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In our 1970s unit complex, each unit has its own garage. Additionally, there are 12 open parking spaces located at the back of the complex, which operate on a first-come, first-served basis, with no reserved spots.
The committee is considering a by-law that would limit each unit to one car, remove visitor parking, and treat the garage space as the unit’s only allocation. Can the committee introduce a by-law like this?
Responsibility to Repair Common Property and Defects
Our building format plan strata scheme consists of four concrete tilt panel office/warehouses, with the body corporate run by all four owners.
Can You Use Your Garage for Apartment Storage?
Our owners corporation has a by-law providing that fobs can only access respective floors in our building. Various residents on our level (8) have shared a storeroom located on this floor for the past 20 years. The room is not classified as a storage area on the strata plan like other storage areas in the complex. The residents were advised maintenance of the room was the shared responsibility of the lot owners on level 8, not the owners corporation.
What if a lot owner has allergies?
We are a block of 12 lots and have an owner (also a member of the Committee) demanding we do not use Glyphosate weed killer on Body Corporate property.
He says his partner is allergic to it. Prior to buying into the premises several years ago, they did not seek information as to what product we use.
When they moved in they instructed the gardener to not use the product.
As a compromise, we have tried several other weed killers, which are not as effective (do not kill the roots and the weeds spring up again).
What You Should Know Before Buying Strata in WA
Under the Strata Title Act 1985, when purchasing a strata property the strata company is required to provide two documents, Section 110(1) and (2). These documents provide a good overview of the strata company and indicate the finances. However, is there a requirement to disclose the 10 year maintenance plan?
Owners Corporation bank accounts, audits and spending
At the AGM, we elected a new executive committee. They've discovered financial discrepancies. The amount of a term deposit was withdrawn from our administration account, which left the account in deficit.
The term deposit has been in place for several years, and we cannot see why it would appear as a debit entry in the administration account. Our new strata manager is also unable to explain why the term deposit appears there.
Can we request a face-to-face meeting with the strata accountant to clarify these anomalies?
Body Corporate Neighbours Causing Nuisance
We are long-term owner-occupiers in a small townhouse complex established under the building format plan. New tenant neighbours have installed external lightbulbs that shine into our bedrooms and disturb our sleep. We've tried talking to them respectfully, but this hasn't been successful. Is there anything we can do?
Proxy Voting and the Resolution Without Dissent
Our new strata manager declined to accept valid 'enduring' proxies that have been previously recognised by strata managers and utilised without any issues for several years. The strata manager stated that the owners must resubmit these proxies using the strata manager's specific proxy form. As a result, several owners who did not resubmit their proxies and did not attend the meeting were denied voting rights at the meeting despite being financial.