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02/02/2016 at 9:51 am #10304
How is it possible that an owners corp can use the majority rule against 1 owner and do everything possible to make them sell, all because the person wants answers?
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02/02/2016 at 11:52 am #24434
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Welcome to my world. Remember something: it’s your home, so don’t budge. When I recently remarked that it was exhausting being unpopular a friend replied: “Hitler was ‘popular.'”
The difference between the NCAT and Fair Trading is understood. That said, I had an interesting conversation with a ‘special units’ person at Fair Trading yesterday. He more-or-less acknowledged that, due to under-funding, unless someone has documentation to support an argument that monies are being stolen from an Owners Corporation, Fair Trading isn’t resourced to really investigate anything. It has been obvious to me for a long, long time that, even though Fair Trading has issued a special reference number our particular NSW Strata building, all my correspondence to them goes down into a bottomless black hole, and I said as much to my interlocutor. The Fair Trading chap didn’t deny this. He actually recommend that I not copy Fair Trading on anything, and certainly not write to the Minister.
And then there’s NCAT – no joy, let alone acknowledge of breaches in legislation from them.
In fear of sounding like a broken record: there is legislation aplenty in this State, but just try getting any of it triggered. If one is looking for momentum and action, start walking to Mars instead.
03/02/2016 at 8:35 am #24437Yes, it would be easier to walk to Mars and back again then see action taken in the strata management industry and owners corporations. Dept of Fair Trading is a Joke and the minister icing on the cake, 48% of strata buildings are owned by the chinese according to A Current Affair last night 2/1 and what does this mean for owners who buy a unit to reside in, No Rights because the Strata Management industry takes advantage of absent owners and bully the minority when they start making some noise. Action will only ever be taken if owners stop being bullied and make LOTS of Noise.
But i am probably kidding myself, because 1 owner will in a way receive financial gain and manipulate the majority into doing what they want.
I have experienced that Owners and strata management will only tell you what they want you to know.
I can’t put it any more simply than this. Owners who feel and perhaps know that something is not right need to take action, make some noise and then Dept of Fair Trading and the Minister will sit up and take action into investigation of the Strata Management Industry whether DIY or Management company.
03/02/2016 at 10:07 am #24438Hey mikobrand96
I don’t know that Fair Trading or the NCAT will ever support or even notice a single owner or a small band of owners, especially if there are ‘high powered’ individuals involved in the opposing gang. That said, there are choices:
- Just roll over and let the majority mob of ratbags win – but isn’t that what Malcolm Turnbull referred to as tyranny?
- Or plug away, even if one feels like it’s just a futile exercise in yelling into a vacuum. (Mars, here we come.)
It’s important to always kick back and find something to poke fun at, even if it means simply finding an appropriate, obscure nickname for your adversaries and using it, frequently.
Make sure you laugh and laugh. If your health goes…again they’ve won.
Onward and upwards, always!
04/02/2016 at 6:51 am #24446There has never been any real in depth investigation into Strata and all that it implies and this is thanks to those ” high powered” individuals. The manager we currently have thinks he is a law unto himself and no one can or will stand up to him. Recently at an AGM, 1 owner cowered so much in his presence, I imagined in my mind a act, that some may know what i mean. Stopping short of “brown nosing” etc.
I have found also that many people are led as if they are sheep and believe what they are told but they should think and realise something in the word believe is LIE.
I do laugh, at the insanity of it all and the simple ignorance of many owners for one reason or another and as result my sanity has stayed intact.
Mars here I come. Anyone want to come along for the ride?
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