We have a real mixed bag of questions and answers this week so we’ll get straight into it.
An owner’s dispute with the owners corp over replacement of a shared fence has gone to a tribunal which told them to split the cost.
Now the OC wants the owner to pay the bill first then claim their share back. He doesn’t trust them due to past conflicts. What should he do? That’s HERE.
A resident’s garage door was a bit lower than normal and a neighbour accidentally hit it with his car
The door is common property and probably covered by strata insurance but the strata committee wants the car-driving neighbour to pay to fix it.
Who’s at fault, the driver, the garage owner or is it just one of those things that should be covered by insurance? That’s HERE.
A minority of owners have called for a general meeting to deal with a levies-dodging owner. The committee has hired experts to attend and seems to want to charge the owners who called the meeting for their services. Is this right? That’s HERE.
Bathrooms can be tricky during renovations – which is why you usually need a special resolution approval. But what if you’re only changing the sink? That’s HERE.
A tenant is moving heavy, noisy manufacturing machinery into a commercial lot. Is there anything we can do about it? That’s HERE.
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