Re: Who whose and whom

I am waiting for the day that someone’s hot chips cooking on the stove top catches alight. I mean it is a gas stove top, and the gas comes into the unit from outside, so it must be strata if the hot oil heated by the gas catches fire. So what can be done to make people realize that it is not “no care and no responsibility” in strata?

Ironic isn’t it that so many strata dwellers believe that it is all for someone else to pay for and take care of, someone else’s responsibility but at the same time they should be able to do what they like while they live here – change common property if they want, park where ever they want. Where does this mindset come from?

I have suggested before that when someone buys or moves into strata they should sign a PDS (product disclosure statement). The product being “strata”. They should sign where it says “I have read and fully understand the terms and conditions under which I am moving into this strata complex and agree to abide by the rules and regulations and understand that I am responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of not only my lot but the complex as a whole.”. Will they read it thoroughly – probably not. Will it stop people doing the wrong thing, or waiting for someone else to ring the fire brigade to put the chips out – no. But you would have a legal document of sorts that you could wave at them, that they have signed, that says they are infact responsible. And then maybe they will sit down, read the PDS, and spread the word. Something has to give. Education regarding living in strata is a must, not just for the EC, but for everyone. That is what I have submitted for the strata reform.