Our building was built in 1993. We have two fire door sets covering an electrical riser cupboard. Both doors are fire doors, and there is no closer or hardware apart from a lock.
The right-hand door and the frame are both tagged, identifying the installation as a "doorset." The left-hand door is not tagged. The owners corporation maintains that the right-hand door tag applies to both doors as a set.
Our strata managing agent recently changed ownership. Although we were told that any changes to our service would be transparent, we are now being charged for additional services not charged before the ownership change.
Does our strata management agreement remain valid and current after the company buy out?
Does pecuniary interest apply to an extraordinary general meeting? The Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 is very clear on committee meetings but silent on owners corporation meetings.
Is it legal for a strata committee to make decisions about a waterproof membrane and ensuite leaking without holding formal meetings that owners corporation members can observe? The committee can only provide some email trails and private text messages to the strata managing agent.
Can a strata ask another organisation to take out a positive covenant on all its common property, when its common property includes sandstone retaining walls (structural elements) and fencing (safety elements)?
Our contractor has been charging GST on all their invoices for 11 years. We informed the secretary eight months ago and also raised it with the strata managing agent. They eventually came back and said the committee is aware, the contractor has stopped charging GST, and no further action will be taken.
How do we hold the committee accountable to recoup this overpayment?
Our body corporate repaired water damage to a unit after the tenant above overflowed the bath. We stepped in so the owner wouldn't be unduly inconvenienced. The landlord arranged fans to dry out the unit. The landlords have been denied their landlord insurance claim and now deny owing us $6000 for the repairs, saying it's not their responsibility.
The tenant has since moved overseas, and no claim was made through the Residential Tenancies Authority for recompense. How do we recover this debt without having the other unit owners cover it?
Our common property driveway has reached the end of its life, with multiple trip hazards and subsidence. To maintain coverage, our insurance company has flagged that it needs to be repaired. It's listed on both the maintenance and sinking fund plan for repair and replacement. The proposed remediation is a like-for-like replacement, not an upgrade, based on a structural engineer's plan.