[Tess McGill]

Have you seen this forum post:

http://www.flatchat.com.au/forum/strata-managers/strata-manager-executive-committee-give-me-the-runaround/#p15032

Otherwise, I presume you know the basics of what a Manager can do:

https://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/ftw/Tenants_and_home_owners/Strata_schemes/The_owners_corporation/Managing_agents_and_caretakers.page?

Ultimately they are responsive to the owners / EC, so your next step is to go to them.

[Tess McGill]

Firstly, establish whether the garages are common property or on your title. It might not matter in the end but the question will come up. Grab a copy of your title and see if the garage is on it, or not. If it’s yours, you have a better case. If it’s not, perhaps give up now….

Your next step might be mediation:

https://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/ftw/Tenants_and_home_owners/Strata_schemes/Resolving_issues_strata_schemes/Strata_and_community_mediation.page?

The threat of having to actually stick up for their point of view might make them cave.

Do you know if anyone else has a problem with the existing doors? If you can get some other owners on board it might help your case. Think of the increase in value if you had modern garage door technology!

If it were me, I’d play up the “ease of access” (borrow a walking stick for the day of mediation!). I’m imagining that old pull up doors might be heavy and frankly I can’t imagine anyone wanting that over a modern, possibly remote controlled garage door. You could throw in the safety aspect too – much safer to sit in your car and open the door remotely than to have to get out to lift it, leaving your car exposed to thieves or yourself open to personal attack.

Good luck.

[Tess McGill]

Thanks for the responses and the lesson in writing topic headings. Can I admit to some confusion? Dave B says “The original tiling would be considered part of the wall or floor, so an Owners Corporation responsibility in those cases.”

I’m presuming it would only be an Owners Corporation responsibility if the wall was part of common property? Or do you mean any original finish on any wall anywhere in a unit development is the Owners Corporation responsibility?

This is happening inside a unit – water leaking from shower recess through wall into bedroom in same unit.

Thanks in advance.

[Tess McGill]

@JimmyT said:
Different strokes in different states. NSW has a Memorandum which states pretty much the same but it’s not applicable unless the Owners Corp accept it as a by-law.

Hi Jimmy, I know it’s here somewhere, but could you please post a link to this Memorandum? Thanks.

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