is was the quorum legal?

      Many thanks

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      Jimmy-T
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        OK, in a scheme of 20 units, each owner can only carry one proxy.

        Your AGM was quorate – just – but even if it hadn’t been, the chair only needed to wait half an hour then declare that those in attendance constituted a quorum.

        You need to organise yourself before the next AGM to make sure that you carry valid proxies with enough people turning up to elect a new committee.

        You don’t need to foment revolution – just a quiet word here and there about how the building is being run, deteriorating standards, reducing values and excessive costs.  That usually does the trick.

        By the way, a committee of five may be too many for a scheme your size – especially when two people never turn up.  Again, your next AGM should set the number of people on the committee (three would be adequate).

        The opinions offered in these Forum posts and replies are not intended to be taken as legal advice. Readers with serious issues should consult experienced strata lawyers.
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