#61357
Jimmy-T
Keymaster

    He said there is no electricity going into the distribution board with our fuse in it.

    This is a bit confusing.  I’m guessing you mean there is no power coming from the common property distribution board to your power board, in which case this is almost certainly an owners corporation responsibility.

    In an emergency, especially if the owners corp, strata manager or building manager has shown no urgency in investigating the problem, you can organise the repairs yourself and then charge them back to the owners corp.  They may refuse to pay because you have not followed correct procedure, but if you have given them every opportunity to fix the problem, and they have been slow to respond,  you will probably be compensated eventually.

    On a very basic level, the OC is responsible for electrical wiring  up until it emerges from common property walls in your apartment (e.g into your lot’s fusebox).

    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.