Topic: Excessive fee to lodge application to alter lot – FLAT CHAT

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31/08/2015 at 5:33 pm #10150 Reply | Quote
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Not sure if this is the right place to post, so apologies if it isn’t.

I live in a large apartment block (approx 160 apartments) in Sydney and was considering a a small renovation. I have discovered that there is a $500 non refundable fee that has to be paid on submission of the application to alter a lot. This is a one size fits all fee, $500, whether it a small renovation or a huge one (eg completely reconfiguring an apartment – kitchens, bathrooms, walls, fire sprinklers.)

I feel this fee is totally over the top. I am cool with a bond of some sort to cover possible damage to common property but this $500 fee just seems like extortion.

Is there anything I can do about it?

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Reply To: Reply #23999 in Excessive fee to lodge application to alter lot

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