#79798
Quirky
Flatchatter

    We assume you are an owner / occupier? In which case, there is not much you can do. But your suggestion of moving out, entirely, and going to a BnB during the work makes sense., especially with asbestos involved. In fact, you may be required to do so.

    But it’s unlikely you can get compensation, but it is worthwhile asking. At least ensure the committee includes you in the decision making, and gets input on what is being done, and when.

    If you are an investor owner, and the unit is being leased, then you might be able to claim compensation for the loss of income, if you can show the Owners Corporation was negligent, and did not maintain the common property, and delayed the repairs unnecessarily. But an owner occupier can not usually take advantage of these provisions, because the difficulty to show and calculate a monetary loss, being a big impediment.

    Just consider if your Unit was a free standing house. The same problem would require you to move out, fund the stay elsewhere, store your furniture at your own cost, and in that case, also fund the repairs. In strata you only pay the (unit entitlement %) cost of the repairs, so you are ahead! Hard to think that, I know…