No need to wait till AGM to raise issues to management

I refer to the letter “Some practices deter condo owners from participating in estate management” (May 12). It is sad that a motion submitted for debate was rejected because the notice of meeting had already been given.

It would be good to appreciate, however, that the law requires the secretary of the management corporation to include this motion for voting at the next general meeting.

The law also specifies 48 hours before the meeting as the minimum time for any instrument appointing a proxy to be deposited with the management corporation. For the running of a management corporation, it is not necessary to wait for the annual general meeting before a matter is brought to the council, as its members are duty-bound to attend to any concern raised during their term of office.

Also, subsidiary proprietors who wish to can request an urgent meeting under the provisions of the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act. A managing agent handling the management corporation’s day-to-day affairs can provide the necessary information to those who need it.

The Building and Construction Authority has published a guide, Strata Living in Singapore, which is useful to subsidiary proprietors.