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  • 15/12/2021 at 10:16 am in reply to: Changing number of seats on Strata Committee #60554
    clement
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      Thanks for the reply – so basically knowing how many willing candidates there are for the committee and setting the number  of committee members the same is the obvious way to go. I can understand in large blocks where there are potentially lots of candidates limiting the committee numbers is necessary but in our case where we are only 25 owners, many very reluctant to  join the committee , we end up with a committee of 4.  We now have a couple of new owners willing to join the committee and so we are looking at ways to enable this to happen. Looks like an EGM might be the way to go using the excuse that the AGM did not follow protocol.

      12/12/2021 at 1:28 am in reply to: Changing number of seats on Strata Committee #60475
      clement
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        Thanks for that. Checking the mins of the AGM it looks like the process was followed. But being present at the AGM the chair accepted nominations and then set  the number of members at the same number.

        If the number is set, for example at 7 but there are only 4 nominations can the committee function with just the 4 and how many members would be needed at meeting to form a quorum?

        Can the strata committee accept new members (up to the maximum allowed) at any time or is a GM required to elect the new member.

         

        20/07/2017 at 4:38 pm in reply to: How do we tighten loose reno laws? #27677
        clement
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          Thanks – I assume that any undocumented work carried out prior to the by-law being adopted becomes the responsibility of the OC. Should the OC make a list of all undocumented work prior to the by-law being introduced – would this help with possible future disputations?

          20/07/2017 at 2:31 pm in reply to: How do we tighten loose reno laws? #27675
          clement
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            Scotlandx and Lady Penelope, many thanks for your response. The A/C units will be placed on the lots’s balcony but obviously there will be a need to breech common property (external walls) to get the piping etc done. Is it possible to specify in the by-law exactly how this work should be carried out? 

            Also and this is a legal question – When is the lot owner bound by the by-law? When a new owner buys into the block are they automatically bound by the by-law through their purchase?

            18/07/2017 at 9:56 am in reply to: How do we tighten loose reno laws? #27632
            clement
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              I am a little confused. The 2 new by-laws were accepted at the AGM so I assume they are now part of the Strata Plan’s by-laws. Therefore any owner who does renovations which fall into either of the two categories (Minor and Bathroom&AC) after the by-law is registered is subject to it. Also any subsequent owners of the property where the renovation was done would also be subject to it.  Is this correct and could it have any selling implications?

              17/07/2017 at 2:26 pm in reply to: How do we tighten loose reno laws? #27619
              clement
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                Our Strata Managers recommended that we introduce two new by-laws.

                • One covers minor work – covering Kitchen and Bathroom renovations which do not involve any Structural or Water Proofing work.

                • The other covers Bathroom renovations (where there are plumbing and Water Proofing work)  and Air Conditioning Installation.

                Both require that the owner submits plans to be approved by the Strata Committee but once agreed to no further by-laws are required.

                These were accepted at the AGM.  This seems to be reasonable as it makes life easier and cheaper for renovations as it saves the cost of by-law for the owner. 

                I am rather surprised that more strata schemes don’t introduce similar by-laws; is there a down side?

                11/06/2016 at 3:52 pm in reply to: Strata Managers Authorised work without approval of OC #25012
                clement
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                  Hi Whale – once more thanks for your advice.

                  I need to check what our Schedule B contract states. I would have thought before anyone spent 14 billable hours cutting and pasting you would seek approval from the customer. 

                  When we asked them to attend a 2 hour meeting on site regarding the same issue they made it absolutely clear we would be charged so not sure what the difference is in this case. 

                  10/06/2016 at 2:10 pm in reply to: Strata Managers Authorised work without approval of OC #25008
                  clement
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                    Once again thanks Whale…… It just gets better – several days ago we discussed with our strata manager the issue, pointing out that we had not approved the work and that they should take responsibility for the invoice.

                    They came back suggesting that the way forward was for us to to pay the invoice  and then try our luck with Fair Trading on a bad workmanship basis. Not only that but they presented us with an invoice for nearly $4.5K for investigating the matter which consisted of cutting and pasting bits from various e-mails (not I might add the e-mail showing where we refused to approve the work).

                    10/06/2016 at 9:29 am in reply to: Strata Managers Authorised work without approval of OC #25005
                    clement
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                      Hi Whale,

                      Many thanks for your response. I was trawling through e-mails on this issue and actually found an e-mail where we specifically told the strata managers that we would not approve the the work because we were not convinced the work proposed would fix the problem and at the same time requested more information. Would this make any difference to this situation?

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