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Thanks for your feedback everyone. We’ve had the air con fixed now, and I’ve forwarded the invoice onto the strata manager. In the interest of completeness, here’s the email I included with it:
Hi
, I don’t understand your reticence in chasing up this matter as it seems to me that doing this would fall within your duties as strata manager.
The issue here is not so much one of liability or negligence, but of the existing relationship between the strata plan and the gardeners. You, as the strata manager, organised them to come on the property and you should also be responsible to chase up any associated problems, whether they be how they perform their duties or any other issues, such as this, that may arise.
With regards to the payment of any associated costs, I would assume that they should be covered by the gardeners or their insurance once this damage has been broached with them. In the meantime, it would seem that the burden of the cost should fall on the strata. As you pointed out, there has not been a decision made on the responsibility of owner property on common property. As I understand it, until a by-law is passed, any such equipment, including all air-con units, external vents, etc are the responsibility of the strata.
I have attached a copy of the invoice totalling $197.07, which I would like you to forward on to the gardeners. Please note that in the Report section , it specifies that the problem originated from damaged (cut) thermistors, and that the damage coincided with the gardeners’ visit last week.