8Vacation of office by tenant representative

8 Vacation of office by tenant representative

8 Vacation of office by tenant representative

(1) A tenant representative ceases to be a tenant representative—

(a) if the person ceases to be an eligible tenant, or

(b) on receipt by the secretary of the owners corporation from the person of written notice of the person’s resignation as the tenant representative, or

(c) at the end of the next meeting at which a new strata committee is elected by the owners corporation, or

(d) if the person dies.

(2) If a tenant representative ceases to be a tenant representative before the next meeting at which a new strata committee is elected, the secretary of the owners corporation is to convene a meeting of eligible tenants for the purpose of the nomination of a person for the position of tenant representative on the strata committee.

(3) The secretary must give at least 7 days notice of the meeting to each eligible tenant.

(4) The secretary, a member of the strata committee or a tenant nominated by the eligible tenants at the meeting is to chair the tenants meeting.

(5) Clause 7(3), (5) and (6) apply to the nomination of a replacement tenant representative.

(6) The term of a replacement tenant representative is for the remainder of the term of the representative that the person replaces.