Condo Committee And Juristic Manager

[briley]

a few questions for some clarity .......................

It is my understanding that the Juristic manager is NOT automatically a member of the condo committee and so can not vote. But can attend meetings and if the chairman is willing can add his/her opinion. That is the way we are running our condo to keep a separation between the management committee and the Juristic Manager.

But can someone be elected as Juristic manager and then elected as a committee member, and hence be a member of the committee? We are a bit short of willing people and all those willing to help want to be on the committee with a vote and not the Juristic Manager who has no vote (in our Condo).

Then what happens if the Juristic manager resigns. The committee can appoint someone as Juristic manager, but can that be an existing committee member and would they than lose their vote on the committee?

Finally, what happens if a condo can not find anyone willing to act as the Juristic manager?

[jbaldwin]

There is no reason why the Juristic Manager cannot be on the Committee and have a vote.

In our Condo the Juristic Manager is the only Thai member of the Committee (the Juristic Manager need to be Thai or have a work permit)

If the Juristic Manager resigns then the Committee appoints one of its member to act as Manager on an iterim basis but there must be a general meeting to select a new manager within 60 days.

A condo cannot function without a Juristic Manager as they are legally the only person able to enter to sign documents or enter into contracts on behalf of the condo.

[briley]

jbaldwin -

Is your Juristic manager automatically on the committee with a vote?

I know a condo must have a juristic manager but what happens if one resigns and nobody else will do the job?

[jbaldwin]

jbaldwin -

Is your Juristic manager automatically on the committee with a vote?

I know a condo must have a juristic manager but what happens if one resigns and nobody else will do the job?

No Juristic manager is not automatically on the Committee. There were separate votes to appoint and Juristic manager and the Committee. it was just that the same individual was selected for both posts.

Where there is no Jursitic manager, under the Condo Act the Committee can appoint one of its member on an interim basis with a General Meeting in 60 days to appoint a replacement. I am not sure but a guess that if there are no nominations then you appoint another Committee member on an interim basis and continue having General Meetings until someone can be found.

[123ace]

Some intl property mangemnet companies can provide a JPM as part of their service. There is a reluctance amongst many expat committee members to take on the JPM role and this is understandable.

Who are the property managers in this case? they should be solving this for you.

[briley]

We run our own Condo and do not want a management company - either for their costs, lack of interest etc.

We are our own property managers.

It sounds as though our juristic manager can not resign until there is a replacement - interesting as we want to keep the Juristic manager, but he wants to resign!

[gregchambers]

Can't you find a Thai wife or girlfriend to take on the job officially, but only use her for the signatures and bung her a very small amount of baht for her trouble.

Out of interest, how much to you end up charging per square metre per month as I see a lot of places charge 20 plus baht when not so long ago it was 5-10 baht

[briley]

We are in the middle of major renovations and repairs after a number of years of neglect so charge ........

12 baht

[ripley]

One option for replacing a JPM when there is no eligible co-owner candidate is to hire a lawyer - work out a deal for a nominal fee. (Our AGMs usually award the JPM B20,000 annually anyway, even tho it's an unpaid position.) As the JPM's ONLY power is to sign documents submitted and overseen by the committee this would be safe. Also the JPM's duty is to refuse to sign anything that is not legal, so it's good to have someone with basic legal knowledge.