At our last AGM, the strata council proposed dividing maintenance of our common property gardens among lot owners. We're a survey strata with extensive gardens and an orchard. The proposal requires us to contribute a minimum number of "community work hours" each week, recorded in a register, to help keep strata levies low. The motion was unanimously approved and described as a house rule.
I live in a single tier duplex. Both lots are street front with common land all round. The two units are joined by two carports, which I assume are common property as they sit on the common property area. My neighbour's building is run down, and I doubt whether they have building insurance.
I reside in an older apartment block in WA. I am reading about the growing area of safety issues and the onerous effect on the council of owners and strata company. I would like to know generally about these issues. For example, can an owner install bi-fold windows in their unit? What about our old balustrades? Do they need to be changed? And what are the requirements for roof anchor points, and what are the alternatives?
Can a governance method called sociocracy (dynamic governance) be used in a strata company in WA and remain consistent with the Strata Titles Act 1985 (the Act)?
We are a six-unit self-managed strata scheme. Everything to the front of our buildings is designated common property. At the back of each unit, owners have their own private garden, individually fenced with a rear gate opening onto a common pathway.
I've been reviewing our administrative budget and noticed that the recovery amount for fobs and keys is less than the total expense, leaving an amount sitting on the admin ledger. My understanding is that these costs should be fully recovered from the individual owners who purchase them, so I'd expect the YTD balance to be zero.
At our physical AGM, one lot owner chose to Zoom into the meeting. They had their camera and microphone off. We could only see text messages. Is this permitted? It could have been anyone on the other end of the connection with access to the Zoom meeting details.
I have been a tenant in our scheme for over six years and have never had a breach notice or any complaints before. Strata have issued me a fine of $88 dollars for a guest urinating in the garden of the complex before they arrived at my lot.
Am I in breach and liable for the fine imposed upon me?
Our strata manager, with the approval of the council, introduced electronic voting for our AGM last year. However, although there was an option to self-nominate electronically for council, there was no opportunity given to vote for candidates should the number of nominees exceed 7 and thereby require a ballot, which it did.
