@JimmyT said:
@dwmyhome said:
Question. Once the damage is fixed who’s responsibility is to paint the ceilings and internal walls to restore them to the original condition.This is an interesting one and it is an ssue I have had a lot of arguments over the years with the powers that be:
Basically, if the ceiling and paintwork are damaged during the fixing of the problem then the Owners Corp has to pay for the repair and repaint.
It sure is a vexing issue.
I’ve recently had a fair bit of correspondence directly with CHU over a claim:
A water pipe burst inside a solid wall and floor slab. To get to the pipe, both the wall and the floor slab had to be partly excavated. To get to the floor slab, the plumber had to remove a skirting board and partly cut away a small section of a floating floor (they don’t always just lift!). Floating floors are of course lot property.
CHU covered the excavation cost and wall and slab repairs on the OC’s building insurance. They would not cover the floating floor or skirting board repair even though they were only damaged (but cutting) to get access to the burst pipe.
The OC would not have been liable for the burst pipe, so CHU argued, over several emails, that they were not liable for any damage caused to lot property even if caused by the repair process. As a floating floor was not a lot fixture or fitting, its repair costs could be claimed on lot contents insurance.