Can a former lot owner be reappointed as secretary by proxy
Our secretary recently sold their apartment but has since been appointed secretary again by proxy from another related lot owner.
Is this legal?
Recovering repair costs from lot owners in the magistrates court
Our owners corporation understands that recovery of levies in arrears must now go to VCAT. We want to know whether recovering the cost of repair work carried out on lot property is treated differently.
Meeting Minutes and Response Deadlines in QLD Body Corporates Explained
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How many days does the Body Corporate have to distribute meeting minutes? Is it 14 days?
Is the Body Corporate required to respond to correspondence within 6 weeks? If this is the case and this is not happening, how do we enforce this?
Are self-prepared body corporate minutes valid in Queensland disputes?
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Our Queensland property is a Building Format Plan and we come under the Accommodation Module. Our Body Corporate Managers have advised that they should attend our Body Corporate meetings and prepare the Minutes. Of course, this would be at a cost.
They have advised us that the Commissioner's Office will not accept Minutes that are not prepared by a Strata Management Company in the event of a dispute. This information implies that any Minutes our BC Secretary prepares are not valid. Is this correct?
Are Defamatory Statements Included in Body Corporate Meeting Minutes?
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My wife and I attended a committee meeting as observers. At the meeting, during the delivery of the Caretakers report, the caretakers made defamatory comments specific about named owners, and another comment regarding a group of owners being drunk and disorderly.
This was not recorded in the minutes and when I challenged the Chair and secretary about this, they advised that the minutes are only required to reflect motions, votes and decisions. They refused to change the minutes.
Should the minutes be changed to reflect the discussions?
Excluding observers in body corporate meetings: Are decisions still valid?
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I attended a formal committee meeting recently as an observer. The meeting covered a number of minor agenda items, then the Chair told those present that the committee was going to discuss a legal matter and that all observers need to leave. A number of important agenda items were not covered.
What is the standing of any agenda items voted on after residents were asked to leave?
Can these votes be added to the minutes even though no residents were allowed to be at the meeting?
QLD committee meeting agendas: Why owners receive less detail than committees
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Our body corporate manager provides different committee meeting agendas for committee members and owners.
Owners are sent a 'notification' of the meeting, with generic agenda items that never change and don't have any specific information, e.g. business arising, ratifying VOC's, general business, etc.
The committee's agenda includes dot points of the specific topics and motions to be discussed at the meeting.
Why are there different versions? Are owners allowed to know what's to be discussed at the meeting?