the body corporate through the EC installed a fire alarm system which was subsequently found to be inappropriate for some units. The result is that having a shower may set off an alarm. The fire brigade now charge for all false alarm callouts and the owner is expected to pay for this. My contention is that the fire alarms system is common property, installed by the body corporate and since it is inappropriate should either pay the cost of false fire alarms or install a different system
These should have been installed by a (hopefully) qualified contractor. If the detectors are inappropriate for the area being protected, perhaps this contractor needs to be called to account.
Who decided that the lot owner should pay the fine? The OC would be the “owner” of the system, and the fine should go to them. Wouldn’t it require a SBL to make a lot owner contribute to the fine?
If these alarms had been installed as a result of a council directive, I don’t think the OC can vote against it.