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PeterC – re your comment on builders … SO TRUE! … the surprising thing in this case is that the builder is the new owner’s son-in-law but going by the mess he & his tradies left each day, he seems to have little respect for his father-in-law’s property so I guess it is unrealistic to expect some respect for the rest of us whom share the property (the parts that are common of course).
I will be pointing out to the new owner, as we work through this issue, that the renovations are his responsbiilty rather than the builder.
I actually said something similar to the new onwer yesterday along the lines of “Of course your builder is going to want to do the work in the cheapest, easiest, most logical way for you – but this should not happen at our expense.” – to which they agreed & shoved the blame on the builder saying “I don’t think he has worked in strata before & we had no idea either.” I was tempted to say “Ignorance is no excuse. The obligation lies with you.”
I haven’t checked with our MA yet (whom is very strong & straightforward, thankfully) but I am thinking, iff the new owner wants this builder to work at the property again, the rest of the OC will insist that the conditions of strata legislation be strictly adhered to (our MA has a long list to comply with) & the first time these are breached, we will be informing the new owner, in writing, & if there are 3 breaches, work stops and a mediation session is held between the builder & the OC & if future compliance cannot be assured or if there is a further breach, we will not allow him to continue the work – unless someone else on this forum has a better idea.
Anyway, the rest of the OC are still on speaking terms with the new owner, in fact we had wine, cheese & fruit at our AGM in the new owner’s lot! Let’s hope the goodwill & willingness to “make this right” – the new owner’s wife’s words continue. At least the builder who gave me attitude will be set straight. I may have to give him & his plumber access to my garage again in the future but this time it will be strictly managed & supervised with all interactions either witnessed or reported to the new owner. Big lessons all around.