Never ever give up!

Written on the 7th of June 2010 by Frank Higginson

The position a committee takes on a matter can hold a fair degree of sway with owners. This comes by virtue of the nature of the title of their office. The reality (and danger) is that the appointment to that office can quite often come about without actual mandates from owners, election competition or any real qualifications.

When a committee and a resident manager begin a dispute, it is quite common for a fair proportion of owners to side with the committee based on the assumption that the committee simply must be right. If a committee alleges that a caretaker is in breach of their contract, then lot owners can sometimes take the committee’s side without giving a second, or any independent thought, to the matter...

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