I am in NSW and would like to know what my options are regarding the Strata Manager sending an email to all members of the Strata Committee critical of my performance as a former Chairman and advising the SC that they should block all future emails from me to the SC.
As an owner-occupier, am I allowed access to common areas like the pool and BBQ after closing time? Also, our friends live on another floor of the building. Can we request that our fob access other floors? The committee wants us to purchase additional fobs at $50 per fob. They clearly only like the holiday pool people.
We have an area of the common property which has never been used since the original SP was established in 1975. We would like to sell this area (approx 190 m2) to a neighbouring property, with the proceeds going to our Capital Works fund. However, we are not sure about two issues:
Our property in an apartment block is managed by a property manager. Our committee are conducting an audit on access fobs/swipes/remotes. They've asked residents to make an appointment to present their fobs for the audit, or the fob will be disabled. The property manager has a fob, their office isn't nearby, and they can't attend the audit.
What is the current status of house rules in the ACT? Are house rules mentioned in the legislation at all? Can owners corporations have a set of non-registered house rules, or have they been phased out in favour of registered alternative rules?
If house rules lack enforceability, can the executive committee still send letters to residents requesting that they stop activities that violate these rules? Or does this action only become possible if the rule is a registered alternative rule?
I don’t believe the recovery costs for my overdue levies are reasonable.
Under the body corporate manager’s (BCM) “internal debt recovery” procedures, I was charged a debt recovery fee of $50 for being 15 days overdue with my levy payments. The BCM sent a “reminder contribution notice”. I paid my levies and included the 2.5% penalty for my late payment, but not the debt recovery costs, as I did not believe it should have been charged according to the debt management item in our AGM.
Our committee is investigating changing our body corporate manager at the AGM at the end of August. We have read the very comprehensive information very carefully that you have published over time and have found it very useful. Motions for the AGM have to be submitted 6-8 weeks before the AGM date so the current manager would certainly become aware at that time. However, we'd like to know the appropriate or most respectful way and timing to inform the current body corporate manager that we do not intend to renew their contract at the AGM.