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Thanks for your replies.
I can home from an interstate trip to find a pool of water in the foyer of my townhouse coming from under my front door as well as a chemical smell. There was also a water logged note from an EC member saying workmen would commence cleaning – tomorrow. As I was in my home the day before, I can safely deduce that the note was left in the evening, so 12 hours notice. Note instructed residents to allow access, move furniture, dont put any washing out. All very well for the EC who must have known when these workmen were going to appear.
I then arrive home from another work trip to find a note plastered on my flyscreen door at eye level. It says that because I didnt let them in last time they would be coming back – tomorrow! Make sure you give them access and if you cant be home make sure someone else is there! So I am assuming that tomorrow refers to the day after I left on my trip. There was no notice the day before I left. Don’t know about anyone else out there but a bit hard to organise someone to be at your place on short notice.
These workmen that they want me to allow access to my courtyard area are the same ones who used the chemicals and flooded my foyer (twice). I do not want chemicals used. Since this cleaning work was carried out the plants in the common area next to areas cleaned have died. I do not want my garden killed off and am concerned about the health of the plants I have at my front door. Can I hold the EC members accountable if they die because of lack of notice regarding both the cleaning and the use of chemicals?
Can I hold the EC accountable because my vacuum cleaner was sitting in my foyer in the water? If they had given adequate notice, it wouldnt have been there and I could have placed something under my door to stop any water.