@shedsrus said:
All that’s left to do now is manage the owner wanting to re-configure their balcony to enclose it and make it part of their bedroom. Anything I need to know there?
Firstly, this will require council planning approval because it is changing the floor plan of the apartment AND changing the external appearance of the block. The Strata Committee’s response to the DA application is usually taken very seriously by the council.
Then there is your own internal machinations. The Owners Corp is perfectly entitled to approve or deny applications to change the outward appearance of the building (council approval notwithstanding) and to decide whether it wants common property (the balcony) to be taken over in their way (ditto) and under what circumstances, such as written agreement by the lot owners to maintain and repair in perpetuity.
In other words – if your committee doesn’t want it, they can block it. If they don’t mind, then they need to make sure all the special resolutions are in place to protect the Owners Corporation going forward.
BTW, your strata manager should be giving you all this information. If they aren’t, why are you employing them?