This question about strata records and access to lot owner information in South Australia has been answered by Tony Johnson, Horner Management.
Question: Are Unit Owners required to provide current phone contact and email addresses to their Strata Manager for the strata records?
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Are Unit Owners required to provide current phone contact and email addresses to their Strata Manager for the strata records?
If the property is to be let, are Unit Owners required to provide the Strata Manager with the appointed Property Manager’s details?
Answer: A Strata Corporation has a responsibility to maintain proper records including a register of the names of the Unit Owners.
In regards to the contact information of your other Unit Owners, if your group is managed then the Strata Manager will need a list of contact details for all Owners. A contact list should be made available through the Manager for the Corporation Members.
A Strata Corporation has a responsibility to maintain proper records including a register of the names of the Unit Owners for 7 years {S39A, reg 23}. The strata records should show the unit Owners last contact address, phone number and email address as known to the Corporations & unit entitlements.
A Strata Manager is to make this Register available for Inspection at no fee to any Unit Owner of the Corporation with-in 5 business days after the request is made {S41 (1)}. Not making this information accessible may incur a penalty under the Strata Titles Act 1988.
In order to meet the obligations above, the Manager must have this information provided to them by the individual unit Owners.
This post appears in Strata News #266.
Question: Are unit owners entitled to a contact list of all owners? When it comes to strata records, what can be included in the lot owners list – addresses, phone numbers etc?
Are unit owners entitled to a contact list of all owners? Is this available thru the local council or the strata manager?
If the strata manager is legally allowed to distribute an owners list, do they have any right to withhold it?
What can be included in the lot owners list – addresses, phone numbers etc?
Answer: A contact list should be made available through the Manager for the Corporation Members.
When it comes to strata records and the contact information of your other Unit Owners if your group is managed the Strata Manager would have a list of contact details for all Owners. A contact list should be made available through the Manager for the Corporation Members.
For more information, please see Answer to the question above.
This post appears in Strata News #193.
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Tony Johnson
Horner Management
SCA (SA) Strata Community Manager of the Year 2018, 2017 & 2016
T: 08 8234 5777
E: [email protected]
This article is not intended to be personal advice and you should not rely on it as a substitute for any form of advice.
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