@Strata Plan of 4 by the beach said:
UPDATE: … & that it seemed to be the fault of their builder whom must not know the restrictions of strata legislation…
Nah. Builders are just gung-ho to get on with the job. They probably do have some idea about strata but don’t want to get involved or raise any concern with anyone. They just do the work the way that is quickest and easiest for them, knowing that most of the time people will just live with it or sort out the mess themselves after they have left. To put myself in their shoes for a moment, they must regret it more often than not if they do ask because the job just gets held up while clients don’t know what to do and they are not paid anything for the time. So, they just bulldoze on. I am sure, in many cases, they have sufficient pride in their work to do it the way that they think is most practical, but they do leave their blinkers on so they don’t have to think about strata issues.