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I have enquired about renovating a bathroom & laundry, which involves a complete strip out,waterproofing & re tiling.
The strata manager has requested that i get a solicitor to draft a by-law in relation to me being responsible for any damage to common property during the renovation.
I asked a solicitor and he quoted me $900 + GST to draft the by-law,is this common practice?
Thanking you in advance confused newbie
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Unfortunately your renovation involves waterproofing and this indicates that it cannot be classified as a ‘minor’ renovation. Has anyone in your building undertaken this type of renovation previously, and if so can you ask to see their by-law? Perhaps you can tweak it and create your own by-law along similar lines.
Also, there may be generic “off the shelf” by-laws that you could purchase for a cheaper cost then getting an individual by-law drafted. Solicitors, however, generally frown upon these types of generic by-laws.
I’m not sure if this post is permitted?
After 17 months of getting no where with my Strata I contracted a company called Wet Area Solutions.
In exactly six days they’ve renovated my bathroom: Strip out of old fixtures (shower screen, cabinets, etc), installation of Spapanles over existing wall tiles, plus tiling over original tiles on the floor, installation of new cabinets and taps/showerhead…no plumbing infrastructure moved.
I have had to pay a bond (ensuring that there is no damage to common property) but by leaving all existing common property in situ, there hasn’t been a need for a special by-law nor registering the work on Title, as has been demanded by the strata in the past.
Good range of panel style/colours. Staff: extremely efficient – can’t recommend them highly enough.
My experience: fantastic, after 17 months of being blocked, blocked, blocked by SMA/Strata Committee.
Hope this helps. JimmyT to decide whether this post is appropriate.