A Strata Owners Charter

In the last few days a few people have raised the idea of a charter or code of conduct for strata owners and residents to address some of the more difficult challenges of strata living.


For instance the blog livinginstrata.com.au posted about the top 5 responsibilities of owning strata property suggesting that strata owners need to be good strata citizens.  And, the NSW Minister for Fair Trading, The Hon. Anthony Roberts, said at a luncheon hosted by SCA NSW on 20 June 2012 about the latest plans for strata law reforms that not every problem can be solved by laws and that even though it may be based on goodwill asking strata owners to behave to a higher standard was a worthwhile exercise.


It's a nice idea and it may even work.  After all catholicism has successfully promoted 10 commandments for a long time.


But, if there was a Strata Owners Charter what would it focus on and say?   Would it focus on compromise, common interests, personal respectfulness, financial responsibility and/or neighbourliness?  Or, maybe, something else entirely?


What do you think?  I fear that a Strata Owners Charter could be like the camel designed by a committee and not that useful to anyone.


Francesco ...