With every posting n this forum I am belong disillusioned with the illusion of living in strata. Is an owner can change the exterior of their townhouse with the installation of air conditioning, and this is given the stamp of approval by the CTTT then what’s the point. Let them change the front door, the garage door, the colour of the paint outside.
I wonder if any of the people who make decisions regarding strata actually live in strata. It would affect how one would see the circumstance of a complaint if one did not actually live in the same conditions. An air conditioning unit at the front of a house is totally different from an air contiioning unit at the front of a townhouse. Perhaps the ruling of the CTTT would be better if those making the decisions actually lived in similar circumstances.
And again I ask, what’s the point of strata by laws regarding common property if when someone makes an unauthorised change, the ruling is in favor of those who make that change. Im sorry but I was under the impression that if you changed common property or the appearance of it without permission you had to return it to its original appearance. It should be cut and dry. You can’t change what you don’t own. And if one changes all would be allowed to make similar changes. And if those who were assigned the power to make such decisions lived in a complex and could see how it would affect the appearance of their home, perhaps the outcomes would be different.