Topic: Owners expected to paint common property themselves – FLAT CHAT

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14/06/2017 at 8:59 pm #11161 Reply | Quote
Louie
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Our EC has decided that in stages, starting with the metal railings, that owners will be provided paint by strata funds and will be requested to paint their own metal railings. This will be followed by other sections of their townhouses. There are a number of older people in the townhouse complex who moved into it, with the knowledge that painting, etc. would be looked after by the owners corporation. (Via the quarterly levies.) The younger people who can provide themselves with ‘free’ labour have made this decision. Isn’t external painting a strata responsibility and covered by strata insurances and should be carried out by a reputable professional who is licensed and insured and using scaffolding? The younger people will probably not use scaffolding nor be licensed or insured. Would the owners be covered by Strata Insurance if they happen to get injured? The older people are wondering what is the use of paying big dollars for Safety Reports when new people flood the complex and ‘make their own rules’. The newer residents do not want a Special Levy as they do not plan the townhouse complex as a long-term residence and hence are also blocking any Special Levies.
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