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I live in a house next to a block of flats. When the body corporate requested access to our yard to allow them to paint their external wall, we were happy to cooperate and agreed.
They started yesterday and it has been a disaster. Their building is 4 stories high and to errect the scafolding, without as much as a call, they tore down the children’s cubby house, left the yard full of equipment and in a complete mess, broke plants, squashed the mushroom farm and more.
My children were in tears on seeing the cubby house in peices.
Their commitment was that they would have scaffolding in a 1.5 strip along the boundary. They left the yard filled with gear on the day before the long weekend making it unusable.
I realise the contractors and not the body corporate have treated us badly and don’t particularly want to punish my neighbours. At the same time I feel that if I am not firm, I will be walked over again. The body corporate say they are happy to compensate us. How would we work out what is fair ?
Diane
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Hi Diane
At least the OC is doing the right thing in offering to pay your costs. I would get quotes very quickly to replace the items and submit them to the Strata manager and advise the Exec Committee at the time you submit those quotes.
Also, document exactly what was lost due to the contractors and how it happened. That way the Owners Corp may be able to claim from the contractors (although that is easier said than done).
I would then also put a caveat on allowing the contractor access to your yard without supervision to avoid further damage.
Make sure you take photos of the damage etc. so there is no chance of them disputing it.