Friday, September 08, 2006
[RealEdge] TodayOnline Forum: Laws, not residents' will, fall short
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| Laws, not residents' will, fall short Friday ?September 8, 2006 Letter from Tan Keng Ann I refer to the letter from Mr Andrew Lioe ("Owners and MCs need to stop sparring," Sept 6). Perhaps, Mr Lioe does not understand the context I am referring to at my Greenlodge condominium. There will always be conflicts between the owners, the management council (MC) and the managing agents (MA). But in the resolution of conflicts, there must be a willingness to meet and discuss. This is currently absent; attempts to meet up with the MC have failed repeatedly. The law, however, allows the MC and the MA to act to their advantage. In 2005, three un-scheduled council meetings were held with their minutes left unsigned and undated for more than a year. How could this be? Because the law does not required it? In the minutes of these meetings, nothing was discussed about an en-bloc sale, but repeated circulars to the owners clearly indicated that the MC had decided to appoint company "A" for valuation for en-bloc purposes. When one valuation was rejected by the owners, the next valuation followed immediately. Very few of us understand the costs and implications of en-bloc and attempts to request the MC and the MA to help us understand have fallen on death ears. Again, the reason given that it is not required by law. Together with a few friends, I organised a discussion and discovered that the owners and residents' real needs had to do with security, safety, health and hygiene. En-bloc is not the issue, and I have sent a copy of the minutes to the MC and the MA. A group of us are very glad that owners are beginning to understand the need to be participative in the affairs of the estate. | |
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