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No it was done with everybodys knowledge, the complex had a fire order slapped on it so everything has to be upgraded to today’s standards, I have sent the information I found onto the company handling the building body corp affairs, and they say they have forwarded it to the company doing the work for comment, I will let it got for a few more weeks and then it is of to Fair Trading, but I will let them know I do intend to start proceedings, I have told them that I will be doing so if it is not fixed.
I found a site that mentions door seals that are fire rated for about an hour which I mentioned in my email also saying that the company should already know this.
on reflection I wonder if the Body Corp decided against sound proofing to save costs or just did not think of it as the old dorrs did not have it, I was going to complain some time ago but waited for ther new doors thinking wrongly that there would be an improvement. hi thnak
@JimmyT said:
Firstly you need to get the door closers adjusted (which is done using two hexagonal or Allen screw heads). The installers will always set these at the maximum “slam” because that guarantee s the door will close. You can have all the doors adjusted to a soft click. If that still doesn’t work, you can probably add the rubber strips provided the don’t interfere with the door cclosing properly (which is the key to all this).So really what you need to do is put a motion to your Executive Committee (or strata manager) asking them to have the doors adjusted because they are breaching by-laws about not interfering with the peaceful enjoyment of other lots.
Thank for the idea, I have looked at the closers and unlike the old ones these do not seem to be easily adjusted, I have looked with a torch to insure I see properly ( do not get old), I am going to send an email saying I would like things to stay friendly BUT….. and then outline you idea.
thanks
again Ray StanboroughA reader called Vanessa writes:
Heard a comment the other day about our so called security car park ……son of people at this place, bought a cheap remote overseas, and it does the job fine…so he can come and go in and out of our ”Secure” car park wherever he wishes, without having to borrow his parents’ official remote!!!
Once again the law is not about justice, the bad guys can do whatever they want and the law abider have their hands tied.
I often have this problem, I have off-street parking near Bondi Beach, one guy said he got fined for illegally parking so he felt he could park anywhere that would not accrue a fine, with no concern about the owners parking at all.
I have things I leave in my parking spot, the clown just move them and park with full knowledge that noting can be doneI see this from a different perspective as I actually own property in the Watergate building and have been living there from day one. Right from the conception of the building 10 years ago there has been short stay accommodation. We were initially going to let the developer run our property short term but ended up moving into it. My wife’s parents are from Hong Kong and we lease out an apartment short term from the operator who has taken this issue to the Supreme Court and won. We love being able to rent one of these apartments, so that my wife’s parents can stay close to us and be more in a home environment rather than stay in a hotel. To be honest with you we get more problems with the long term tenants not the short stay ones and the management never seem to do anything about the long term tenants. We have prostitutes, drug dealers and bikie groups who reside in the building. We have never felt safe living in the building because of the seedy people that reside as long term tenants. We did have a problem with another short term operator who has since gone, they would have not have survived because they had poor business ethics but I don’t understand why the whole industry has to be shut down because of one bad egg. We don’t stop all the plastic surgeons just because one does a shoddy job! The other operator who are fighting this are extremely professional and from what I can see never cause any problems. What has stirred up the residents is the way the body corporate has handled the whole case, from putting up abusive and insensitive posters in the lifts, they are just so negative. Also they have taken it upon themselves to spend our money which amounted to around $122,000 which we were unaware of until we read about it in the papers. Then to find out that the body corp didn’t need to get involved and could have left it up to the council to sort out really infuriates us as owners, who were never consulted. The other problem is if they do the do change the rules, unfortunately that will be the end of Docklands and Southbank. Apartment prices will plummet, there will be an influx of apartments on the market for sale and rent. Forget about poor old New Quay that will turn into a ghost town and also don’t even think about staying on the Gold Coast as there will be no apartments to stay in.
A message from Dr Peter Holdsworth, CEO of the Animal Health Alliance who says the proposed changes to the default by-laws bring the strata laws into the 21st century.
“Pets are an important part of the everyday lives of the majority of Australians, with many considering them to be members of the family,” said Dr Holdsworth.
“The range of benefits that pets provide their owners is well established, from general physical and mental health benefits to companionship for the elderly, children, and importantly, those in socially isolating environments.
“For elderly people who have lost a long-term life partner, the companionship offered by a small dog or cat can be a very significant factor in their quality of life.
“The greater community benefits of pet ownership are equally well documented. Pets can bring a sense of community to larger buildings and city locations. They trigger conversation and positive social interaction between strangers.
“The reality is that living patterns have changed. Between 2006 and 2011, medium and high density dwellings in Greater Sydney increased by 15.3 per cent compared to freestanding dwellings that increased by only 2.3 per cent.
“These changes show that the laws are being modernised in response to changed living patterns.
“A well-managed pet-friendly policy can improve profitability, broaden the pool of prospective tenants, lower vacancy rates, reduce tenant turnover, and promote a sense of tenant safety and security,” said Dr Holdsworth.
I live in a block of 63 units, where cats, fish and birds are already
allowed on the strata by laws. We have recently had issue with an owner
who brought a dog to the block, and claimed it was a companion dog, but the
said dog barked incessantly. Even though the block covers a large area,
it was surprising and alarming to be quite some distance from the unit the dog was in, but to still be able to hear it barking inside my home with the doors and windows closed.
The dog was removed under a lot of pressure, but through all the correct processes. To think that people can now have the by laws changed like your article seems to be saying, is of concern. I made the effort to check the by laws before purchase and purchased on a number of grounds the major one
being no dogs….. Why should I (and others who purchased because of this
condition) feel compelled to sell and move elsewhere, when the owner concerned could get a cat anyway?
It seems to me to be a crazy situation.
NICHOM
So does that include the annual general meeting? When you are voting for the EC? And if so would that mean you’d need 12 other owners to vote against the proxy farmer?