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Hi, I found this forum while searching for this topic.
So here's the story: I live in a small block of 5 units in QLD.
Neighbours next door just moved in and the unit they bought has the air conditioners wall mounted, but the rest are on the ground. The problem is that the units are right next to my bedroom window, and the noise and vibration come right into my bedroom. They LOVE to have the A/C on and I have spoken to them about it, and they claim to have added extra padding underneath, but don't seem willing to do much more. I have alerted council, and am logging all the noise eagerly awaiting the day that I send the noise diary in.
Anyway, spoke to a neighbour who has been living in this block since it was built, and it turns out that the air conditioners were installed before body corp were formed. He reckons that one way to solve this is to get body corp to pay for the shifting of the offending air conditioners.
I am certainly hoping that this is the case, but would like a second opinion to see what my options are here.
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As loathe as I am to comment upon strata matters in a State other than NSW where I'm allegedly a “Strata Guru”, I'll kick things off by firstly suggesting that Strata Laws in our (still) great Nation vary so much between States that you'd think each was indeed a different Nation.
That said, in NSW items such as split-system or compact (window rattler) air conditioners that were installed in a Common Property wall prior to the formation of the “Body Corp” would be classified a “Lot Owners' Fixtures”, that (again in NSW) are often covered for damage due defined events under the Plan's Insurance Policy, but are the Lot Owners' responsibility in terms of on-going maintenance / repairs.
Perhaps QLD Strata Laws are at least similar, even though that similarity may not be what you were hoping for! That said, there must be a way to quieten the operating noise of the air conditioners irrespective of who's responsibility that may be.