#56035
Jimmy-T
Keymaster

    There’s two parts to this question:  are they allowed and should they be allowed?

    The answer to the first part is to check your by-laws.  If the by-laws don’t say they aren’t allowed, then they are.

    Most balconies are common property so your strata scheme gets to say what it does and doesn’t allow on them – but it has to be enshrined in a by-law (and by-laws differ from scheme to scheme).

    As to whether they should be on balconies, I personally don’t think any barbecues should be allowed on balconies and if they are, they should be strictly controlled.

    They are both a fire risk and a potential smoke nuisance and I don’t think you’d get much resistance from owners who were propared to say yes to gas and electric barbies bit no to charcoal ones.

    The opinions offered in these Forum posts and replies are not intended to be taken as legal advice. Readers with serious issues should consult experienced strata lawyers.