One big flaw of new act is privatization of common property, it saved body corp loads of maintenance funds. My first floor unit has unique access to front door, therefore all the maintenance of stair and handrail contributes to my own cost. Dont like the idea? Sure you can challenge, body corp can have a gesture move and solve it with free job quote plus committee proxy, not a surprise your fellows won't like to pay for your bill.
Moreover it's a hard lesson to learn to attend all bc annual meeting and be concentrating all the time. Why? One you will have to make yourself in the committee to have the say or you will be marked as ghost owner and have all rights erased. Two do not trust the minute of meeting it is a fraud itself. In recent general meeting my body discussed the quotes and colors for new painting project, but wait a minute, nobody voted on it. Two days later I've got a well prepared invoice with whooping price tag, 1.5x on top of my ordinary annual levy. Again you can try to play nice and email numerous time asking how and when; body corp can also choose not to reply. When bc is out of temper, it will start to threatening upcoming legal action and reluctantly answering your questions.
When was it passed? Last year while you did not attend.
Why do I not see it in last years minute? It is not in the minute but we have a quote...
Is handrail and leaky eaves common property? Nope.
So we are paying common share of the painting job just to have handrail painted when others having their entire exterior done? Sure, blame yourself for being on first floor, yours is brick but others are concrete blocks.
Coming to dealing with body corp, all the experience has been so tough. Watch out before you get trapped by anything like I am now, it is expensive to pay or to challenge. I could merely remind myself I'm the owner of my own property not slave of my body corp.
Moreover it's a hard lesson to learn to attend all bc annual meeting and be concentrating all the time. Why? One you will have to make yourself in the committee to have the say or you will be marked as ghost owner and have all rights erased. Two do not trust the minute of meeting it is a fraud itself. In recent general meeting my body discussed the quotes and colors for new painting project, but wait a minute, nobody voted on it. Two days later I've got a well prepared invoice with whooping price tag, 1.5x on top of my ordinary annual levy. Again you can try to play nice and email numerous time asking how and when; body corp can also choose not to reply. When bc is out of temper, it will start to threatening upcoming legal action and reluctantly answering your questions.
When was it passed? Last year while you did not attend.
Why do I not see it in last years minute? It is not in the minute but we have a quote...
Is handrail and leaky eaves common property? Nope.
So we are paying common share of the painting job just to have handrail painted when others having their entire exterior done? Sure, blame yourself for being on first floor, yours is brick but others are concrete blocks.
Coming to dealing with body corp, all the experience has been so tough. Watch out before you get trapped by anything like I am now, it is expensive to pay or to challenge. I could merely remind myself I'm the owner of my own property not slave of my body corp.
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