#18497
kiwipaul
Flatchatter

    @Whale said:
    are you saying that in Queensland an owner could undertake renovations of the types you mentioned to common areas within their Lot without first seeking and obtaining the consent of the Owners Corporation (O/C)?

     

    Yes I am. It’s called building Format

    In QLD the boundary of the lot is the mid point of the common wall, so ripping out a fitted kitchen, bathroom is allowed without Body Corporate (Strata) approval. So attaching shelves, hammering in nails is all legal so long as it doesn’t go beyond the mid point of the common wall.

    Removing an internal load bearing wall would be a different matter, but general refurbishment is allowed.

    We even have Strata that is effectively a freehold property within the strata complex and the owner is responsible for ALL maintenance (only possible with townhouses and villas) of the property it’s called Standard Format.

     

    See here

     

    https://www.justice.qld.gov.au/justice-services/body-corporate-and-community-management/maintenance-of-common-property-and-lots