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Just an update – following the helpful advice from this forum and
A lawyer friend of a friend – I submitted a quote for repair of my wardrobe
(after the roof was fixed almost a month later) and suggested I would escalate to
fair trading and NCAT (NSW) and the OC wrote to me agreeing to pay the repairs. So thanks again for all of your help.
Thanks again everyone. I will let you know how it works out – I am (still) waiting for roof to be repaired.
Thanks all for your great input, I really appreciate it. Unfortunately with Xmas so near it is virtually impossible to get a tradie to quote on any job, but it is reassuring to read that if there is further damage due to the leak not being fixed (now 12 days on) – then I should be able to hold the OC responsible!v
Thanks Whale, what you have said seems to echo what my OC’s strata manager told me. That they will fix the ceiling but not paint it or fix any other damage, unless it is, as you said, damaged during fixing of the roof. Unfortunately the fact it has got worse due to delays in fixing it and further rain seems irrelevant. Kind of a screwy rule since the only reason it needs repainting (it was painted a year ago) is because it needs repairing because of the leaking roof.
My contents insurer have told me they definitely won’t cover painting it as it is not a fixture but part of the structure. So I guess this is a watershed liability for the owner under strata law.
Jimmy I am in a similar situation although my OC has insurance. I suffered ceiling damage due to a leaking roof in my strata townhouse and the OC arranged a roofing guy to take a look. He came 4 days after I reported the leak but gave no set date to fix it. My ceiling damage gets worse with each major storm and I am told the OC would pay to fix the roof, and ceiling but not to remain the ceiling and not for other damage (my built in wardrobe has warped a bit from the water). My contents Insurance will not cover painting the ceiling. Is the OC responsible to recompense me for painting and wardrobe repairs when the damage to the paintwork is directly due to the leak?