#12443
Anonymous

    5 Damage to common property (Quoted from model bylaws).

    (1) An owner or occupier of a lot must not mark, paint, drive nails or screws or the like into, or otherwise damage or deface, any structure that forms part of the common property except with the prior written approval of the owners corporation.

    (2) An approval given by the owners corporation under clause (1) cannot authorise any additions to the common property.

    (3) This by-law does not prevent an owner or person authorised by an owner from installing:

    (a) any locking or other safety device for protection of the owner’s lot against intruders or to improve safety within the owner’s lot, or

    (b) any screen or other device to prevent entry of animals or insects on the lot, or

    (c) any structure or device to prevent harm to children, or

    (d) any device used to affix decorative items to the internal surfaces of walls in the owner’s lot,unless the device is likely to affect the operation of fire safety devices in the lot or to reduce the level of safety in the lots or common property.

    (4) Any such locking or safety device, screen, other device or structure must be installed in a competent and proper manner and must have an appearance, after it has been installed, in keeping with the appearance of the rest of the building.

     

    Clearly you can install a security device. You can take the matter to mediation arguing that the roller shutter does not change the appearance along with photos. The EC and strata manager will probably chicken out. It only costs $70 odd and postage!