We live in a group of 5 townhouses. Our strata committee wants to introduce a bylaw stating everyone needs to maintain their own parts of the building including the facade, roof and balcony.
Their intent is to save money by not having to pay for a strata manager.
I own a unit in a block of four. There should be an owners corporation, but all the owners are elderly and have allowed things to lapse for some years. We have no insurance, we don't meet, and we keep no records. I can't find information about the original owners corporation or any historical records. What do we need to do to get the owners corporation functioning again? Can we meet and elect a chairperson, or is there more to it?
I own one property within a 100-unit complex. I can't attend the AGM and want to nominate my brother to attend, vote and speak on my behalf. He doesn't own a unit in our complex.
He'd also like to put his hand up for the owners corporation committee. Can he do that too?
Our Body Corporate is a 4 unit complex under the Small Schemes Module.
One owner wishes to alter their property, primarily by adding a deck in an area marked exclusive use, but the alterations would include making structural changes to the common lot area by adding a covered area which would need to attach to the units external wall.
I am unclear if this type of change requires a resolution without dissent or if it's just a special resolution. Further, if all they proposed was the deck alteration in the exclusive use area, what type of resolution is needed.
One lot owner had breached bylaws by encroachments onto common property. A form 1 was sent to the committee who maintained the breach was too hard to deal with. They created a section in the authorisations register allowing historic encroachments onto common property.
Should the committee have registered these encroachments on the CMS? This affects schedule A and B. What is the position of the CMS now that A and B are compromised? I feel this has left the rest of the CMS, including Bylaws, in a compromised position.
Can an owner fasten a CCTV camera (recording both vision and sound),to common property without the Committee's permission?
If the answer is no, must the camera and sound equipment be removed? What can the committee do if they have followed the correct procedure, but the owner refuses to cooperate?
Good morning I live in a gated community and we are always having problems with our two sets of gates. One set doesn't work at all and the main gates are continually breaking down. We have spent a considerable amount of money on the gates to try and get them working.
Can we remove the gates or do we need to seek permission from the council?