What are the Strata Titles Boards (STB)?
The Strata Titles Boards serve as tribunals established under the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act (BMSMA) to effectively resolve disputes concerning strata-titled properties and collective sales orders regulated by the Land Titles (Strata) Act.
These boards play a crucial role in mediating and adjudicating applications involving subsidiary proprietors, management corporations, or disputes arising between them.
What do the Strata Titles Boards (STB) do?
A wide range of issues can be brought before the STB, including:
- Inter-floor water leakages
- Breaches of duties specified in the BMSMA or by-laws
- Requests to challenge resolutions or convene meetings held by the management corporation
- Parking-related concerns
- Objections to alterations made to common property
- Applications seeking to revoke or invalidate specific by-laws
Who are the Strata Titles Board (STB) members?
The composition of the STB consists of board members, including the President and Deputy Presidents, who the Minister of National Development appoints.
Additionally, a Registrar is designated to handle interlocutory applications, providing necessary board support.
How does the Strata Titles Board (STB) work?
Upon initiating a dispute, a panel is formed within the STB to address the matter at hand. The President assigns professionals possessing relevant expertise to serve on the panel, ensuring effective handling of each case.
While parties involved in proceedings before the STB have the option to engage legal representation, it is generally not mandatory to have a lawyer present during these proceedings.
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