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Re: Roof Problem – common property – water penetration – is OC liable for repairs?

  • 01/06/2014
  • Author HappyNow

Thank you  The building is less than 5 years old.  The original builder went into liquidation. A subsequent builder finished the odds and ends still requiring completion which were mostly…

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    Re: Roof Problem – common property – water penetration – is OC liable for repairs?

    • 31/05/2014
    • Author HappyNow

    Can I check.  We have a Strata Management company in place, by Strata, do you mean the Strata Manager or do you mean the Owners Corporation aka Executive Committee?  The…

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      Re: Roof Problem – common property – water penetration – is OC liable for repairs?

      • 29/05/2014
      • Author kiwipaul

      Yes the roof is common property and it is the responsibility of the Strata to repair it such that it doesn’t leak again. If that means removing the roof and…

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        Roof Problem – common property – water penetration – is OC liable for repairs?

        • 26/05/2014
        • Author HappyNow

        The neighbour above me moved into her apartment 4 years ago.  The ceiling in the lounge room had been damaged during a storm and come down and had been re-gyprocked,…

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          Landlords caught in repairs trap

          • 20/05/2014
          • Author Jimmy-T

          Which law do I break?  That’s the dilemma facing landlords whose tenants are suffering  because of a failure of owners corporations to repair and maintain common property. “I keep having…

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            Landlords caught in repairs trap

            • 20/05/2014
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            Which law do I break?  That’s the dilemma facing landlords whose tenants are suffering  because of a failure of owners corporations to repair and maintain common property. “I keep having…

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              Exclusive use of common property

              • 19/05/2014
              • Author robyng

              We have a small block of units. The ‘penthouse’ unit sadly, has the only access to the roof space that contains our water heaters and some electrical wiring etc. The…

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                Chairman applied to NCAT for administration

                • 13/05/2014
                • Author meumax

                Here’s an interesting one for you guys Our chairman told us at our last EGM that he’d applied to NCAT to have an administrator appointed to run our building because…

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                  Re: balcony safety netting

                  • 12/05/2014
                  • Author Whale

                  With regard to the safety netting, there’s a school of thought suggesting that parents of small children should be proactively installing devices on balcony facing windows and doors to restrict…

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                    Re: Tenant Damages Roof So Who Pays.

                    • 05/05/2014
                    • Author Austman

                    It does seem to me, with more information coming out, that the SM actually did keep the OC (well at least the Secretary)  informed of the actions the SM was…

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                      Re: Tenant Damages Roof So Who Pays.

                      • 05/05/2014
                      • Author Whale

                      Austman asked…. Did the SM approve payment for the antenna?  Colosus replied ….  No She did not. The secretary also showed me via email (where) the mans wife bullied the…

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                        Re: Tenant Damages Roof So Who Pays.

                        • 05/05/2014
                        • Author Austman

                        @Colosus01 said: @Austman said: Re issue (1),  I can’t see anywhere that the SM went ahead and approved the cost of the new antenna.  Perhaps Colosus01 can clarify this? Hi…

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