With all respect to Whale, whose posts I value as a source of information and wisdom, I was talking about something more substantial than “faults with every little nut, bolt, and washer … that’s loose or missing”. Noise from wooden floors is one of the hottest issues in Strata, as witness the report of the recent NSW review and the frequency with which it is raised in this forum. My point was a need to warn a potential purchaser, who may have done a careful physical check of the unit before bidding, that he could still find himself unexpectedly in breach of a key by-law.