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I share the water rates equally between 12 Units. However 4 have substantial courtyards and use a lot more water. I work full time and live alone so I would use a lot less. Two members of the EC have courtyards so how do I address this issue.
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Unless you have individual water meters the division of the water bill is based on unit entitlement (the same way that the admin and sinking fund is split).
Presumably you are talking about water consumption charges rather than the fixed or standing supply charge billed directly to the owner. If you are in NSW, and only have one meter for the complex, then the account for water consumption would have been sent to the Owners Corporation for payment. As such you should be paying for consumption as part of your levy charges from the Admin Fund, and your levies should have been assessed according to your unit entitlement. Unless all your unit entitlements are equal you should not paying an equal amount for consumption to the other owners. If some units have more land than others within their lots, then presumably their unit entitlements would be greater and they would be paying more through their higher levies.
Do you have a Managing Agent? If so he/she should be able to explain it to you.