Our apartment door was damaged when Fire Rescue Victoria responded to a call from an unknown person reporting suspicion of a fire in our unit. The apartment was not tenanted at the time. There was no fire.
Who should pay the $2000 bill to replace the door? Neither the lot owner, resident, nor owners corporation had any involvement in the incident. Who is responsible for the replacement of the door?
I am the chairman of the owners corporation for an apartment building in Victoria. The building was completed in 2018, and there are 20 apartments. There is an embedded gas network system for the hot water service and gas cooktops. The developer entered into a 10 year contract with an energy provider. The OC has received an enquiry from an owner wanting to know if she can change the gas cooktop in her apartment to an induction cooktop.
At our Body Corporate, a vote has been cast for work to be done on the common property building. There are four (4) units and the votes came in at 2 for and 2 against the resolution. What does this mean in relation to the carrying out of the proposed work?
Our Strata is covered under the Strata Titles Act 1988. Most of our AGMs have at least 50% of owners phoning into the meeting. What is the best practice that Strata Manager should apply when handling proxies.
I understand that the Strata Manager has the duty to table the proxies they hold, but how should proxies be tabled at an online meeting?
I own a unit of three units in our complex. The other two owners gang up on me when we are voting on any decision regarding maintenance issues in the complex.
Can I file a complaint with someone? Our Strata management is not assisting at all.
We have 7 units in our Strata Corporation. We have a Management Committee with 5 members. How do I calculate a majority vote if all 5 members are in attendance (albeit 1 by Proxy)?
According to Strata Titles Act 1988 s35(4b), the management committee uses 50% plus 1. This equals 3.5. I have been using 3 as the majority vote. However, another point of view is that it is 4. Which is correct?
We just purchased an apartment built in 1970. The agent and strata manager told us the bump in the floor was water damage, but after ripping out the flooring we have discovered it is concrete cancer and extensive work needs to be done.
My conveyancer says the concrete cancer is strata's responsibility to fix, but there is little to no money in the sinking fund. Will insurance cover this? What can we do?
We can’t move into the apartment or renovate with a big hole in the middle of the living area. It’s costing money by the day.
How do we know how much it is going to cost to fix spalling? We understand why it’s difficult to get a true estimate, but at the same time, our capital works fund isn’t a bottomless bucket. How can owners corporations control costs when repairing concrete spalling?