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An invaluable discussion! Thankyou both!😊

Is it possible to find out if your Strata Manager has been involved in legal action against them?

This was excellent. Thank you for taking the time to post this. Answered every question I had!

I'm about to challenge a woman on our board, she's,an actress yet belittle to us our unit and caused a special levies bill of over 3k.,can we get rid of her? Or isit power? I'm going current affairs,Jim Jones feel,erm also gary ridgeway serial killer springs to mind

HOW DO I LEAVE THIS UNNESSARY EXPENSE? I purchased my home (a newly built one of seven Lots) and I told the builder that I did not want Owners Corp Management. He said, "Okay. and we did not have paid owners Corp management for three years. Then two townhouses changed hands and the new owners convinced a few owners to employ paid management. I have paid annually once for insurance and once for management - this is a complete waste of money. How do I leave? The other owners are frightened to leave.

Love all your videos. Very helpful advise. Watching in October 2023. It's a pity you don't seem to be doing videos anymore.

What is the time frame for notification of a AGM(we are under BUGTA)

these guys seem to be animal haters

Very enjoyable video with some laughs thrown in. Watching in July 2023. Thank you for your efforts in doing all your videos. I have learnt a lot.

When you confirm a VOC at the next committee meeting do you have to include the full wording of the motion or just the date of the VOC and the topic.

I think it is a good idea to confirm VOCs at the next committee mtg because it gathers all the the VOCs together into the one place. I think it would be easier to search for resolutions if you only had to look in the committee meeting minutes. I have only recently found these Hynes Legal videos. Very informative. Thank you. Watching in July 2023.

What if trustees have not held AGM beyond the required four months and twice in this has been the case since 2019. They made drastic changes and also we had unaudited afs. My question is they surely not authorised to continue as trustees

I have management rights I don’t get involved in minor disputes I give the options to the committee and majority wins and we move on

Look forward to the sequel

Q. What happens to refuel your vehicle now? A. You take it to a service station, based on a well-established infrastructure. Now, ..time-shift 3-7 years.. Q. Where will you re-charge your vehicle then? A. You will take it to a service station, which will then offer rapid-charge "pumps" in that timeframe - as part of a much more cost-effective, safe and efficient infrastructure. Overall conclusion: WAIT and do not jump on the early-adopter 'bandwagon' that say "because you can, you MUST"! The interim period of 3-7 years will see significant improvements in technology (e.g. batteries, fast-chargers) which will see this year's solution as redundant and possibly a big waste of money...

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I would appreciate your thoughts on a matter. Because of the recent legal changes, it is very important that periodic leases are avoided at all costs otherwise, I presume that owners will look very unfavourably on their property managers when they find out about the increased rules and restrictions and it could be rent roll impacting (at the very least). To avoid fixed term leases becoming periodic, we have been recommended to introduce the practise of including the notice to leave at the same time a new lease is signed, this reinforces the strict fixed term nature of the lease being signed. I mentioned to another property manager recently and they told me that they had been advised by the RTA that this practise was illegal. Is this legal or illegal do you think - I can see no conflict with the RTA website. I am loth to contact the RTA directly as they can be a little variable in their responses so it is difficult to assess what is what, I have found.

Do strata management have to be present at every meeting?

Great video 😁 I am new chairperson and due to last committee not claiming on the building defects, before the builders insurance ran out. Now some owners are saying let’s sue, and not fix the building. I have learnt a lot from your video 😁

Why not have another type of multi-family property ownership model where the owners are merely tenant in common owners with a separate and distinct living/usage area designated on a floor plan attached to the TIC Deed? This could be a way for seniors to downsize into their own home & benefit from the sale of an affordable separate fully-serviced (TIC interest) living space. Home owners could also be the mortgagee if required. Tax-free income for retirees wanting to downsize & a better 'equity release' model? Thoughts?

a smart conscientious outnumbered owner could now get legal support from tenants to get things done?

Would love to see a discussion about alternative arrangements body corporates make after the MR agreements actually expire. Great discussion here, but short on detail for the life after. MR is a relative new business concept (approx 40 years). Seemed to work fine before without them? Just an observation.

Being bullied in a strata situation is not pleasant to say the least. It’s mentally damaging and extremely stressful.

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I saw a proxy form where the owners signature did not appear on the form, just the proxy voter. Strange!

I think the commissioners office is going to get busier now!

It’s a very difficult situation in small complexes when 3/5 are mates and family who vote to achieve the outcomes THEY want even if it goes against the Management Act. It’s a long process going through the Commissioners office to right it.

Even if the BC has 6 weeks to decide + another 6 weeks, how can the BC even say no? The BC can't say no to a new tenant being approved and so I assume BC's in the future will need to treat pets similar to tenants. They are allowed in BUT if they create issues - then we breach.

Hello, love watching the synergy exchanged between yourselves, Have questions in regard to pets,,,Dogs in Unit Title ,Commercial setting,any changes in regard to Pet/Animal ownership. You guys make Strata SEXY.

If a prior committee meeting minutes are ratified as a true by vote in the following committee meeting then are they binding and can not be disputed subsequently by the committee as not what was voted on or decided to action. They had time to alter if wrong and also not ratify the prior minutes as a true record.

Very helpful, thank you.

If the original owner being the developer went into receivership and the receiver has sold the balance land meant for construction to another, do they become the "original owner" as such or more of an owner of a lot being the balance land? Would the new owner of the balance land have the same entitlements as the original owner or a lot owner according to the CMS?

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I would love to see another video like this! I hope you could talk more about positive side of MR next time. Thank you.

Sitting in an AGM with an abusive owner is difficult at best. This owner has brought 1/2 of his extended family into an AGM, where interference in the process occurs. It has been too difficult to vote in previous AGM's as it can take well over 1.30 hrs. In the AGM, malicious allegations are constantly being made undermining due process. Everyone votes prior to the AGM.

Great discussion, thank you for these insights.

Where exactly are the mentioned links added guys ? Only on the FB page ?

The links mentioned ....can they be added please

Hi guys, Is there any examples or templates of the communication options you discuss in this subject matter ? Plus you mention links in comments a couple of times ....should they be here ?

I have been accused of entering the Caretakers garage. The caretaker saw me touch his garage door on the CCTV. He sent me a strong email accusing me of entering his garage and accused me of "things have disappeared in the past" and called me a thief. He also wrote an email to all the 70+ residents advising them to lock their garages as a resident has been caught interferring with his garage. For months I have waited for a written apology from him as I am innocent. Finally, I asked to see the CCTV so that I could show it to the BC committee. Much to my surprise he emailed back to say that the CCTV has been deleted. Should CCTV when disputed, be kept as Body Corporate Record, to be accessed if necessary. What should I do now that the evidence is lost. How much legal time do I have to see a solicitor as this incident happened last November 2021. Thank you Elizabeth Kodela

Can a two lot agreement be terminated and each lot owner go their own way?

I heard the $20,000.00 as a reward for being a committee member being mentioned. Is this a common practice in Australian larger strata plans?

Hi Guys, our building valuation is $60M and our current insurance premium is $400k - with a $200k excess for cyclone and flood. Our 70 lot owners are NOT amused ... to put it mildly. Why are NQ strata premiums higher than SEQ strata premiums? Its not just cyclones because if you deduct a loading for cyclones, we in NQ are still paying much more than SEQ.

Bullying has been around for years. It has a global and federal definition and it's based around a ''repeated pattern'' of behaviour by one person, or a group of people. They target individuals or groups of owners who may question, call-out or challenge committee decisions. It is NOT a personality clash! The bullying behaviour is used to embarrass, humiliate, name-call, victimise, undermine, oppress, exclude, intimidate etc and the target is subject to mind games, withholding of body corp information, and committee Minutes that are used to further 'discredit' genuine, decent owners. A culture of bullying has evolved in bodies corporate in Qld. Who is behind it? Why and How? These are older references - Workplace Bullying (Dept of the House of Representatives Australia 2012), The Bully at Work (Gary Namie Ph.D, 2003).

Once the bullies 'repetitive behaviours' have been identified the target's perception is used to assess the damage done to the target. Whether behaviour is 'reasonable' is not considered here when the bullying is name-calling, humiliating, isolating, intimidating, joking about, belittling, defaming etc. Bullying is NOT reasonable behaviour.

Thank you

I have had one before the BCCM since Oct 2020 still no answer

The problem with the committee needing to approve the use of a proxy they won't if they think that person might vote against them and that is all it takes in s small complex.