#24377
Cosmo
Flatchatter

    In the circumstances you outline, under the Land and Property guidelines (https://www.lpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/163297/2011_07_Defining_who_is_responsible_for_items_in_a_Strata_Scheme.pdf) the Owners Corporation is responsible for the door and the owner the motor.

    As I understand it the problem with the old one is “heavy and needs replacing, causing an upper back injury”.

    Why does the owner need a new door if a motor is attached to the old one? 

    From my experience the owner might argue that even if a motor is put on the old door they are still going to hurt their back if the opener malfunctions and they have to open it.  The question then becomes, is this door any harder, heavier to open than the other garage doors in the strata?