Re: ” what is an acceptable level of conflict of interest ?
Thanks Excathedra for the response, Things have escalated slightly over the weekend, our building has started remedial building works 2 weeks ago ( yes part of which was the $8k…
Re: ” what is an acceptable level of conflict of interest ?
There are certainly competing interests (bloc of commercial owners vs domestic residents) and a failure to meet appropriate standards of governance (which surely demand that insurance be arranged through a…
Re: Who’s responsible for damage to lot caused by defective common property?’
Generally you have to establish negligence to be successful in a claim against an OC/BC in your circumstances. As Bunyip1 states, NSW has had some changes in this area. Delays…
” what is an acceptable level of conflict of interest ?
Hi All, My partner and I own in a block of 16 in Sydney. However, I am concerned about our strata managing agent and a level of ” conflict of…
Re: Common property or not.
@scotlandx said: If the neighbour’s pipes leaked and destroyed the cupboard, then the neighbour is responsible. Actually they usually aren’t. In my many dealings with these types of matters and…
Common property or not.
Trying to work out if a fixed cupboard is Strata’s concern or ours. My neighbour and I have a double carport under our 1969 building. She has one side I have…
Re: Register for GST
Thanks Austman. D1 became 3. I am not an accountant. Perhaps you should seek advice from an accountant. It is my understanding that ‘Bodies corporate’ are just another name for…
Re: Critical information withheld from minutes to assist resale
Surely the Strata Manager has some sort of professional (huh!) duty to properly record issues…. and they surely will have professional indemnity insurance. I suggest a scatter-gun approach – letters…
Re: Who’s responsible for damage to lot caused by defective common property?’
Your assessment seems reasonable to me. On the face of it, a defect of the common property and delay in repairing it caused damage to your property. I suggest pushing…
Who’s responsible for damage to lot caused by defective common property?’
I own a unit in the ACT My unit incurred water damage (from rain) due to a building defect in the unit above. After much delay, the defect was repaired…
Damage to a lot from upper level renovations
The owners above are doing renovations they wanted to access our lot so so that they could change the plumbing, we said no as we didn’t want our roof…
Re: Neighbours tree roots blocking our sewer
@chesswood said: So whose fault is the blockage? There’s a difference between fault and responsibility. You are responsible for everything you own. It might not be your fault if your…