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[Benoit]

Bonjour Jimmy,

A friend of mine told me about the important knowledge you have on Strata.
I live in a complex strata made in 90s in Redfern (NSW) and double glazed windows wasn’t popular back then, but will be really a big bonus today to keep the cool or warmth inside and reduce the cost of course. is there anyway I could ask to replace those windows despite not been mine ?
My second question relates to the previous question: what company would you recommend to obtain a quote from ?

Thanks in advance for your return.

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[Jimmy-T]

Benoit wrote:

is there anyway I could ask to replace those windows despite not been mine ?

Does this mean you are a renter rather than an owner?  Or do you mean because the windows are common property?
If the former, you would need to ask your landlord. If that latter, the owners corp would have to approve and you would need to get a by-law approved, accepting responsibility for their ongoing maintenance and repairs.  However, the installation of double-glazing is a suastainability issue, so you should find it easier to get the necessary approvals.

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[boater]

In NSW, Under regulations, “Double Glazing” is defined a “Minor renovation”

See: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/sl-2016-0501#sec.28

As such, it can be approved by a simply majority as a general meeting (or by the committee if that power has been delegated it it) and no by-law would needed.

See: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-2015-050#sec.110 for Minor Renovatns, and in particular see 110(8) which says section 108 does not apply. Section 108 covers many things, and includes the section that allows responsibility for maintenance to be transferred to the owner via a by-law.

The implication of no by-law being put in place may well be that the owners corp remains responsible for the maintenance of those upgraded windows, as it is the by-law that transfers responsibility for such works to the owner.

Note: I am not a lawyer, have just read the the act and regulations as an owner interested in this question.

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