How are votes counted for a resolution without dissent in strata and do blank ballots affect the outcome?
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What are the voting rules for a Resolution Without Dissent? How do we count the votes?
Section 1230 (2)(b) Resolutions states in order for a resolution to be successful, "a resolution of a strata company is a resolution without dissent if — (b) no vote attached to a lot is cast against the resolution" (assuming the notice period requirement has been met).
Can council of owners quorum be met by proxies with only three members present at a strata meeting?
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At our AGM, it was voted to have 7 members of council. My understanding is that we then need a quorum of 4. At the last council meeting, only three council members were present in person but they all had proxies of the other members to make up a quorum. Can they do this?
My issue is that only 3 council members were present in person and making decisions. I am concerned about the lack of governance as we have a major project happening in our building.
Can a by-law ban bicycles from lot car spaces?
A lot owner has two adjacent car spaces with an approved storage cage in one car space and one motor vehicle parked in the other.
The owner received a request that they cannot park bicycles within the airspace of either of the two car spaces and that owners should register bikes with the building and park them in an approved bicycle rack at another location in the building.
Where can I find market data on owners corporation fee increases?
We have our annual budget meeting coming up, and I want to demonstrate to lot owners that our fee increases this year are reasonable and comparable to what others are seeing. Is there data available on owners corporation (OC) fees for FY25 compared to average increases in FY 26?
Can the owners corporation install visitor parking signs on common property
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Our strata scheme is in a busy seaside location where street parking is at a premium, and we've been trying for some time to get visitor parking signs installed on common property spaces. The council-approved plans for the development clearly show these spaces as "visitor parking", but the strata plan lists them as general common property.
Can a non owner with proxies control strata decisions and sit on the council of owners?
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Our complex consists of three buildings with a percentage of owner occupiers and holiday let properties.
A hospitality company with a management agreement based at the reception of our main building runs the holiday letting properties.
The CEO of this company is not a lot owner. They get elected every year to the council of owners and use proxies from holiday let owners to run the show from decision making to financials.