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I am in a large modern strata development and we have one owner who had removed the door closer from his apartment door. When a new one had to be installed so the strata could pass the annual inspection we now know that the owner promptly removed it again. (He will be charged for the cost and fitting of the new closer of course.)
This is clearly a breach of the fire regulations that requires a door closer to be fitted on a fire door and puts all the other residents in danger should a fire break out in that apartment and the door not close.
He say he has removed the closer because he feels “unsafe” with it attached.
Is it possible to get the Fire Brigade involved or do we just have to go through the whole CTTT process?
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Hi Jocko
From a fire integrity perspective;
The aforementioned resident is in breach of, AS 1905.1 Components for the protection of openings in fire-resistant walls – Fire resistant doorsets, and possibly the Environmental planning and Assessment Act 1979.
From a strata perspective;
He is making illegal changes to common property, and is in breach of the relevant sections of the strata schemes management act and any by-laws you may have about changes to common property or tampering with fire fighting devices.
So to answer your question, yes, recourse is through the appropriate STRATA channels. The fire brigade only deals with fighting fires.
Consult your strata or building manager for an applicable escalation process.
With kind regards