This article discusses when a non-owner body corporate committee member is permitted, including eligibility through family relationships, powers of attorney, or company nominations.
Question: Can someone who doesn’t own a unit in the complex be a committee member on the complex’s body corporate committee?
Answer: There are a number of circumstances where a non-owner can be a committee member.
Yes – there are a number of circumstances where a non-owner can be a committee member.
The body corporate manager and caretaking service contractor are non-voting committee members as a result of their engagement with the body corporate.
Further, section 10 of the Standard Module sets out a number of circumstances where a non-owner can be a voting committee member. As some examples, this includes a family member of the lot owner, person appointed as a power of attorney by the lot owner or nominee of a company lot owner.
This post appears in Strata News #457.
Todd Garsden Mahoneys E: tgarsden@mahoneys.com.au P: 07 3007 3753