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<p style=”text-align: left;”>Strataman – Are you sure about your interpretation of the Building Code? My interpretation is that the strata building would be a class 2 building.</p>
The class 7 building would be a building that only contained
Yes, I’m sure. I live in a building with a common property basement car park and that’s the way it is officially classified by the public surveyor and the fire safety engineers. Buildings can eg be class 2 in parts and class 7 in other parts.
Basement car parks sometimes get wet. It’s not a habitable area. Sometimes they are purposely designed that way.
If the car park meets all the relevant building codes, then it’s not a required maintenance issue. But it’s certainly something an OC/BC could decide to improve.