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I attended the full day seminar last year and was interested to hear that if someone installed an air conditioner on the common property it then becomes part of Common Property maintenance. I am in a small block of 8 units. 3 owners have installed new HWS on the common property back wall. We did make a by-law that they be responsible for them. We also had a new colour bond roof installed due to many years of flooding. This resulted in the removal of the vents in the roof. An additional person wants to install an HWS on the common property back wall and has received advice that in addition to a recommendation  it be placed on the outside wall a vent be installed in the roof in respect of cooking fumes. A number of us are concerned if this will affect the water penetration which has resulted in flooding on a number of occasions prior to this remedy being utilised at great expense. We are concerned our warranty will be affected if we cut into the roof. We also had the external walls treated with a membrane to assist the penetration problem.

If this is the advice under OH&S that internal instantaneous HWS be relocated to the back wall common property who is responsible for the replacement of the remaining individual HWS. Will the OC be responsible for the costs involved or is it the individuals?

In respect of future requests for air conditioning units and HWS on common property what is correct in respect of such requests.

 

Thank you in anticipation of your advice.

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