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I live in a 4 unit strata property. An engineer's report has indicated we require significant work to replace our roof and façade features. Due to age and condition, there are also concerns over continued degradation and safety as well. We have shingles, tiles and wooden frame sections gradually falling off onto pedestrian areas.

There’s not enough money in the capital works fund, so we need to raise a special levy.

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We have one owner in our small strata block of six that has consistently been in arrears for over 18 months. The owner makes small monthly contributions but is always 6 months + behind. They get charged the standard 10% interest on the overdue amounts.

Our Strata Manager has indicated there's not much he can do if the owner is adhering to the payment plan. Is this correct or are there other options to recover the overdue levies faster?

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I made a mistake and paid my levy invoices from my strata manager twice. My account is now in credit but I need the money sitting there to cover other bills. The strata manager insists that she cannot give me a refund. Is she obliged to refund me the money if I ask for it?

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I'm a pensioner living in an over 55 complex. Due to money restraints, I've made arrangements to pay my levies by instalments each month.

At a recent general meeting I was unable to vote because my next instalment was not due at the date of the general meeting.

Should I have been able to vote bearing in mind the Strata Manager, presumably with the consent of the Owners Corporation, approved the levy payment agreement?

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The owners corporation did not renew our strata management contract due to the cost of the service. This has caused us to fall behind in our levy collections and therefore, our capital works funds. Can the OC be fined for not enforcing the collection of levies?

To catch up, each owner needs to pay over $2000. Some owners wishing to sell are concerned they will be liable due to our low capital works fund account.

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Our strata manager has sent out a notice of a Special General Meeting with a motion to raise a special levy of $200,000 for the sinking fund. As a member of the strata committee, I know this motion has not been discussed at any strata committee meeting and there are no emails except for the Special General Meeting notice.

At the previous meeting, there was a general discussion about a possible need to raise more money. We decided that we would discuss the matter further at the following committee meeting, yet this has not occurred.

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Can one owner offer to pay more towards a special levy than the rest of the Owners if they are wanting a common property renovation to proceed?

I thought that anything for common property that cannot be covered by the capital works fund has to be split among the owners based on their lot's allotment/entitlement.