Re: Dispute over strata plumber bill.
It is a tricky situation. From the OC’s or other owner’s point of view it can appear that the water leak originated from somewhere on common property. So the OC…
Owners Corporation’s responsibility to repair building defects
The owners corporation of our 32 unit, 4-storey, 5 year old block commissioned a building defects report nearly 2 years ago and it identified 100s of defects which have been…
Re: Can the EC force owners to remove staircases which they claim are illegal
That’s fine, I suggest you stick to the position for now of saying you won’t comply with any resolution re removal of the stairs for now, and that you won’t…
Re: Who is responsible?
Hi again You’re correct in that painting ceilings (and walls for that matter) is normally the responsibility of the lot owner. Since you’ve only quite recently repainted your ceilings you’re…
Re: Unreasonable by-law?
Thanks PeterC, RL & Whale, It’s somewhat gratifying to be hear that someone else thinks that our strata are being a bit difficult. (It’s our first experience actually dealing with…
Re: Who is responsible?
Hello newisie In your case of the ceilings being damaged, they aren’t part of an owner’s property, but form part of common property. So the Owners Corporation is responsible for…
Re: WH&S Motion: should I be worried?
As Whale says for a purely residential complex the WH &S is not required and is not a legal requirement in NSW (applies to most states). Their is nothing stopping…
Re: WH&S Motion: should I be worried?
Sorry, Whale, I just saw your reply: “If your Plan is entirely residential then audits of neither is legally required.” Our plan IS entirely residential. However the crux of my…
Re: WH&S Motion: should I be worried?
OMG, Our strata had a similar problem in regard to balcony railings. Because we had work done that affected them we needed to bring them up to current code. I…
WH&S Motion: should I be worried?
For the past three years our NSW strata manager has listed on the meeting agenda the proposal for a WH&S audit and ACM audit. I’m not on the Committee, and…
Re: Roof Problem – common property – water penetration – is OC liable for repairs?
No you’re not covered by strata insurance, so far as it relates to fixing faulty/defective building work. However if your builder went into liquidation then you should be able to…
Re: Roof Problem – common property – water penetration – is OC liable for repairs?
The Insurer holding the policy for the Owners Corporation would not cover the costs associated with any rectification of the cause of a leak. The policy will only cover the costs…