@kiwipaul said:
I read this as the lock must allow a max of 12.5cm opening but if the opening is 0cm it still complies so no I don’t believe you need do anymore. You also have until 2018 before this becomes mandatory anyway.
That is my interpretation also, but our strata manager says I’m wrong. He is also putting a lot of pressure on us to do it now, because “it will be more expensive in 2018”. He got quotes and sent them out to be voted on even though we told him not to. I don’t know why he is so desperate for us to have them installed.
The two storey townhouses are outnumbered by single storey villas in the complex and they could vote it in next time he brings it up because it doesn’t effect them. I really do not want another lock on my windows, especially the one the SM is pushing for, as my vertical drapes wouldn’t sit flat and would catch on it when they are opened and closed.