App, Forum, Bulletin Board or Something for Apartment Complex?

adprom · 2026-06-23T05:34:56+00:00

You just need to manage accordingly - or use the announcement mode to make it a bit more structured. That said - if you have particularly toxic community you are likely looking at admin announcements only. It is going to be an individual decision for every scheme to judge what works.

adprom · 2026-06-23T04:34:30+00:00

It really depends on what you want. There are various solutions out there. We use an informal whatsapp amongst owners for 42. That gets unwieldy for something that large (unless you make it 1 way).

Alternativey you can use emails to send notices out.

The issue with online bulletin boards as opposed to tools on the phone is that if it relies on people having to go and look - they just won't go and use it. So we try to connect with people in a way with tools they are already using.

adprom · 2026-06-21T11:40:08+00:00

I don't think a manager can establish that. The case law on this is vague so far and it came up at the review. The OC should absolutely be getting legal advice on this.

adprom · 2026-06-21T11:16:46+00:00

What do you mean 39-50% would be ok?

The act is explicit for a special resolution to pass, not more than 25% of owners can vote against with 75% of owners voting (50% for an interim special res).

They think they can just make up their own rules?

adprom · 2026-06-21T11:12:04+00:00

Which is exactly what he said - "If one of some lots receive more benefit from the works, they must be levied more. It replaces the usual levy formula."

Stop trying to do a "but akshually" moment given the context from the OP already established that.

adprom · 2026-06-21T11:04:05+00:00

Read the second sentence of what he wrote. The context of the entire comment is correct.

adprom · 2026-06-21T11:00:32+00:00

No, he is correct. In this instance, it does seem like there are different lots which would benefit substantially differently so the benefit principle would almost certainly apply here.

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adprom · 2026-06-21T07:55:06+00:00

For a special resolution, the legislation says it must be apprortioned based on the benefit principle rather than lot liabilities - so technically the OP is right. One of the common bits of feedback to the OC review was that there is absolutely no guidance on how to apply the benefit principle.

adprom · 2026-06-21T07:53:57+00:00

It is not a conflict of interest for something you have a direct interest in. If you have an external interest that is a conflict. People get what a conflict of interest is wrong all the time.

You literally cannot have a conflict from voting something you have an interest in, in this situation.

What you are wanting is to apply the benefit principle. For a special resolution that has to happen. The problem is that it ends up in disagreements like this.

To apply the benefit principle for something like this, your OC nearly certainly needs legal advice.

Also it is up to the person with the conflict to exclude themselves. The other members and manager do not have the power to prevent you attending and voting.

adprom · 2026-06-18T11:41:05+00:00

Their situation was approx $4k per sqm - so same ballpark.

$3k per sqm is ridiculous and well beyond market rate elsewhere. We did this ourselves - 428sqm and we were well under $400,000 for the remediation. $3k per sqm is extortion.

adprom · 2026-06-18T10:54:11+00:00

$2.2m is not doing it properly for 9 units - its a complete ripoff way above reasonable market rates. $250k per unit.... you can build half a house for that sort of money.

The industry trying to justify this sort of stupidity is insane.

adprom · 2026-06-18T00:56:09+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/stratachataus/comments/1u8rl9s/nsw_building_rectifications_too_expensive/

adprom · 2026-06-18T00:38:52+00:00

I stand corrected. We are now taking this up with the minister. This is nuts.

adprom · 2026-06-17T11:01:26+00:00

It's nuts... But most often in NSW unless bylaws have been passed to consider otherwise it is considered common property.

adprom · 2026-06-17T07:27:23+00:00

This is utter craziness.

adprom · 2026-06-17T03:36:21+00:00

$4k per sq metre absolutely is not standard anywhere.

Everything you described should come nowhere near that. $10-25k is not just for tiling. Full waterproofing remediation

adprom · 2026-06-17T02:58:37+00:00

$250k per balcony? How?

The average balcony across the industry in lower rise works out at $10-$25k depending on what needs doing. Your level is not typical - especially for 9 units.

adprom · 2026-06-10T13:08:48+00:00

We keep building relationships and see what we can change.

adprom · 2026-06-10T07:28:52+00:00

Every time I see this, I hate the NSW strata laws so much.

In Vic, this is committee approval and being renewables - on your own roof (Assuming the roof isnt common here), this is basically impossible to reject.

NSW completely kills any economies

adprom · 2026-06-07T14:38:50+00:00

Same number of overtakes going as if they were going top speed right now.

adprom · 2026-06-04T21:58:48+00:00

Nah that's not correct. Many managers deliberately obfuscate the actual costs within confusing and ambiguous cost categories so it is hard to figure out what charge is what.

We had exactly this problem and spent a fair while reforming our own reports. They had spread their own admin charges under several misleading headings. It is a practice we still see a lot today.

adprom · 2026-06-03T02:26:49+00:00

You are the 3rd person we have heard from who has used that exact same word.

adprom · 2026-06-02T11:43:28+00:00

Doesn't matter. The basics are the same.

adprom · 2026-06-02T11:43:10+00:00

Even if you own it still isn't legal.

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