#25384
Whale
Flatchatter

    Dudley – as you’ve had no responses as yet, Ill advise in the first instance that the problem is NOT one for your Owners Corporation to address but is rather one for its neighbours to rectify.

    The Building Code of Australia provides technical standards for all aspects of building, and in relation to stormwater Australian Standard AS/NZ 3500 Plumbing and Drainage applies, where it is stated that “roof water and surface water from a property must be collected and discharged through underground pipes to legal points of discharge including to Council’s public drainage system including the roadside gutter or to an inter-allotment system.

    Clearly the roofwater collection and disposal system at your neighbour’s property is not functioning properly, and whether that’s due to a lack of maintenance (e.g. blocked gutters) or a non-compliant design, your Owners Corporation needs to write to its equivalent for the neighbouring property in order to make them aware of the issue, and to seek prompt resolution of it.

    If that polite and reasoned approach is not reciprocated, then perhaps seek the advice of your Local Council and depending upon their interest (or a lack thereof) your O/C could seek professional mediation via a Community Justice Centre.