Is electricity meter reading and billing a building manager’s duty?
Our strata building of 40 lots has an embedded network for our individual metered electricity supply. The body corporate buys our electricity at a bulk rate and is to recover the cost by billing each owner/occupier for there metered consumption.
Can a strata pet by-law restrict toileting on common property?
We have recently had an application for a pet in our strata block. We aren't too concerned about the dog as such, it's more to do with my environmental conditions etc the “toileting” of the pet.
Many of our balconies face the common garden lawns. We are fearful of no longer being able to open our balcony sliding doors for ventilation due to the toxic, lingering urine stenches in the vicinity area.
Can a strata company ban pets from using lifts in WA?
The standard by-law is silent regarding lifts, but should the animal present a nuisance, then the strata company can instigate the breach of by-laws process.
Each Strata Company is bound by by-laws, whether they are the standard by-laws or by-laws contained in a Management Statement or Scheme By-laws.
Schedule 2 By-law 12 (c)
Can committee members use the common seal without approval?
We are a strata of 3 townhouses. Is it illegal for 2 committee members/owners to use our strata's common seal representing the Owners Corporation without having put the use of this to a vote?