THERE have been previous instances of condominium management corporations denying the requests of unit owners, or subsidiary proprietors, to install safety grilles ("Family wins case to install grille in condo balcony for child's safety"; last Saturday).
This brings to mind a few questions, namely:
Are the managing agents competent enough to interpret the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act to advise management councils? Is there a certification for these agents?
Why are subsidiary proprietors allowed to serve in the council in perpetuity? There ought to be a fixed term, to give others a chance to serve.
The council should not operate like an exclusive country club, where members elect one another, sometimes by proxies.
Why is the use of proxies allowed? Voting at annual general meetings can turn into ugly proxy wars. This is especially unhealthy when council members go around soliciting support.
By gathering proxies to support their cause, council members are effectively denying others the chance for robust discussions of issues.
Even limiting proxies will not help because proxies can be "distributed" among members. Proxies should be disallowed for the sake of harmonious living.
Could the problem faced by One North Residences resident Sujit Singh Gill, and others like him, exist because of some of these practices?
Chan Lai Chan (Madam)
This brings to mind a few questions, namely:
Are the managing agents competent enough to interpret the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act to advise management councils? Is there a certification for these agents?
Why are subsidiary proprietors allowed to serve in the council in perpetuity? There ought to be a fixed term, to give others a chance to serve.
The council should not operate like an exclusive country club, where members elect one another, sometimes by proxies.
Why is the use of proxies allowed? Voting at annual general meetings can turn into ugly proxy wars. This is especially unhealthy when council members go around soliciting support.
By gathering proxies to support their cause, council members are effectively denying others the chance for robust discussions of issues.
Even limiting proxies will not help because proxies can be "distributed" among members. Proxies should be disallowed for the sake of harmonious living.
Could the problem faced by One North Residences resident Sujit Singh Gill, and others like him, exist because of some of these practices?
Chan Lai Chan (Madam)
