Re: OH&S and Repairs & Maint to Common Areas
@gusmich said: Hi Dudley, Being involved in several schemes over the past 20 years there is no problems with you arranging your own quotes and tradespeople. The strata manager usually…
Re: OH&S and Repairs & Maint to Common Areas
Hi Dudley, Being involved in several schemes over the past 20 years there is no problems with you arranging your own quotes and tradespeople. The strata manager usually checks the…
Re: Rectification of defects
My block received a payment from HOW for repairs of defects by the builder. The block is about 12 years old. the insurance payment was about 3 years ago. the…
Re: Bankstown fire- a tragedy waiting to happen
Hi all, new here but very interested in everyone’s comments and thoughts on this topic. I live in a Strata Plan with major defects (structural, fire, acoustic and general) and…
The buck stops… where?
I would like to ask for a few comments on strata management companies, strata managers and their responsibilities please. I have read in Flat Chat they can only be expected…
Re: Valid EC meeting? Valid decisions?
I live in a large inner city apartment block. Towards the end of the year, the residents have an informal get together. This event usually takes place on the lawn-bbq…
Re: False ceiling damaged by real leak
I would suggest initially having a read of the insurance policy document. I know that they are very wordy but I am uncomfortable leaving it to insurers alone to make…
Re: False ceiling damaged by real leak
Yes – it certainly is a curly one, but I’ll have a go! I doubt that either insurance policy would cover the damage, as the cause of the problem (the leak) would…
Rectification of defects
We (the Owner’s Corporation) lodged a claim under our Home Owner’s Insurance Policy (HOW) on a 7 year old apartment building. The HOW Insurer has agreed to rectify the defects…
Re: Unusual strata plan – avoid?
David, In order to find out what IS Common Property, have a look on the Strata Plan for the area (m2) shown against the Location Plan; that’s the total strata area.…
False ceiling damaged by real leak
This question was sent by AllDamp Question: a 1st floor tenanted flat’s bathroom has been leaking water into the bathroom below, but due to a false ceiling this has been…
Re: Owners Corp changes tune on Common Property damage
It sounds like the Owners Corp was either wrong before or they are wrong now. But there’s a difference between what’s fair and unfair and what’s right and wrong. The…