Voodorp said: Hi Whale, We live in NSW, we bought the unit brand new and the pergola was and is attached to the unit wall.
(See more at: http://www.flatchat.com.au/forum/common-property/painting-of-pergola-1/#spPostForm).
I was initially going to recommend that you do some homework yourself by looking on the Strata Title Plan and/or on the Plan of your Lot, but upon reflection I’m going to recommend that you simply place your request for maintenance of the pergola in writing to the Secretary of your Executive Committee with a copy to the Strata Manager, add that in your opinion it’s Common Property, and request a written response within say 7 days together with their explanation of why your opinion’s incorrect if that’s the line that they take.
There’s only a couple of scenarios where the maintenance of the pergola could conceivably be yours, but rather than confuse what should a straight-forward issue let’s cross those bridges later if necessary.