We are only human. When there’s apartment for sale in your building and they have an open viewing, who can’t resist the temptation to see what your soon-to-be-former neighbours have done with a space that’s similar to yours.
Of course, this can have more serious connotations than an admiring sticky-beak. It’s an opportunity for a concerned committee member to find out what all the banging and drilling in an unapproved renovation has led to.
If they are sufficiently concerned, they could get a quick Notice To Comply or “please explain” registered on the committee minutes, before the renovator disappears into the sunset, leaving the new owners to deal with all the problems their work has created.
They could even apply for mediation, ostensibly to get NCAT orders, but really to establish that the reno was not approved and make potential buyers aware of that.
But what if that committee member spots something that hasn’t changed in decades, but thinks it ought not to be allowed?
And what do you do if your open house leads to a warning letter from your strata manager about something that’s never been a problem before? That’s HERE.
Elsewhere in the Forum
- How come a tied vote at our AGM was ruled to have to have passed the motion? That’s HERE.
- What can you do if your strata committee ignores Tribunal orders? That’s HERE.
- Do we need a unanimous resolution to add another storey to the building? That’s HERE
- Agent raised the rent without my permission. That’s HERE.
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