#28508
kaindub
Flatchatter

    70s buildings in NSW pose some problem in determining what is common property and what is owners, especially at the edges of the lot.

    The old way of defining strata in NSW had a thick line around the verandas ans stairs and a dotted line for the wall dividing the verandah/ stairs and the internal living areas. 

    That is probably where the SM bases his ruling on.

    But the lot owners owns only what is between the thick lines and between the floor and the ceiling.

    The courtyard is usually lot owners property maybe 0.5 m below ground level and 2.4 m above ground. Check the strata plan.

    On that basis that the thick line is around the stairs, I believe the stairs are common property as they would not form part of the courtyard area.

    Why is strata never simple

    Robert