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Setting up agreements like those suggested requires ongoing management. Who will do this and at what cost?
Strata living is constantly evolving. Circumstances change, people adjust accordingly and not everything needs to have a simple dollar value attached.
Are complaints against noisy neighbours and barking dogs worth the money spent pursuing them?
The recent comparisons of how many years it would take to pay off the purchase of an electric car did not take into account the sense of well-being of the owners and their incremental contributions to the battle with climate change.
The (possibly overly) simple answer to the cost question is that all the owners pay through their levies and benefit in the improvement in values of properties when their block is seen to be EV-friendly while others aren’t.
And there is no better advertisement for EVs than seeing one in your neighbour’s parking spot (apart, possibly, from them being used by driving schools and rental car companies).
Go back far enough and you’ll find commentary that having a toilet inside your home was a disgusting concept and a waste of money. EVs are coming, just like steam trains once did. Owners corporations have to decide whether they get on board or stand on the platform predicting disaster but wondering where everyone has gone.
The question of fairness is another issue. Is it fair for people who don’t have and don’t want EVs to pay a share of installing the infrastructure? But then, is it fair for non-swimmers to pay towards the pool and non-trainers to pay for the upkeep of a gym?