How can owners fill vacant strata committee and officer roles after the AGM?

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At our AGM, the owners voted to have a committee of seven members. Only four lot owners nominated for the committee, and they were elected. The executive positions (chair, secretary or treasurer) were not filled at the meeting. Our managing agent stepped into the executive roles.

Can lot owners nominate to fill the three vacant committee positions, including the executive roles? If so, what is the correct procedure for nominating and accepting these nominations after the AGM?

Who is responsible for registering and updating strata by-laws after changes?

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Our scheme approved two new by-laws, changed a by-law and deleted a by-law, but none of these changes have been registered.

Since the changes, five units have been sold, and at least three leases have been changed, all with the incorrect by-laws attached to the sale and lease contracts.

Who is responsible for registering the by-laws? Who is responsible for ensuring the correct by-laws are attached to legally binding contracts?

I have raised this problem with the strata manager and at the AGM, but no one is interested in fixing it.

Can a strata committee make residents responsible for taking out common property bins?

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Many of our residents in our complex of 14 townhouses do not comply with our rubbish disposal rules. We have 17 bins. The committee decided to make lot owners responsible for bin maintenance, including the to and fro of the bin to the kerb for collection. The agent argues that the committee cannot do that as the bins are common property. It would require an AGM, by-law and 100% of owners to agree. Is the agent correct?

If all owners pay waste management fees to the council, surely the associated asset and its maintenance are an individual responsibility.

Can strata by-laws restrict business types in a commercial strata warehouse?

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Can a commercial strata warehouse owners corporation stop a lot owner renting their lot to a mechanic, repairer/panel beater, or stop the lot owner from operating as a mechanic himself? Can strata by-laws specify what types of industry they can reject, even within a designated industry zoning warehouse?

Can a lot owner or spouse carry out repairs in their own strata unit?

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We are unit owners within a strata group. There are some cracking repairs to be done within our lot. We have been given permission to find our own contractor, and the committee has allocated us some money to use for these repairs.

My question is, can we do these repairs ourselves? My husband is a qualified and licensed builder, and he is able to provide an ABN for his services.

There have been some issues with the strata manager, and ill will about our request to do the repairs but I am hoping to clear things up.

Are internal taps the lot owner’s responsibility in a strata scheme?

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Water was found to be running from taps in a lot owner's bathroom. Replacement of the taps was carried out to alleviate the issue.

Is it the lot owner’s responsibility to maintain their taps in their property? The tap is for the exclusive use of their unit only.

What role should the Strata Manager play?

Is insurance applicable in this situation?

What are strata responsibilities for lawn and weed maintenance?

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I own a unit in a self managed strata over 4 units with common property.

Those who hold the cheque book are not spraying weeds or clearing seeds blown around the common property from the weeds. As I have allergies, what is the responsibilities of the Strata to maintain lawns and control weeds etc, as there is little definition in the SA Strata Titles Handbook.

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