As previously noted, an owner in our building has installed an A/C unit on the balcony and drilled a hole in the exterior wall of the balcony to facilitate wiring etc to the interior part of the A/C attached to the inside wall of the Lot. Our Strata Manager informs us that because our Strata Plan was registered prior to July 1974, the exterior wall of any balcony’s is considered to be part of the Lot.
Does a unit owner in a Strata Plan registered prior to July 1974 have an unrestricted right to drill a hole 100 mm in diameter in the exterior brick wall of the balcony if that balcony wall is deemed to be part of the lot (i.e. NOT common property)?
Is yes, would the owner still be obligated to ask the permission (and to submit all relevant documents and a written proposal) of the OC to carry out such works prior to commencement?
Does the OC have any grounds to object after the work has been carried out without discussion or consent?
Thanks,
braveheart