Re: notice for toxic cleanup

Thank you Jimmy so much for your reply.  

I don’t feel like some irrational strata fool now.  Your answer has justified my ideas on how this should be done. Not just here, for me or my complex, but for anyone living in strata.  

Following the letter from the SM saying that my townhouse would not be painted because I have not been home, I went out and examined the woodwork in question at the rear of my townhouse.  It is the eaves measuring approx 7m x 50cm.  No mould.  No moss.  A few cobwebs, which I swept away with a broom and a few dirty raindrop marks, which I also swept away with some soap and water and a broom.  No need for toxic chemicals. The painter should sand lightly before painting.  Have done alot of painting myself.  Have never used bleach.  Elbow grease yes.  Gerni at times.  But not bleach.

Then I look around the corner.  Being an end townhouse I have eaves alongside me as well.  These are accessible via common property gardens.  And guess what?  The fly by night operators haven’t cleaned these eaves.  Been back three times that I know of and still havent done this easily accessible dont need to ask anyone area.  So I dont get mine painted because I wasnt home, but the painter cant do these eaves because they are filthy.

But if i report these eaves to the ever so clever and knowing SM, they probably will send out the same buffoons who were supposed to do the work.  Then I will have bleach drippiing down my windows, walls.  And the smell will permeate my home again (could smell the bleach from neighbouring properties).  Not to mention the established plants in the common property garden that I look over that will be burnt and possiblily die from the bleach.  So what do I do?  I am dealing with morons here.  

I have the phone number of the painter. He has done work here before. I have already contacted him about dates and times and he is happy to work with what days suit me.  He knows the exact  dates he is going to be starting work in the complex.  But the other owners are none the wiser.  The EC did not even give his number out.  And nothing from the SM. There is no correspondence indicating when the painting will start except to say in a couple of weeks.  The EC wants residents to return a notice indicating whether they will be home or not.  But with no dates, times.  So how can you say you will be home.  It is seriously farcical.

The only common sense in my strata world is on this forum.  So thanks again Jimmy for making me believe it is worth fighting the good fight.