#17456
Whale
Flatchatter

    Sorry Dudley, what with almost 12 months of Agents, Strata Managing Agents, Property Managers, Strata Managers, Rental Agents, and Managing Agents please forgive me for being a little shell-shocked!

    So the tree’s been removed without the Owners Corporation (O/C) either being provided with prior advice of the problem or having the opportunity to obtain quotations for the work from properly qualified and insured contractors.

    I guess that’s fine from the perspectives that no consequential damage apparently occurred and that the Owner of the Lot most affected paid for the works (so far), but as the termites have the potential to cause Common Property and other damage in the wider area, I’d still recommend that the O/C attends to that problem – after all the Owner of the tree, who hasn’t bothered to mention the problem directly, will still pay a 25% share.

    Ask your Plan’s Strata Manager to arrange for the works as they’ll no doubt have a business relationship with pest control contractor/s that may be available at short notice.

    I’d also recommend that you ask your Plan’s Strata Manager to have a quick look at the Strata Plan (drawing) and check the upper limit of the stratum of the Lot, and also whether the front courtyard/s are part of the Lot or Common Property, because IF the Managing Agent now invoices the O/C for the works on the tree it would be nice for your O/C to know where it stands.