Imagine this, hypothetical situation, if you will.

In a block of 20 units in a seaside suburb, an asbestos eave dropped out and broke-up over a year ago. It was smartly cleaned-up, thank you very much, and it was denied to be asbestos. We were assured there was nothing to worry about from the Strata Manager and Executive Committee. (It was, indeed, asbestos but that's beside the point.)

Seagulls moved into the roof within a week. They've obviously had babies and one day recently four seagulls were there, along with however many chicks which we can't see. The scratching and cooing etc. can easily be heard, however, in adjoining units. The section of roof is over a common area stairwell and landing. 

As I said the eave has not been fixed and it has now been over a year. Many approaches have been made to the Strata Manager and the EC and the sound of fobbing-off is deafening. Among other things they claim they can't get contractors to do work (sounds suspicious); fixing up the eave first, so nothing can get in; then getting out whatever seagulls are still in there.

Can anyone suggest how a couple of concerned owner-residents might get things fast-tracked (ha, ha) please? As it has been so long, could we be within our rights to simply commission the work ourselves, for example, and seek reimbursement later?