OC HEALTH CHECK - PROSPECTIVE OWNERS
Are you a prospective purchaser into an owners corporation? Do you need assistance to review any of its records prior to settlement? You might want to engage Strata Community Managers (“SCM“) to represent your interests to review the register or the records of the OC in question, to be able to provide an insight into the OC's financial and compliance performance.
We have the technical understanding of both high level financial viability and of the owners corporation's compliance with the OC Act, the OC Regulations and the OC's Rules.
Peace of mind might not cost as much as you think. Contact us if you are about to buy a property and arrange for us to make enquiries on your behalf.
VCAT REPRESENTATION & DISPUTE RESOLUTION
If you legitimately owe fees and charges to your OC, we can't help unfortunately. You should pay your fees on time.
However, if you believe that a VCAT matter has been unfairly brought before you, then we will at no cost, and obligation free, perform a high level review of any documents provided by you.
OCs sometimes choose to engage lawyers to represent them for the recovery of OC Fees. This is their prerogative. Doing so can be unnecessarily costly, and OCs sometimes do so on the understanding that all legal expenses may be charged to the lot. This isn't always 100% true. Owners do not have to pay legal/debt recovery costs unless an amount equal to such costs is awarded at VCAT as a Costs Order.
Contact us if you need further explanation and if you believe that your OC has incorrectly passed on legal costs to your account.
Further, regardless of what your OC has contracted other parties to do at a fee, your lot may not be on-charged for third party charges - ie, your lot account cannot be charged for the issuing of a Final Fee Notice or Legal Demand letters.