Hi there – online looking at thread re the building main garage door hitting my car, there is a sensor which apparently did not read my car – it had passed three quarters through. The door actually closed on my car and I had to get out (lucky I could!) and put key into control to get it off – it could have actually closed on a child/someone less mobile !!!!
I rang door company when it happened but as door was not damaged/still on tracks they were not interested. I left msg on strata man agent afterhours phone line to which I recieved no reply, and had to follow up later that week. Was told to get a repair quote which I did – to have it refused.
On following this refusal up – it transpired the door malfunction was not even inspected at the time and I could not get a copy of a report !!!
I have approached the EC directly to no avail – please note; I only own the garage in this building so do not partake in the running of it, but own 2 other properties on which I am on the EC and VERY heavily involved, so TOTALLY understand the thankless task of being on the EC
The amount for repair is minimal/basically less for thna my insurance excess – but I do not believe any owner should be out of pocket in this regard, and I stated this to the EC and asked what they would expect if they were in my position, and also the fact the door was not inspected at the time constitutes negligence – by the strata managers? Still to no avail…. I was asked if I had a photo of the door actually on my car – basically infering I was lying!?!?!
On top of this, not long after the incident I realised on unlocking my caged garage gate that it was not as I leave it, and realised that someone had entered my lot, and that there was a LOT of concrete dust everywhere, and the concrete slab had been drillled through and conduit attached to the ceiling. I contacted strata to tell them I not been contacted whatsoever in this regard and my lot ahd been entered without my approval and these works undertaken, to be told various things including they had not unlocked the lock to do so (however then locked an apparently unlocked area). Note; it was not an emergency situation.
Re the car hit by buildings main garage door; I am thinking I need to go to CTTT for mediation – with the EC ?? I understand actual costs are not awarded but liability needs to be determined, then go from there.
Also re entering my lot without notifiaction/approval and by picking locks?!?! Can I charged an annual fee for the conduit running across the ceiling?? then maybe they will respect accessing properties in future??
cheers!!