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Renovations by-laws are generally made under section 47 and apply to all lot owners when commencing renovation works internally or externally, refurbishment works or removals.
Where exclusive use and special privileges to common property are being granted as a result of the renovation works, an individual lot owner can take the benefit of a by-law under s52.
However, generally having a s47 by-laws would be more appropriate so that an owners corporation would not have to have individual by-laws made every time a owner undertakes renovation works which only adjoins to common property.
If your owners corporation does not have a general by-law covering renovation works, then perhaps you can suggest this so that a by-law does not need to be made every time an owner undertakes renovations to their lot. However. if you undertake works that result in you being granted exclusive use or special privileges to common property, then you will need an individual by-law for this purpose.
Kind regards,
Simone Balsara
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