#12921
struggler
Flatchatter

    We had a unit that had an overflowing drain in their bathroom, causing water to flow out into a bedroom.  The cause was hair blocking the drain.

    Our Strata manager said that the EC should have gone around to every unit and checked that the drains in bathrooms/showers were not blocked with hair!  So it was the OC responsibility!

    As I have mentioned in a previous post, it is this (as well as other examples) that forced the EC to have a by law written that internal plumbing was the responsibilty of owners and that plumbing in common areas was the responsibility of OC.

    Then reading this post regarding burst pipes in common walls!  How would anyone know?  The more I read, the more I want to get out of strata.  Can I afford it – no.  Can I afford not to – no.  Not unless we find a better way for strata living.