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@larry_vincent said:
Security access devices (swipes,garage remotes, keys, fobs etc ) are sometimes lost or damaged by the user who has exclusive use of that device to access their lot.
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Some Owners Corporations charge over $120 for each security device and this can act an incentive for users to look after them.
I agree with what you say larry_vincent. Replacement swipes/fobs bought through an OC can be very expensive even if the device itself is quite cheap. Fobs cost just $18.00 each, so the OC’s manager tells me, yet they charge $84.50 for a replacement. Some OCs charge a lot more.
My issue is who is responsible for replacing faulty swipes/fobs? That means swipes/fobs that are not damaged, lost or being purchased as an extra. Fobs/swipes that just stop working.
If an OC must provide and maintain access across a common property security system so that owners can get to their lots, shouldn’t it be the OC?
As I’m going to VCAT, I need to have the legal points (rather than opinions) supporting my view because that’s what VCAT will examine.