Re: Water damage to ceiling from unit above?
Bernie – If you win your dispute with your upstairs neighbour by using the VCAT process then VCAT will issue an Order for the upstairs neighbour to repair the balcony.…
Re: Water damage to ceiling from unit above?
Thanks StrataGuru. Very helpful about what the rules are in Victoria. However, I appear to be snookered. The owner of the unit above is the builder of the apartment block.…
Previous columns
These are the raw versions of my Flat Chat columns written for the Sydney Morning Herald’s ‘Domain’ section. Some of the issues are specific to New South Wales, some are…
Strata Stress in Victoria
This article appeared in the MELBOURNE AGE in October 2008. By Jimmy Thomson Apartment buildings in Melbourne and across Victoria may be heading for financial meltdown as unit owners face…
Re: Child Safety Lock by-law
It is a good idea for the OC to obtain a compliance certificate for the window locks and their installation for each and every Lot for insurance purposes. These should…
Walls affected by water seepage
At an EGM to be held next week – Item 4: That a special levy contribution be raised to the Admin Fund totalling $110000 in 12 instalments commencing 1/4/17 and ending…
Re: Water damage to ceiling from unit above?
Jimmy a small correction to your last comment If you do not have insurance cover of your own for your lot (usually contents insurance which under strata insurance covers your…
Re: Water damage to ceiling from unit above?
Problem caused by owners corp, then. They have to fix the ceiling anyway because it’s common property but they may balk at the paint. There’s a weird quirk in the…
Re: Timber Floor Damage From Non Common Property Source
Washing machine flooding is the responsibility of the owner of the washing machine. Their insurance should cover it but if it doesn’t, and the Owners Corp insurance declines to pay,…
Re: Water damage to ceiling from unit above?
Hi If it is a recently constructed strata building this should be covered by the new building warranty insurance from the construction company. The surface area between the upper &…
Re: Rogue developer out of control
The original owner/ developer of out 14 unit Strata complex in country nsw still owns 10 of the apartments. He has been levying us a regular contribution of $600 per…
Strata committee approval of expenses
At our last AGM the strata committee ( executive committee in old strata act) was give approval to make decisions on expenditure upto $10,000. However our Strata Manager wants to…