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Thanks Mini
I did wonder about that. I have read that the responsibility for unauthorised alterations effectively passes to the OC at change of ownership, unless there is a bylaw or permission letter stating the owner of the lot has responsibility. Is that right?
Can you tell me any simple online references I could use to support me if I try to explain this? I understand the idea of case law, but it may not be the simplest way to explain it at the meeting. At the rate decisions are made and actions decided on, the settlement period may be over before anything gets followed through unless I can explain there is a deadline.
I seem to have caused the SM to do something – she says she will ring the owner and have her (the SMs) contractors have a look at the renovations to determine if they are “legal”…..I do not feel confident that either action is in line with the advice from Whale and Jimmy or other things I’ve read……. but its something.
Ever since I bought my place, time the issue of what owners can and can’t do without OC approval is discussed, (whether at meetings or in neighbourly chats), these unapproved alterations to the laundry of this lot come up…..with much fretting on the part of other owners and dire predictions of disastrous consequences and indignant statements that “we can make him take it out!”. I found reference to it being referred to the SM for advice in the minutes of the EC in 2011! Yet nothing happens and no one follows up…. So now because there is a deadline I made a pest of myself to the SM and guess I have to be satisfied that something is happening, even if its not how i would like to see it happen.