Question: If a member resigns from the council of owners, do they have the right to access the strata company’s financial records?
After several years as chairperson of our council of owners, I recently resigned due to family health matters. Until a few days ago, I could view our daily financial statement through an online portal, along with several documents and invoices for our unit.
Our strata manager says that I no longer have access to the statement of financial affairs because I am no longer a strata council member.
I am still a lot owner in the complex, so should I have the same right to view the financial records as any strata council member?
Answer: Lot owners have a right to inspect records under the Strata Titles Act 1985, but digital portal access to current financials is generally reserved for the council of owners, not individual owners.
Subdivision 6 — Provision of information under the Strata Titles Act 1985 (the Act) covers the rights of owners and those with a proper interest regarding what information they can receive and in what format.
As an owner in the scheme, it is noted you have a proper interest and under section 107(1)(b) have a right to an ‘inspection of material’. Under section 109, an inspection of material is a physical inspection of the records of the scheme.
There is no requirement under the Act to provide owners with digital portal access to information, including the scheme’s current financial records. Your strata management company’s management agreement will generally set out the terms for providing the financial statements to the scheme, but generally, this is for the council of owners.
This post appears in the June 2026 edition of The WA Strata Magazine.
Jamie Horner Empire Estate Agents E: JHorner@empireestateagents.com P: (08) 9262 0400
