Dudley – Can you provide some additional information please?
Are the townhouses separate buildings with separate roofs, or, are the townhouses attached to each other with a common roof?
If separate can you check the Strata Plan to determine the boundary between the Lot and the Common Property. The reason why I am asking is that sometimes roofs are common property and sometimes they are not …. is there a notation on the Strata Plan about roofs?
If the roof is deemed to be common property then the Rental Agent is clearly wrong to arrange the repair. The Rental Agent’s duty to the tenant is to inform the OC about the leak – that is all!
In the alternative case, if the roof is not deemed to be common property and is therefore the responsibility of the Lot owner then the Rental Agent is wrong to send the invoice to the OC. The invoice should be sent to the Owner.