Yeah, paid to external providers, not an inside the buildings versus outside thing.Surely that's precisely what they are - payable to the energy provider, lift maintenance company etc.
If they were not paid in this manner where would the money come from to cover these general costs?non external costs e.g. light and heat, lift maintenance and other apartment specific costs are being included to calculate the fee.
I understand but there is no way to communicate with the company only the agent. These charges have nothing to do with houses and are external to them I believe is the intention of the wording. The deeds state that houses are only liable to contribute towards external costs. They are not defined but I think its reasonable to assume these to be Landscaping, Agent Fee, Audit Fee, common area maintenance and not Lift Maintenance and Heating of common areas in the apartments etc.The agent doesn't set the management charge - the management company does.
So if you have queries about the level of the management charge then you should probably be directing your queries to the management company/directors and not the agent.
Why do you consider stuff like light/heat, life maintenance etc. not to be external services?
Surely that's precisely what they are - payable to the energy provider, lift maintenance company etc.
From the apartment owners fees as the costs are specific to the apartments, I pay my own insurances, maintenance, bins etc. The deeds make provision for this too but the fees haven't been calculated correctly with the apartments shortfall being made up by the fee charged to the houses.If they were not paid in this manner where would the money come from to cover these general costs?
Are you a member of the management company?I understand but there is no way to communicate with the company only the agent.
I don't really understand what you mean.These charges have nothing to do with houses and are external to them I believe is the intention of the wording.
I live in a house in a privately managed area too and pay my own home/contents insurance but part of the management fee that I pay goes towards things like insurance for the estate/common areas.From the apartment owners fees as the costs are specific to the apartments, I pay my own insurances, maintenance, bins etc.
The auditors would only have responsibility for the accounts. I don't believe they review the way fees are calculated.Thanks for all the input and responses this far, is access to the full accounts restricted to board members only or should any member be able to inspect them? What is the role of the auditor? Is it purely financial or should they also ensure fees are calculated in accordance with the Company Constitution/MUD Act.
Yes.What is the role of the auditor? Is it purely financial
No.or should they also ensure fees are calculated in accordance with the Company Constitution/MUD Act.
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