Our strata is single level villas, so renovations have little practical impact on other owners once completed. We are dealing with renovations for the first time.
Renovation 1 was a major renovation that was approved “conditional on compliance with any local government requirements”. I think the local council will need to approve the internal changes to the lot. My proposal to amend the motion to include “upon completion of the renovation, provide the OC with evidence of council approval of the plan as submitted to the OC or any changes required by council” was not supported. Is a feedback loop to the OC usual or reasonable?
Renovation 2 was bathroom/loo/laundry. The owner had the numbers to get the special resolution passed, for work already undertaken and completed, based on: no plans; work described as “remove wall tiles, floor tiles and fixtures and replace with new tiles and fixtures”; and assurances that the investor owner would not use shoddy tradespersons. Should I be critical of the strata manager putting forward such a minimalist motion to a general meeting that does not even satisfy s110(3) of the new Act?